System Control Methods for Energy Efficiency Improvement of Parallel Pump Systems: A Review

With the consistent pursuit of global countries for the goal of carbon neutrality, the urgency of energy saving and emission reduction is self-evident. Considering the critical proportion of pump consumption in the total energy consumption, improving its energy efficiency is significant to energy saving and emission reduction. Recently, many researches have aimed to improve parallel pump systems' energy efficiency. Due to the inflexibility of the existing parallel pump systems structure and the difficulty of equipment modification, the research methods mainly focus on improving the system control methods to enhance the system performance further. This paper introduces the latest research progress in modeling and control methods for parallel pump systems, firstly analyzing the energy consumption of existing parallel pump systems and proposing the possibility of energy saving in parallel pump systems. Then the system modeling and control methods are discussed in detail, comparing the traditional control methods with the emerging control optimization methods and discussing the parallel pump systems structure and monitoring. This review is expected to provide insights for future research on improving the performance of parallel pump systems. © 2023, Turbomachinery Society of Japan. All rights reserved.