Publication

Sensor placement for fault diagnosis performance maximization in distribution networks

Conference Article

Conference

Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED)

Edition

20th

Pages

110-115

Doc link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MED.2012.6265623

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Abstract

The success of any diagnosis strategy critically depends on the sensors measuring process variables. This paper presents a strategy based on diagnosability maximization for optimally locating sensors in distribution networks. The goal is to characterize and determine the set of sensors that guarantees a maximum degree of diagnosability taking into account a given sensor configuration cardinality constraint. The strategy is based on the structural model of the system under consideration. Structural analysis is a powerful tool for determining diagnosis possibilities and evaluating whether the number and the location of sensors are adequate in order to meet some diagnosis specifications. The proposed approach is successfully applied to leakage detection in a Drinking Water Distribution Network.

Categories

control theory.

Author keywords

fault detection and isolation, optimal sensor placement, water distribution networks

Scientific reference

R. Sarrate, F. Nejjari and A. Rosich. Sensor placement for fault diagnosis performance maximization in distribution networks, 20th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, 2012, Barcelona, pp. 110-115, IEEE.