Automatic Downstream Water-Level Feedback Control of Branching Canal Networks: Simulation Results
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Abstract
Previous research on canal automation has dealt with the control of single, in-line canals, while canal operators typically have to control an entire network of canals. Because the branches in a network are hydraulically coupled with each other, control of a branching canal network based on separate controllers for each branch may not be the most effective control strategy. A methodology by which existing automatic control systems could be modified to control branching canal networks is provided in a companion paper. This paper presents results of hydraulic simulations of the new methodology to estimate the controllability of a large portion of the branching canal network operated by the Salt River Project (SRP). Two types of controllers were used for this study: (1) linear quadratic regulator (LQR) and (2) model predictive control (MPC). Both controllers used the same underlying process model [integrator-delay (ID) model], and both controllers were capable of feedback and feedforward control. Under feedback control alone, both controllers gave similar performance, but were unable to effectively control the overall system because of the long delay times. When feedforward control was added to the feedback controller, both of these control systems were able to effectively control the branching canal network operated by SRP. For the LQR controller, the volume compensation method for routing known demand change was used as the feedforward controller. For the MPC controller, the ID model was used as the feedforward controller. Slight differences were noted between the performance of the two feedforward controllers.
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Received: Sep 20, 2004
Accepted: Jan 27, 2005
Published online: Jun 1, 2006
Published in print: Jun 2006
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