Publication

Optimal predictive control of water transport systems: Arrêt-Darré/Arros case study

Journal Article (2009)

Journal

Water Science & Technology

Pages

2125-2133

Volume

60

Number

8

Doc link

http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.525

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Authors

  • Puig Cayuela, Vicenç

  • Romera, Juli

  • Quevedo Casín, Joseba-Jokin

  • Cardona Foix, Salvador

  • Salterain, A

  • Ayesa, E

  • Irizar, I

  • Castro, A

  • Lujan, M

  • Charbonnaud, P

  • Chiron, P

  • Trouvat, JL

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Abstract

This paper proposes the use of predictive optimal control as a suitable methodology to manage efficiently transport water networks. The predictive optimal controller is implemented using MPC control techniques. The Arret-Darre/Arros dam-river system located in the Southwest region of France is proposed as case study. A high-fidelity dynamic simulator based on the full Saint-Venant equations and able to reproduce this system is developed in MATLAB/SIMULINK to validate the performance of the developed predictive optimal control system. The control objective in the Arret-Darre/Arros dam-river system is to guarantee an ecological flow rate at a control point downstream of the Arret-Darre dam by controlling the outflow of this dam in spite of the unmeasured disturbances introduced by rainfalls incomings and farmer withdrawals.

Categories

control theory.

Scientific reference

V. Puig, J. Romera, J. Quevedo, S. Cardona, A. Salterain, E. Ayesa, I. Irizar, A. Castro, M. Lujan, P. Charbonnaud, P. Chiron and J. Trouvat. Optimal predictive control of water transport systems: Arrêt-Darré/Arros case study. Water Science & Technology, 60(8): 2125-2133, 2009.