Browsing by Subject "Water - Distribution"

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    • A new machine learning approach to support asset management in water distribution networks 

      Brucia, Paolo Gioele (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-01-31)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      One of the main causes of the widespread problem of freshwater scarcity lies in unfruitful maintenance of distribution infrastructure, leading to failures with consequent waste of precious resources. It is estimated that ...

    • A novel leak detection approach in water distribution networks 

      Fezai, Rhadia; Bouzrara, Kais; Mansouri, Majdi; Nounou, Hazem; Nounou, Mohamed; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      This paper proposes a novel leak monitoring framework aims to improve the operation of water distribution network (WDN). To do that, an online statistical hypothesis test based leak detection is proposed. The main advantages ...

    • Abnormal quality detection and isolation in water distribution networks using simulation models 

      Nejjari Akhi-Elarab, Fatiha; Pérez Magrané, Ramon; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Quevedo Casín, Joseba Jokin; Sarrate Estruch, Ramon; Cugueró Escofet, Miquel Àngel; Sanz Estapé, Gerard; Mirats, J M (2012-11-16)
      Article
      Open Access
      This paper proposes a model based detection and localisation method to deal with abnormal quality levels based on the chlorine measurements and chlorine sensitivity analysis in a water distribution network. A fault isolation ...

    • Assessment of a leak localization algorithm in water networks under demand uncertainty 

      Cugueró Escofet, Josep; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Pérez Magrané, Ramon; Cugueró Escofet, Miquel Àngel; Sanz Estapé, Gerard (International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), 2015)
      Conference report
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      The performance and success of model-based leak localization methods applied to water networks highly depends on the uncertainty of the system considered. One of the main sources of uncertainty in these networks are the ...

    • Chlorine concentration modelling and supervision in water distribution systems 

      Pérez Magrané, Ramon; Martínez Torrents, Albert; Martínez del Álamo, Manuel; Grau Torrent, Sergi; Vinardell Magre, Laura; Tomàs Puig, Ricard; Martínez Lladó, Xavier; Jubany Güell, Irene (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-07-26)
      Article
      Open Access
      The quality of the drinking water distributed through the networks has become the main concern of most operators. This work focuses on one of the most important variables of the drinking water distribution networks (WDN) ...

    • Data setup for water distribution system supervision 

      Pérez Magrané, Ramon; Grau Torrent, Sergi; Jimenez, Victor; Martínez, Xavier; Tomas, Ricard (2017)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      The availability of on-line data coming from the water distribution systems (WDS) allows the monitoring of such critical infrastructures. Nevertheless the huge amount of data that come to the control centre implies an ...

    • Data validation and reconstruction of flowmeters to provide the annual efficiency of ATLL transport water network in Catalonia 

      Quevedo Casín, Joseba Jokin; Pascual Pañach, Josep; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Saludes Closa, Jordi; Espin, S; Roquet, J (2012)
      Conference report
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      The purpose of this paper is to provide a data validation/reconstruction of flowmeters that allow to determine the annual economic and hydraulic efficiency of the water transport network of Aigües Ter Llobregat (ATLL) ...

    • Disinfection by products estimation in a water distribution network 

      Vinardell Magre, Laura; Jubany Güell, Irene; Pérez Magrané, Ramon (2022)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Even though disinfection is necessary to ensure water safety for human consumption, some disinfectants produce disinfection by-products (DBPs) that may be dangerous for human health. Current European legislation obligates ...

    • Estudi i disseny d'un algoritme de control de la qualitat de l'aigua en una xarxa de distribució d'aigua basat en aprenentatge per reforç 

      Call Ollé, Xavier (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-11)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      El clor és el desinfectant més popular a l’hora d’eliminar els bacteris a les xarxes de distribució d’aigua. La seva alta efectivitat i el seu baix preu fan que sigui el millor aliat per desinfectar la xarxa, però un ús ...

