Browsing by Author "Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela"
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A control-oriented hybrid modelling approach for sewer networks: Barcelona case study
(2013)
Conference report
Open AccessA simplified sewer nework modelling approach based on the hybrid linear systems framework is discussed. It involives both continuous and discrete variables to include a novel approximation of the overflow and flow over ... -
A decision support system for on-line leakage localization
(Elsevier, 2014-10-01)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis 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 distributed set-membership approach based on zonotopes for interconnected systems
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper proposes a distributed set-membership approach based on zonotopes for interconnected systems with coupled states and unknown-but-bounded uncertainties (both state disturbances and measurement noise). The objective ... -
Advanced integrated real-time control of combined urban drainage systems using MPC: Badalona case study
(2018)
Conference report
Open AccessCombined 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 ... -
A novel formulation of economic model predictive control for periodic operations
(2018)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper proposes a novel formulation of economic model predictive control (MPC) for linear systems with periodic operations. In this economic MPC design, the optimal periodic trajectory from an economic point of view ... -
Application of predictive control strategies to the management of complex networks in the urban water cycle
(2013)
Article
Open AccessThe management of the urban water cycle (UWC) is a subject of increasing interest because of its social, economic, and environmental impact. The most important issues include the sustainable use of limited resources and ... -
Combining CSP and MPC for the operational control of water networks
(2015)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper presents a control scheme which uses a combination of linear Model Predictive Control (MPC) and a Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP) to solve the non-linear operational optimal control of Drinking Water ... -
Combining CSP and MPC for the operational control of water networks: Application to the Richmond case study
(International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), 2014)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper presents the combination of linear Model Predictive Control (MPC) with Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP) for the operational control of drinking water networks. The methodology has been divided into two ... -
Combining model predictive control with constraint-satisfaction formulation for the operative pumping control in water networks
(2015)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper proposes a method to combine linear Model Predictive Control (MPC), a Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP) formulation and a Network Aggregation Method (NAM) for the predictive operational control of water ... -
Conceptual quality modelling and integrated control of combined urban drainage system
(2017)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper presents the first results of conceptual quality modelling approach oriented to the integrated real-time control (RTC) strategy for urban drainage networks (UDN) and wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) developed ... -
Coordinating model predictive control of transport and supply water systems
(Springer, 2015)
Part of book or chapter of book
Open AccessThis book aims at stimulating discussion between researchers working on state of the art approaches for operational control and design of transport of water on the one hand and researchers working on state of the art ... -
Coordinating multi-layer MPC for complex water systems
(2014)
Conference report
Open AccessIn this paper, coordinating technique for the multi-layer model predictive control (MPC) of complex water network is proposed. A multi-layer topology structure resulting from a functional decomposition of water network is ... -
Cyber-physical systems for real-time management in the urban water cycle
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyIn 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 ... -
Development of a Simulation Environment for Water Drinking Networks: Application to the Validation of a Centralized MPC Controller for the Barcelona Case Study
(2009)
External research report
Open AccessIn this report, MPC strategies have been designed and tested for the global centralized control of a drinking water network. Test have been implemented by using a software tool called PLIO, which allows the user to select ... -
Distributed zonotopic set-membership state estimation based on optimization methods with partial projection
(2017)
Conference report
Open AccessA distributed set-membership approach is proposed for the state estimation of large-scale systems. The uncertain system states are bounded in a sequence of the distributed set-membership estimators considering unknown-but-bounded ... -
Distributed zonotopic set-membership state estimation based on optimization methods with partial projection
(2017-07-01)
Article
Open AccessA distributed set-membership approach is proposed for the state estimation of large-scale systems. The uncertain system states are bounded in a sequence of the distributed set-membership estimators considering unknown-but-bounded ... -
Economic model predictive control based on a periodicity constraint
(2018-08-01)
Article
Open AccessThis paper addresses a novel economic model predictive control (MPC) formulation based on a periodicity constraint to achieve an optimal periodic operation for discrete-time linear systems. The proposed control strategy ... -
Economic model predictive control with nonlinear constraint relaxation for the operational management of water distribution networks
(2018)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents the application of an economic model predictive control (MPC) for the operational management of water distribution networks (WDNs) with periodic operation and nonlinear constraint relaxation. In addition ... -
Economic MPC with periodic terminal constraints of nonlinear differential-algebraic-equation systems: Application to drinking water networks
(2016)
Conference report
Open AccessIn this paper, an Economic Model Predictive Control (EMPC) strategy with periodic terminal constraints is addressed for nonlinear differential-algebraic-equation systems with an application to Drinking Water Networks (DWNs). ... -
Efficient integrated model predictive control of urban drainage systems using simplified conceptual quality models
(2017)
Conference report
Open AccessIntegrated control of urban drainage systems considering urban drainage networks (UDN), wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) and the receiving environment seeks to minimize the impact of combined sewer overflow (CSO) to the ...
