Asset Management Suite
Optimization Suite
Track Pump Health. Extend Pump Life.
Reduce Leaks. Maximize Energy Efficiency.
Specific Energy offers the Asset Management and Optimization Suites to enable water utilities to efficiently and
sustainably manage and operate pumping facilities. The Optimization Suite works in concert with the Asset
Management Suite to continually operate at peak efficiency.
Asset Management Suite
Optimization Suite
Pumps wear out over time. As pump impellers
Traditional pump operations are not energyefficient. Achieving peak efficiency involves
erode, pumping capacity and efficiency are
diminished, affecting overall water system reliability.
Reduced pump efficiency drives up energy costs.
Pumps are traditionally operated until they fail. In the
years leading up to failure, pump capacity and
efficiency are progressively impaired.
Regular pump testing is key to giving water utilities
the ability to pinpoint and repair worn pumps, rather
than simply “running-to-failure.”
The Asset Management Suite gives operators the
ability to regularly conduct automatic pump tests. The
software uses the pump test curves and historical
data to compute annual increased energy cost and
capacity reduction, and automatically generates pdf
reports. The reports enable utilities to make informed
financial decisions on maintenance spending.
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continually selecting the best set of pumps and
speeds to minimize energy consumed per unit volume
of water.
The Optimization Suite determines the most efficient
combination of pumps and speeds to maximize
efficiency while delivering the required flow. As
system conditions change throughout the day, the
suite ensures the station continues to operate at
peak efficiency while assuring that each pump
operates within its Preferred Operating Range at all
times.
The suite includes pressure transient control
technology to mitigate water hammer during pump
transitions, protecting water system infrastructure
and reducing line breaks.
Comprehensive Pump Asset Management and Optimization
Asset Management Suite
Specific Energy’s Asset Management
Suite gives operators the ability to
perform complete, accurate, and
repeatable pump station audits with the
click of a button. Pre– and post-test
checklists are customizable for each
pump station to allow pump audits to be
performed safely and routinely by utility
operators.
Operations and engineering can log in at
any time to view real-time pump operating
points plotted against tested and factory
pump curves.
Specific Energy’s Asset Management Suite gives utilities the ability to:
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Perform regular pump station audits — Regularly perform automated pump tests and compare current pump head and efficiency
curves to factory pump curves. Pump Health Index (PHI) and reduced pump station capacity are calculated along with the cost of
operating worn and inefficient pumps.
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Identify pumps that are candidates for repair or replacement — Each month, Specific Energy generates and delivers pump station
reports and a system-wide asset management report that includes a list of all monitored pumps, ordered by Pump Health Index, so
operators can identify pumps in need of repair.
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Make management decisions based on precise financial analysis — The Asset Management Suite computes the annual excess
energy cost per year of operating each worn and inefficient pump so that operators and managers can make informed financial
decisions about repairing or replacing pumps.
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Monitor pump operation in real time on field-tested pump curves — Specific Energy’s user interface plots pump operating points in
real time, so operators can identify pumps that are routinely operating outside their current Preferred Operating Ranges.
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Quantify potential benefit from the Optimization Suite — Specific Energy will analyze collected pump station data to compute
potential energy savings available with the Optimization Suite.
The Asset Management Suite allows
utilities to perform accurate pump station
energy audits and generates automated
reports that pinpoint inefficient and
underperforming pumps.
The Asset Management Suite embodies
best practice in pump station asset
management.
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Asset Management Dashboard — Check Pump Health and Station Operation at a Glance
The asset management dashboard gives operators and managers a central location to manage their pump station assets. Each pump
station overview tile in the dashboard provides key operating and station health information.
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Optimization Suite
Specific Energy’s Optimization Suite
works in conjunction with the Asset
Management Suite to calculate the
combinations of pumps and speeds that
will satisfy current flow demand while
maximizing energy efficiency. The suite
selects the most efficient combination of
pumps and speeds that also operate
each pump within its Preferred Operating
Range.
As system conditions change throughout
the day, the suite recomputes the
solution to ensure the station continues
to operate at minimum Specific Energy
(kWh/MG).
Specific Energy’s Optimization Suite gives utilities the ability to:

Operate at minimum Specific Energy while satisfying system requirements — Minimize energy consumption as flow and pressure
requirements change throughout the day.
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Continually operate within each pump’s Preferred Operating Range — Ensure that each pump operates within its current computed
POR to maximize pump life and energy efficiency.
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Reduce leaks with Digital Transient Control — Intelligently control pump transitions to limit pressure transient amplitudes.
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Manage peak demand charges and variable energy rates with Demand/Response — Limit peak power consumption per electrical
meter to control peak power demand charges. Automatically adjust tank level and pressure constraints throughout the day in
response to variable time-of-day energy rates.
Select your Operating Mode
“We can easily track the health of our pumps
and know when to send a pump to the shop.
And we’ve seen huge reductions in water
hammer during pump starts and stops.”
-David Fleming, Manager of Engineering, Aqua WSC
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Utilities can choose if they want to operate in
Advisory Mode or Active DPO Mode.
In Advisory Mode, the pump station operators
stay in control. The current operating point is
plotted against the optimal operating points for
all pump combinations.
In Active Dynamic Pump Optimizer (DPO) Mode,
the Optimization Suite continually operates at
the optimal pump combinations and speeds to
maximize energy efficiency.
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Features of the
Asset Management Suite
and
Optimization Suite
Asset Management Suite Optimization Suite
Automated Pump Station Audits
Real-time Pump Performance Monitoring
Monthly Asset Management and Operation Reports
Continuous operation at peak energy efficiency
Continuous operation within each pump’s Preferred Operating Range (POR)
Peak Power Demand and Time-of-Day Energy Management
Digital Transient Control
Specific Energy, Inc.—1978 S. Austin Ave., Georgetown, TX 78626
(P): 512-930-9415
(E): info@specificenergy.com
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