The Pressure Control module in the WDNetXL system [1] was recently developed to support planning and real-time operation of classic and remotely real-time controlled (RRTC) pressure control valves (PCVs). These devices allow pressure regulation by setting target pressure values in strategic (even remote) points in the network named critical nodes. Transferring pressure readings in real-time from remote nodes to PCVs is technically feasible, so that they can be modulated according to pressure variation at critical nodes. Pressure control strategy by RRTC PCV was demonstrated to allow effective background leakage reduction into the network. In this paper, the WDNetXL Pressure Control module is used to analyse real-time operation of RRTC PCVs aimed at leakages reduction in the Oppegård municipal network (Norway), while considering three main strategies for the electric regulation of PCVs, which are discussed into a hydraulically consistent framework.

Supporting Real-time Pressure Control in Oppegård Municipality with WDNetXL

Berardi L.;
2016-01-01

Abstract

The Pressure Control module in the WDNetXL system [1] was recently developed to support planning and real-time operation of classic and remotely real-time controlled (RRTC) pressure control valves (PCVs). These devices allow pressure regulation by setting target pressure values in strategic (even remote) points in the network named critical nodes. Transferring pressure readings in real-time from remote nodes to PCVs is technically feasible, so that they can be modulated according to pressure variation at critical nodes. Pressure control strategy by RRTC PCV was demonstrated to allow effective background leakage reduction into the network. In this paper, the WDNetXL Pressure Control module is used to analyse real-time operation of RRTC PCVs aimed at leakages reduction in the Oppegård municipal network (Norway), while considering three main strategies for the electric regulation of PCVs, which are discussed into a hydraulically consistent framework.
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