Optimal Locations of Pressure Meters for Burst Detection

Farley, B.; Boxall, Joby; Mounce, S. R.

doi:10.1061/41024(340)63

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“…They evaluated simulated leaks in a water distribution system and instantaneous Chi Squared Values of pressure changes. The Chi Squared Values are then separated into detected and undetected leaks using a threshold which leads to a binarized sensitivity matrix [4,5]. In 2013, this approach was extended by introducing a punishment of sensor positions with a response close to the threshold to find positions with a more clear response [6].…”

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Serious Sensor Placement—Optimal Sensor Placement as a Serious Game

Arbesser-Rastburg

Fuchs-Hanusch

2019

Water

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In this paper, we present a novel approach in water loss research combining two different topics: The optimal placement of pressure sensors to localize leaks in water distribution systems and Serious Gaming—games that are not only entertaining but that are also serving another purpose. The goal was to create a web interface, through which gamers could place sensors in a water distribution system model, in order to improve these sensor positions after they had been evaluated by a suitable algorithm. Two game objectives are to be pursued by the players: reaching a specified net coverage while not using more than a maximum number of sensors. For this purpose, an existing optimal sensor placement algorithm was extended and implemented, together with two hydraulic models taken from literature. The resulting Serious Game was then tested and rated in a case study. The results showed that human players are able to reach solutions that are similar regarding net coverage to those obtained by optimization, within in a short amount of time. Furthermore, it was shown that the implementation of the ideal sensor placement problem as a Serious Game motivates the players to get better and better results, while also providing them with an enjoyable gaming experience.

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Serious Sensor Placement—Optimal Sensor Placement as a Serious Game

Arbesser-Rastburg

Fuchs-Hanusch

2019

Water

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“…Research has been conducted in the application of multiple hydraulic simulation and GA search approaches to burst event detection. A methodology for optimal placement of pressure instruments for improved detection was first proposed in Farley et al (2008), and fully presented with field validation in a real water distribution system in Farley et al (2010a). Perez et al (2009) presented a similar method for identifying burst events, however the method was reliant on heavily instrumenting networks with more than fifteen sensors and has not been tested on in real WDS with simulated or real events.…”

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Development and Field Validation of a Burst Localization Methodology

Farley

Mounce

Boxall

2013

J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage.

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“…If the most sensitive locations were determined, more fluctuations and events would be detected and awareness of system performance increased; for example, more burst pipes can be identified, and more accurate estimates of the number of customers suffering low pressure, over what duration, can be determined. A method to identify optimal locations for pressure instruments used for detection and location of leak/burst events was developed by Farley et al (2008Farley et al ( , 2010a. The approach utilised a methodology that searches a Jacobian sensitivity matrix produced by sequentially modelling leak/burst events at all nodes in a 1-D hydraulic model, and evaluating the change in pressure response at all possible instrument locations.…”

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“…The current placement of instrumentation in water distribution networks in the UK is to meet the requirement to monitor and report leakage and low pressure; but measurement locations are not always the most sensitive for this purpose. Automated techniques have therefore been developed to identify these optimal locations (Perez et al, 2009(Perez et al, , 2011Farley et al, 2008Farley et al, , 2010aRosich et al, 2012;Preis et al, 2011;Goulet et al, 2013) and continue to be improved.…”

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Online data processing for proactive UK water distribution network operation

Machell

Mounce

Farley

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Drink. Water Eng. Sci.

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Abstract. Operational benefits and efficiencies generated using prevalent water industry methods and techniques are becoming more difficult to achieve; as demonstrated by English and Welsh water companies' static position with regards the economic level of leakage. Water companies are often unaware of network incidents such as burst pipes or low pressure events until they are reported by customers; and therefore use reactive strategies to manage the effects of these events. It is apparent that new approaches need to be identified and applied to promote proactive network management if potential operational productivity and standards of service improvements are to be realised. This paper describes how measured flow and pressure data from instrumentation deployed in a UK water distribution network was automatically gathered, checked, analysed and presented using recently developed techniques to generate apposite information about network performance. The work demonstrated that these technologies can provide early warning, and hence additional time to that previously available, thereby creating opportunity to proactively manage a network; for example to minimise the negative impact on standards of customer service caused by unplanned events such as burst pipes.Each method, applied individually, demonstrated improvement on current industry processes. Combined application resulted in further improvements; including quicker and more localised burst main location. Future possibilities are explored, from which a vision of seamless integration between such technologies emerges to enable proactive management of distribution network events.

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Optimal Locations of Pressure Meters for Burst Detection

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Serious Sensor Placement—Optimal Sensor Placement as a Serious Game

Serious Sensor Placement—Optimal Sensor Placement as a Serious Game

Development and Field Validation of a Burst Localization Methodology

Online data processing for proactive UK water distribution network operation

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