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Topic: pumping efficiency

Published - 22 January 2021
By John Paulet & Pippa Auld
Centre Pivot and Lateral Move Performance Check

An underperforming centre pivot or lateral move (CPLM) irrigation system can be costly. Poor performance can occur throughout the system including in the pump, motor, …
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Agriculture Victoria, centre pivot, CPLM, energy saving, farm design, head loss, irrigation, irrigation design, irrigation technology, lateral move irrigator, pumping efficiency, smarter irrigation, spray irrigation, system maintenance

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Published - 20 July 2018
By Jeremy Giddings
Variable speed drives — an energy saving option for irrigated horticulture

A variable speed drive (VSD) is used to adjust a pump’s flow or pressure to the field requirements (actual demand). Adopting VSDs in irrigation was …
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energy saving, horticulture, irrigation technology, NSW DPI, pumping efficiency, smarter irrigation, variable speed drive, VSD

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