Principles of the Mathematical Modelling of Sewer Networks

Abstract

One of the most important stages in the RTC of sewer networks, and more generally in the control of dynamical systems, is the proper definition of the mathematical model of the system under study. Indeed, this is very important if an acceptable performance and satisfactory results are expected when using some control techniques, such as MPC. This chapter focuses on the determination of a control-oriented sewer network model, taking into account the compromise that must be made between accuracy and complexity (Gelormino and Ricker, 1994). Moreover, this chapter describes a case study based on a real sewer network that is a portion of the Barcelona urban drainage system. Using this case study, various control strategies and their associated advantages and problems are presented and discussed in subsequent chapters.