TY - GEN
T1 - Model for the real-time operation of water distribution systems under limited power availability
AU - Khatavkar, Puneet
AU - Mays, Larry
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This paper presents a new methodology for the real-time operation of water distribution systems under critical conditions of limited electrical energy due to emergencies such as extreme drought conditions, electric grid failure, and other severe conditions related to natural conditions. The basic objective of optimizing the operations of a water distribution system under limited availability of energy is to attempt to satisfy the required levels of demand at various locations while also meeting pressure requirements of the system and maintaining an optimal pumping schedule. The approach adopted here is to interface an optimization procedure (genetic algorithm) with a simulator (EPANET) in the framework of an optimal control problem to determine the real-time optimal operation of a water distribution system under limited electrical input under emergency conditions. The genetic algorithm searches over pump operation in combination with maximizing the demands that can be satisfied with limited energy input. The interfacing of the simulator and the genetic algorithm has been accomplished within the framework of MATLAB.
AB - This paper presents a new methodology for the real-time operation of water distribution systems under critical conditions of limited electrical energy due to emergencies such as extreme drought conditions, electric grid failure, and other severe conditions related to natural conditions. The basic objective of optimizing the operations of a water distribution system under limited availability of energy is to attempt to satisfy the required levels of demand at various locations while also meeting pressure requirements of the system and maintaining an optimal pumping schedule. The approach adopted here is to interface an optimization procedure (genetic algorithm) with a simulator (EPANET) in the framework of an optimal control problem to determine the real-time optimal operation of a water distribution system under limited electrical input under emergency conditions. The genetic algorithm searches over pump operation in combination with maximizing the demands that can be satisfied with limited energy input. The interfacing of the simulator and the genetic algorithm has been accomplished within the framework of MATLAB.
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U2 - 10.1061/9780784480595.016
DO - 10.1061/9780784480595.016
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85021399252
T3 - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2017: International Perspectives, History and Heritage, Emerging Technologies, and Student Papers - Selected Papers from the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2017
SP - 171
EP - 183
BT - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2017
A2 - Dunn, Christopher N.
A2 - Van Weele, Brian
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
T2 - 17th World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2017
Y2 - 21 May 2017 through 25 May 2017
ER -