This research is aimed at multiple-objective optimization of water operations in a water supply and distribution system. These objectives include reducing energy use while at the same time meeting water quality needs. The first objective is to propose water operations aimed at minimizing energy consumption. The second is to optimize water supply and distribution from the standpoint of water quality based on total organic carbon and the third is to attempt optimization that satisfies the first two objectives through multipurpose fuzzy linear programming (LP). This study mathematically formulates water operation planning issues focusing on reducing energy consumption and improving water quality in a water distribution system. Estimates show that a reduction in energy use of around 10% can be expected. Fuzzy LP is applied to achieve a balance among multiple objectives. The research demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed multipurpose optimization when applied to trade-offs in water operation.
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Y. Arai;
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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A. Koizumi;
A. Koizumi
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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T. Inakazu;
T. Inakazu
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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A. Masuko;
A. Masuko
2Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMWB)/Graduate School of TMU, Tokyo, Japan
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S. Tamura
S. Tamura
2Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMWB)/Graduate School of TMU, Tokyo, Japan
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Water Supply (2013) 13 (1): 66–73.
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Received:
February 22 2012
Accepted:
July 11 2012
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Y. Arai, A. Koizumi, T. Inakazu, A. Masuko, S. Tamura; Optimized operation of water distribution system using multipurpose fuzzy LP model. Water Supply 1 February 2013; 13 (1): 66–73. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2012.080
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