Print Email Facebook Twitter Higher energy efficiency and better water quality by using model predictive flow control at water supply systems Title Higher energy efficiency and better water quality by using model predictive flow control at water supply systems Author Bakker, M. Verberk, J.Q.J.C. Palmen, L.J. Sperber, V. Bakker, G. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Water management Date 2011-11-03 Abstract Half of all water supply systems in the Netherlands are controlled by model predictive flow control; the other half are controlled by conventional level based control. The differences between conventional level based control and model predictive control were investigated in experiments at five full scale water supply systems in the first half of 2011. Energy consumption of the treatment and distribution process and quality parameters of the drinking water were measured and analyzed. The experiments prove that the overall energy consumption of water supply systems controlled by model predictive flow control is 1,5-5% lower than conventionally controlled systems, and the overall energy costs are 2,5-7% lower. Turbidity and particle numbers are 10-20% lower for the systems which are controlled by model predictive flow control. Subject Predictioncontrolwater qualitydrinking waterenergy reduction To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:02a524f0-ccb5-4eb9-9858-25f205d2da88 Publisher IWW Source IWW symposium Water & Innovation - Watertechnology, 3-4 November 2011, Amsterdam, Nederland Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (c) 2012 Bakker, M.Verberk, J.Q.J.C.Palmen, L.J.Sperber, V.Bakker, G. Files PDF 283880.pdf 183.52 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:02a524f0-ccb5-4eb9-9858-25f205d2da88/datastream/OBJ/view