ENCOMS - An energy cost minimisation system for real-time, operational control of water distribution networks

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computing and Control for the Water Industry, CCWI 2005: Water Management for the 21st Century

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Rao, Zhengfu ^a   Wicks, Jon ^a   West, Sue ^a  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Genetic algorithms; Real time control; Water distribution networks

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INVESTMENTS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PUMPS; REAL TIME CONTROL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CONTINUITY OF SUPPLY; ELECTRICITY TARIFF; EMERGENCY PROCEDURES; OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; OPERATIONAL CONTROL; OPTIMISATION SOFTWARE; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84906274894     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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