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PSAT Qualification

Qualified PSAT Specialists have successfully completed classroom and practical training, passed a rigorous exam, and demonstrated their ability to use the PSAT software tool.

Specialists apply this tool to help their plant or industrial customers identify ways to improve pumping system efficiency. The U.S. DOE recognizes these industry professionals as Qualified Specialists, but does not specifically endorse any individual or company.

PSAT Qualification

DOE now offers a qualification program for pumping system specialists in the use of its PSAT software. Attendees who successfully complete a PSAT qualification workshop will be recognized as a Qualified Pump System Specialist and will receive a certificate from DOE with this designation.

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Become a Qualified PSAT Specialist

Earn recognition as a qualified pump system specialist in the use of DOE's Pumping System Assessment Tool (PSAT) software by attending a qualification workshop.

PSAT helps users assess energy savings opportunities in pumping systems, relying on field measurements of flow rate, head, and either motor power or current to perform the assessment. Using algorithms from Hydraulic Institute standards and motor performance characteristics from DOE's MotorMaster+ database, PSAT quickly estimates existing pump and motor efficiency and calculates the potential energy and cost savings of a system optimized to work at peak efficiency.

Demand is high for the software and training, and continues to grow. To meet the demand, and increase the number of PSAT experts to assist end users, DOE is working with the pumping industry the Hydraulic Institute, to train and qualify experts in the use of PSAT. The qualifying workshops prepare professionals with extensive experience in pumping systems to use PSAT in their system assessments. Participants learn:

  • How to accurately acquire input data for PSAT
  • How to prescreen pumping systems to select the "vital" systems for further review
  • How to use the PSAT software
  • The difference between measurements and requirements
  • The importance of a system perspective

If you are a pump system professional interested in the PSAT qualification process, please contact Vestal Tutterow, Alliance to Save Energy at 202-530-2241. Check the BestPractices training calendar for announcements of upcoming PSAT qualification workshops.