Water Pump Index

Water Pump Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Commit	-	False	-1	≥-1	False	Number of units that should be committed
Efficiency	%	False	0	≥0	False	Water Pump efficiency
Flow Rate Point	m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	True	0	≥0	False	Flow rate point for the pump curve
Head Point	m (Metric), ft (U.S. Imperial)	True	0	≥0	False	Head point for the pump curve
Initial Hours Down	h	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Hours the pump has been down for at time zero
Initial Hours Up	h	False	0	≥0	False	Hours the pump has been up for at time zero
Max Down Time	h	False	0	≥0	False	Maximum number of hours a pump can be off after being shut down
Max Flow Rate	m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	False	0	≥0	False	Max Flow Rate
Max Head	m (Metric), ft (U.S. Imperial)	False	0	≥0	False	Max pump head
Max Starts	-	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum number of starts allowed
Max Starts Day	-	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum number of starts allowed in a day
Max Starts Hour	-	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum number of starts allowed in a hour
Max Starts Month	-	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum number of starts allowed in a month
Max Starts Penalty	$	False	-1		False	Penalty applied to violations of [Max Starts] constraints
Max Starts Week	-	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum number of starts allowed in a week
Max Starts Year	-	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum number of starts allowed in a year
Max Up Time	h	False	0	≥0	False	Maximum number of hours a pump can be run after being started
Min Down Time	h	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum number of hours a pump must be off after being shut down
Min Up Time	h	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum number of hours a pump must be run after being started
Must-Run Units	-	False	0	≥0	False	Number of must-run units
Pump Curve Coefficient A	-	False	0		False	Pump Curve Coefficient A for the quadratic term
Pump Curve Coefficient B	-	False	0		False	Pump Curve Coefficient B for the linear term
Pump Curve Coefficient C	-	False	0		False	Pump Curve Coefficient C for the constant term
Shutdown Cost	$	False	0	≥0	False	Cost of shutting down a unit
Start Cost	$	False	0	≥0	False	Cost of starting a unit
Units	-	False	1	≥0	True	Number of installed units
Units Out	-	False	0	≥0	False	Number of units out of service

Water Pump Constraints Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Units Started Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient on the number of unit start

Water Pump Output Properties

Name	Summary Name	Property Group	Phases	Multi-band	Description
Flow Rate - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	Flow Rate - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Pump flow rate
Head - m (Metric), ft (U.S. Imperial)	Head - m (Metric), ft (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Pump head
Operating Cost - $	Operating Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Electric cost of operating the pump
Power - MW	Power - MW	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Power consumed by the pump
Start & Shutdown Cost - $	Start & Shutdown Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost of pump starts and shutdowns
Units Operating	Units Operating	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	the number of units on the pump operating in a given period