Optimal pressure and water age management of water distribution systems - Under Uncertain Demand and Flexible Electrical Energy Tariff

在过去的几十年里，人们对配水系统的设计和运行进行了大量的研究。从申请人的观点来看，这些制度中的不确定性尚未得到应有的重视。本研究的目的是在不确定的情况下，特别是在需求不确定和电价不确定的情况下，开发新的管理和运营wds的方法。在这些不确定性下，将研究1)网络分解、2)传感器和阀门放置、3)储罐管理以及4)提前操作计划的优化方法。这些方法应该为低成本和高可靠性的管理和操作提供最佳决策，其中将考虑不确定性对压力和水龄的影响。

In the past decades, a large variety of investigations have been performed related to design and operation of water distribution systems (WDSs). From the applicants’ point of view, the uncertainties in such systems have not yet received the attention it deserves. The objective of this proposed research is to develop new approaches to management and operation of WDSs under uncertainty, where, in particular, uncertain demand and uncertain electricity tariff will be considered. Under these uncertainties, optimization approaches to 1) network decomposition, 2) sensor and valve placement, 3) tank management, and 4) day-ahead operation planning will be investigated. These approaches should provide optimal decisions for management and operation aiming at low cost and high reliability, where the influence of the uncertainties on the pressure and water age will be taken into account.