Aspects of Using Rotating Modes of Hydraulic Units in Pump Complexes

It is shown that pumping complexes of industrial and communal water supply are complex energy-intensive objects with low controllability in both normal and emergency modes of operation. It is proposed to use reversible modes of operation of turbomechanisms to increase the controllability of pump complex equipment. The structure of the system of active regulation of pump complex parameters with various options for including the adjustable hydroturbine unit has been developed. It is shown that active devices can perform both regulatory and protective functions. A device for controlling and protecting the pumping unit against water hammer based on an active water flow energy quencher is proposed. The algorithm of operation of the software control device of the electrohydraulic equipment protection system against excess pressure in the hydraulic network has been developed.