Browsing by Author "Meseguer Amela, Jordi"

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    • A decision support system for on-line leakage localization 

      Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Mirats Tur, Josep Maria; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Quevedo Casín, Joseba Jokin; Pérez Magrané, Ramon; Sanz Estapé, Gerard; Ibarra Gómez, David (Elsevier, 2014-10-01)
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      This paper describes a model-driven decision-support system (software tool) implementing a model-based methodology for on-line leakage detection and localization which is useful for a large class of water distribution ...

    • A fully data-driven approach for leak localization in water distribution networks 

      Romero Ben, Luis; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Meseguer Amela, Jordi (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021)
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      This paper presents a data-driven technique for the localization of leaks in water distribution networks (WDN). The methodology requires hydraulic data, i.e., pressure measurements from a set of sensors installed throughout ...

    • Advanced integrated real-time control of combined Urban drainage systems using MPC 

      Sun, Congcong; Joseph Duran, Bernat; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Meseguer Amela, Jordi (2018)
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      Combined urban drainage system (CUDS) collect both wastewater and raining water through sewer networks to wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) before releasing to the environment. During storm weather, rain and wastewater ...

    • Advanced integrated real-time control of combined urban drainage systems using MPC: Badalona case study 

      Sun, Congcong; Joseph Duran, Bernat; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Meseguer Amela, Jordi (2018)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Combined urban drainage system (CUDS) collect both wastewater and raining water through sewer networks to wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) before releasing to the environment. During storm weather, rain and wastewater ...

    • An integrated software architecture for the pollution-based real-time control of urban drainage systems 

      Romero Ben, Luis; Joseph Duran, Bernat; Sun, Congcong; Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Guasch Palma, Ramon; Martínez Puentes, Montse; Arroyo Muñoz, Eduardo; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (2021-05-01)
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      This paper presents a complete methodology for the development of an integrated software architecture, which can achieve a closed-loop application between the integrated real-time control (RTC) and a virtual reality ...

    • Approximating fault detection linear interval observers using -order interval predictors 

      Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Escobet Canal, Teresa (2017-07-01)
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      Interval observers can be described by an autoregressive-moving-average model while ¿-order interval predictors by a moving-average model. Because an autoregressive-moving-average (ARMA) model can be approximated by a ...

    • Case studies 

      Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Pérez Magrané, Ramon; Quevedo Casín, Joseba Jokin (Springer, 2017)
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      This book presents a set of approaches for the real-time monitoring and control of drinking-water networks based on advanced information and communication technologies. It shows the reader how to achieve significant ...

    • Control-oriented quality modelling approach of sewer networks 

      Xing, Congcong; Romero Ben, Luis; Joseph Duran, Bernat; Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Guasch Palma, Ramon; Martínez Puentes, Montse; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela (2021-09-15)
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      A control-oriented quality modeling approach is proposed for sewer networks, which can represent quality dynamics using simple equations in order to optimize pollution load from combined sewer overflows in large scale sewer ...

    • Cyber-physical systems for real-time management in the urban water cycle 

      Sun, Congcong; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Meseguer Amela, Jordi (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018)
      Conference report
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      In the last few decades, water systems management has been increasingly developed into cyber-physical systems. They are based on advanced intelligent systems embedded with controllers, sensors and actuators to enable ...

    • Fault-tolerant model predictive control applied to integrated urban drainage and sanitation systems for environmental protection 

      Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Joseph Duran, Bernat; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (2018)
      Conference report
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      This paper presents a FTC framework for a Real-Time MPC-based Controller applied to Integrated Urban Drainage and Sanitation Systems (UDSSs) which was proposed in the LIFE EFFIDRAIN project. This project deals with the ...

    • Integration Techniques of Fault Detection and Isolation Using Interval Observers 

      Meseguer Amela, Jordi (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2009-06-30)
      Doctoral thesis
      Open Access
      An interval observer has been illustrated to be a suitable approach to detect and isolate faults affecting complex dynamical industrial systems. Concerning fault detection, interval observation is an appropriate passive ...

    • Leak detection and localization using models: field results 

      Mirats Tur, Josep Maria; Jarrige, Pierre Antoine; Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela (2013)
      Conference report
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      This paper presents the practical results obtained on the field from two different methods for identifying and locating leaks in water distribution systems using network modeling based algorithms. Both methods are based ...

    • Leakage detection and localization method based on a hybrid inverse/direct modelling approach suitable for handling multiple-leak scenarios 

      Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Mirats Tur, Josep Maria; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Bonada Cruells, Eduard (2014)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      When an accurate hydraulic network model is available, direct modeling techniques are very straightforward and reliable for on-line leakage detection and localization applied to large class of water distribution networks. ...

    • Model calibration for leak localization, a real application 

      Sanz, Gerard; Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Pérez Magrané, Ramon (2017)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      The localization of leaks in Water Distribution Networks has a major relevance in terms of environmental and economic efficiency. This localization is generally carried on in situ by human operators using time consuming ...

    • Model-based monitoring techniques for leakage localization in distribution water networks 

      Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Mirats Tur, Josep Maria; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (2015)
      Conference report
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      This paper describes an integrated model-based monitoring framework for leakage localization in district-metered areas (DMA) of water distribution networks, which takes advantage of the availability of a hydraulic model ...

    • Optimizing operating rules of multiple source water supply systems in terms of system reliability and resulting operating costs 

      Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Mirats Tur, Josep Maria; Bonada Cruells, Eduard (2014)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Management and operation of a multiple-objective multisource water supply system from the point of view of the conjunctive use of water sources is a very complex problem whose solution is not just obtained using analytical ...

    • Pumps condition assessment in water distribution networks 

      Soldevila, Adrià; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Fernández Canti, Rosa M.; Tornil Sin, Sebastián; Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (2018-01-01)
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      This paper presents a method for the detection of faults in electrical pumps. The method relies on the computation of two features, the pump efficiency and the hydraulic balance, that present reference values during healthy ...

    • Pumps condition assessment in water distribution networks 

      Soldevila, Adrià; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Fernández Canti, Rosa M.; Tornil Sin, Sebastián; Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (2018)
      Conference report
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    • Real-time control-oriented quality modelling in combined urban drainage networks 

      Sun, Congcong; Joseph Duran, Bernat; Maruejouls, Thibaud; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Litrico, Xavier (2017-07-01)
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      Urban drainage networks (UDN) carry urban wastewater to wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in order to regenerate it before releasing it to the environment. Combined UDN (CUDN) carry both rain and wastewater together, which ...

    • Real-time monitoring and control for efficient management of drinking water networks: Barcelona case study 

      Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Ocampo-Martínez, Carlos; Quevedo Casín, Joseba Jokin; Mirats Tur, Josep Maria; Meseguer Amela, Jordi; Ariño Tarrago, Ramon; López Martínez, Silvia (2014)
      Conference report
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      Drinking water utilities in urban areas are facing new challenges in their real-time operation: limited water resources, intensive energy requirements, a growing population, a costly and ageing infrastructure, increasingly ...