Placing an ensemble of pressure sensors for leak detection in water distribution networks under measurement uncertainty

Ehsan Raei, M. Ehsan Shafiee, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Emily Berglund*

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Abstract

Large volumes of water are wasted through leakage in water distribution networks, and early detection of leakages is important to minimize lost water. Pressure sensors can be placed in a network to detect changes in pressure that indicate the presence of a new leak. This study presents a new approach for placing a set of pressure sensors by creating a list of candidate locations based on sensitivity to leaks that are simulated at all potential nodes in a network. The selection of a set of sensors is explored for two objectives, which are the minimization of the number of sensors and the time of detection. The non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is used to explore trade-offs between these objectives. The effect of measurement uncertainty on the selection of sensor locations is explored by identifying alternative non-dominated fronts for different values for sensor error. The evolutionary algorithm-based approach is applied and demonstrated for the C-Town water network.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)223-239
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Hydroinformatics
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Genetic algorithm
  • Leak detection
  • Nsga-II
  • Pressure sensors
  • Uncertainty

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Atmospheric Science

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