Modularity Index for Optimal Sensor Placement in WDNs

摘要: The division of water distribution networks (WDNs) in districts/modules for optimal placement flow/pressure observations is a relevant issue different management tasks. In fact, the hydraulic systems districts allows simplifying technical tasks related to analysis and planning activities. Starting from modularity index, i.e., most used metric measure propensity network be divided into modules, monitoring design proposes scenarios flow pressure meters. This way, each module results bounded by subset observations, guarantying information about (i.e., mass balance) energy at boundary cuts/nodes district network. infrastructure segmentation-oriented index as WDN segmentation sampling-oriented sampling design, an integrated strategy WDNs here proposed, order increase service reliability quality. based on multi-objective optimization that minimizes number devices, or meters, maximizes specific tailoring respectively. dividing areas, flexibility implemented searching nested districts.