    • Estudi i disseny d'una eina de calibració de models de xarxes d'aigua 

      Jiménez Fernández, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-01-31)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      - Analitzar i processar les dades subministrades per la companyia- Posada a punt del model de simulació- Ajust dels paràmetres

    • Estudio de validación, corrección y almacenamiento de datos de los caudalímetros de la red de distribución de agua de Terrassa 

      Campaña Soler, Ivan (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-13)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      En este presente documento se presenta el análisis de validación y reconstrucción de los datos recogidos por los caudalímetros de la red de distribución de Terrassa, concretamente del piso de Sulleva. Debido a la complejidad ...

    • Estudio de validación, corrección y almacenamiento de datos en la telelectura de consumo de agua de Terrassa 

      Gonzalez Cifuentes, Antonio (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-13)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      La red de distribución de agua de la ciudad de Terrassa contaba en 2021 con cerca de 100.000 contadores, de los cuales, menos del 1% disponía de telelectura. Desde el año 2019, los organismos administrativos de la red ...

    • Leak detection and localization in water distribution networks by combining expert knowledge and data-driven models 

      Soldevila Coma, Adrià; Roveri, Manuel; Tornil Sin, Sebastián; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (Springer Nature, 2022-01-16)
      Article
      Open Access
      Leaks represent one of the most relevant faults in water distribution networks (WDN), resulting in severe losses. Despite the growing research interest in critical infrastructure monitoring, most of the solutions present ...

    • Leak detection and localization through demand components calibration 

      Sanz Estapé, Gerard; Pérez Magrané, Ramon; Zoran, Kapelan; Savic, Dragan (2016-02-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Success in the application of any model-based methodology (e.g., design, control, supervision) highly depends on the availability of a well-calibrated model. The calibration of water distribution networks needs to be ...

    • Leak detection in a DMA, a real application of flow modelling 

      Jiménez, Víctor; Grau Torrent, Sergi; Pérez Magrané, Ramon (2017)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      This paper presents a versatile methodology to calculate parameters that characterise the demand of a DMA. This parameters are used for the leak modelling so that a predictive model is built and trained with historical ...

    • Leak detection in water distribution networks based on water demand analysis 

      Alves, Débora Cristina Costa da Silva; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Rajaoarisoa, Lala H.; Duviella, Eric (2022)
      Article
      Open Access
      This paper deals with the leak detection problem in Water Distribution Networks (WDN). A leak detection method based on the water demand analysis of District Metered Areas (DMAs) is proposed. Historical leak-free data of ...

    • Leak localization in water distribution networks using data-driven and model-based approaches 

      Romero Ben, Luis; Alves, Débora Cristina Costa da Silva; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Cembrano Gennari, Gabriela; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Duviella, Eric (EDITORIAL ASCER, 2022-05-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      The detection and localization of leaks in water distribution networks (WDNs) is one of the major concerns of water utilities, due to the necessity of an efficient operation that satisfies the worldwide growing demand for ...

    • Leak localization in water distribution networks using fisher discriminant analysis 

      Romero Tapia, G.; De la Fuente Aparicio, María Jesús; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (2018-01-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      This paper addresses the problem of leak localization in water distribution networks (WDN) using Fisher Discriminant Analysis (FDA). First, the paper introduces how FDA can be used for leak localization using the information ...

    • Leak localization in water distribution networks using pressure residuals and classifiers 

      Ferrandez-Gamot, Lise; Bousson, Pierre; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim; Tornil Sin, Sebastián; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç; Douviella, Eric; Soldevila Coma, Adrià (International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), 2015)
      Conference report
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      In order to take into account the scarcity of the water resource and the increasing of the population, the management of drinking water networks has to be improved with the use of new tools and actions that allows fighting ...

    • Leak monitoring 

      Pérez Magrané, Ramon; Cugueró Escofet, Josep; Sanz Estapé, Gerard; Cugueró Escofet, Miquel Àngel; Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim (Springer, 2017)
      Part of book or chapter of book
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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 ...