<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper describes the design of an interval observer for the estimation of unmeasured quality state variables in drinking water distribution systems. The estimator utilizes a set bounded model of uncertainty to produce robust interval bounds on the estimated state variables of the water quality. The bounds are generated by solving two differential equations. Hence the numerical efficiency is sufficient for on-line monitoring of the water quality. The observer is applied to an exemplary water network and its performance is validated by simulations.</p></abstract>

This paper describes the design of an interval observer for the estimation of unmeasured quality state variables in drinking water distribution systems. The estimator utilizes a set bounded model of uncertainty to produce robust interval bounds on the estimated state variables of the water quality. The bounds are generated by solving two differential equations. Hence the numerical efficiency is sufficient for on-line monitoring of the water quality. The observer is applied to an exemplary water network and its performance is validated by simulations.

Monitoring of Chlorine Concentration in Drinking Water Distribution Systems Using an Interval Estimator

Department of Automatic Control, Gdańsk University of Technology, ul. G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

This paper describes the design of an interval observer for the estimation of unmeasured quality state variables in drinking water distribution systems. The...

Monitoring of Chlorine Concentration in Drinking Water Distribution Systems Using an Interval Estimator

Published Online: Jul 17, 2007

Page range: 199 - 216

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10006-007-0019-y

Keywords
estimators, bounding methods, modelling dynamics, water quality

This content is open access.

Monitoring of Chlorine Concentration in Drinking Water Distribution Systems Using an Interval Estimator

Published Online: Jul 17, 2007

Page range: 199 - 216

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10006-007-0019-y

Keywordsestimators, bounding methods, modelling dynamics, water quality

This content is open access.

Keywords
estimators, bounding methods, modelling dynamics, water quality