In recent years, water utilities have made worldwide investments targeted to the implementation of an effective monitoring system and the installation of pressure-reducing valves in strategic nodes of water distribution networks. In fact, these interventions are considered fast and effective solutions to address at least two main concerns of modern water utilities: leakage reduction and energy efficiency. The present paper, on the basis of a database of working conditions of installed pressure-reducing valves, discusses the range of applicability of the GreenValve system (GVS) as an alternative solution to improving standard pressure-reducing valve capabilities. The device is able to recover energy, and it can be used to create a stand-alone monitoring node with remote control ability, optimizing the network from an energetic, functional, and hydraulic point of view.

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带有 GreenValve 系统的配水网络的前景

近年来，自来水公司在全球范围内进行了投资，旨在实施有效的监控系统并在配水网络的战略节点安装减压阀。事实上，这些干预措施被认为是解决现代水务公司至少两个主要问题的快速有效的解决方案：减少泄漏和能源效率。本文基于已安装减压阀的工作条件数据库，讨论了 GreenValve 系统 (GVS) 作为提高标准减压阀能力的替代解决方案的适用范围。该设备具有能量回收能力，可用于创建具有远程控制能力的独立监控节点，从能量、功能、