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Fault Detection in Wastewater Treatment Systems Using Multiparametric Programming

Mid, EC; Dua, V; (2018) Fault Detection in Wastewater Treatment Systems Using Multiparametric Programming. Processes , 6 (11) , Article 231. 10.3390/pr6110231. Green open access

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Abstract

In this work, a methodology for fault detection in wastewater treatment systems, based on parameter estimation, using multiparametric programming is presented. The main idea is to detect faults by estimating model parameters, and monitoring the changes in residuals of model parameters. In the proposed methodology, a nonlinear dynamic model of wastewater treatment was discretized to algebraic equations using Euler’s method. A parameter estimation problem was then formulated and transformed into a square system of parametric nonlinear algebraic equations by writing the optimality conditions. The parametric nonlinear algebraic equations were then solved symbolically to obtain the concentration of substrate in the inflow, Scin , inhibition coefficient, Ki , and specific growth rate, µo, as an explicit function of state variables (concentration of biomass, X; concentration of organic matter, Sc; concentration of dissolved oxygen, So; and volume, V). The estimated model parameter values were compared with values from the normal operation. If the residual of model parameters exceeds a certain threshold value, a fault is detected. The application demonstrates the viability of the approach, and highlights its ability to detect faults in wastewater treatment systems by providing quick and accurate parameter estimates using the evaluation of explicit parametric functions.

Type: Article
Title: Fault Detection in Wastewater Treatment Systems Using Multiparametric Programming
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.3390/pr6110231
Publisher version: doi:10.3390/pr6110231
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: wastewater treatment; fault detection; parameter estimation; multiparametric programming
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10064600
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