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Optimal sensor placement for leakage detection and isolation in water distribution networks
Rosich Oliva, Albert; Sarrate Estruch, Ramon; Nejjari Akhi-Elarab, Fatiha
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria de Sistemes, Automàtica i Informàtica Industrial; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. SAC - Sistemes Avançats de Control; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. SIC - Sistemes Intel·ligents de Control
In this paper, the problem of leakage detection and isolation in water distribution networks is addressed applying an optimal sensor placement methodology. The chosen technique is based on structural models and thus it is suitable to handle non-linear and large scale systems. A drawback of this technique arises when costs are assigned uniformly. A main contribution of this paper is the proposal of an iterative methodology that focuses on identifying essential sensors which ultimately leads to an improvement of the optimal search efficiency. The algorithm presented in this work is successfully applied to a District Metered Area (DMA) in the Barcelona water distribution network.
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Automàtica i control
-Detectors
-Automatic control
-Municipal water supply--Barcelona
-Detectors
-Control automàtic
-Aigua--Abastament urbà--Barcelona (Catalunya)
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