A methodology and a software tool for sensor data validation/reconstruction : application to the Catalonia regional water network

In this paper, a sensor data validation/reconstruction methodology applicable to water networks and its implementation by means of a software tool are presented. The aim is to guarantee that the sensor data are reliable and complete in case that sensor faults occur. The availability of such dataset...

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Autores: Cugueró Escofet, Miquel Àngel|||0000-0001-9525-1790, García Valverde, Diego, Quevedo Casín, Joseba Jokin|||0000-0002-7827-2896, Puig Cayuela, Vicenç|||0000-0002-6364-6429, Espin, Santiago, Roquet, Jaume
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/83957
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/83957
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2015.11.005
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Water distribution network
Sensor data validation/reconstruction
Fault isolation
Model-based fault diagnosis
Time series
Aigua -- Distribució -- Control automàtic
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Automàtica i control
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Sumario:In this paper, a sensor data validation/reconstruction methodology applicable to water networks and its implementation by means of a software tool are presented. The aim is to guarantee that the sensor data are reliable and complete in case that sensor faults occur. The availability of such dataset is of paramount importance in order to successfully use the sensor data for further tasks e.g. water billing, network efficiency assessment, leak localization and real-time operational control. The methodology presented here is based on a sequence of tests and on the combined use of spatial models (SM) and time series models (TSM) applied to the sensors used for real-time monitoring and control of the water network. Spatial models take advantage of the physical relations between different system variables (e.g. flow and level sensors in hydraulic systems) while time series models take advantage of the temporal redundancy of the measured variables (here by means of a Holt–Winters (HW) time series model). First, the data validation approach, based on several tests of different complexity, is described to detect potential invalid or missing data. Then, the reconstruction process is based on a set of spatial and time series models used to reconstruct the missing/invalid data with the model estimation providing the best fit. A software tool implementing the proposed data validation and reconstruction methodology is also described. Finally, results obtained applying the proposed methodology to a real case study based on the Catalonia regional water network is used to illustrate its performance.