Digital Twin of Calais Canal with Model Predictive Controller: A Simulation on a Real Database
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 150, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper presents the design of a model predictive control (MPC) for the Calais canal, located in the north of France for satisfactory management of the system. To estimate the unknown inputs/outputs arising from the uncontrolled pumps, a digital twin (DT) in the framework of a Matlab- is used to reproduce the dynamics of the canal, and the real database corresponding to a period of three days is employed to evaluate the control strategy. The canal is characterized by two operating modes due to high and low tides. As a consequence of this, time-varying constraints on the use of gates must be considered, which leads to the design of two multiobjective control problems, one for the high tide and another for the low tide. Furthermore, a moving horizon estimation (MHE) strategy is used to provide the MPC with unmeasured states. The simulation results show that the different objectives are met satisfactorily.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data used during the study were provided by a third party; the IIW (Institution Intercommunale des Wateringues). Direct requests for these materials may be made to the provider.
Acknowledgments
This work has been supported by the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France and the IIW (Institution Intercommunale des Wateringues) and has received funding from the H2020 ADG-ERC OCONTSOLAR Project under Grant 789051. Authors gratefully thank these institutions for their support.
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Volume 150 • Issue 5 • May 2024
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Received: May 26, 2023
Accepted: Dec 2, 2023
Published online: Feb 27, 2024
Published in print: May 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Jul 27, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Canals
- Coastal engineering
- Coastal processes
- Coasts, oceans, ports, and waterways engineering
- Computing in civil engineering
- Databases
- Design (by type)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Equipment and machinery
- Hydraulic design
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic structures
- Information Technology (IT)
- Inland waterways
- Models (by type)
- Pumps
- Simulation models
- Systems engineering
- Systems management
- Tides
- Water and water resources
- Waterways
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