Reliability of adaptive multivariate software sensors for sewer water quality monitoring

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    Abstract

    This study investigates the use of a multivariate approach, based on Principal Component Analysis PCA), as software sensor for fault detection and reconstruction of missing measurements in on-line monitoring of sewer water quality. The analysis was carried out on a 16-months dataset of five commonly available on-line measurements (flow, turbidity, ammonia, conductivity and temperature). The results confirmed the great performance of PCA (up to 10 weeks after parameter estimation) when estimating a measurement from the combination of the remaining four variables, a useful feature in data validation. However, the study also showed a dramatic drop in predictive capability of the software sensor when used for reconstructing missing values, with performance quickly deteriorating after 1 week since parameter estimation. The software sensor provided better results when used to estimate pollutants mainly originated from wastewater sources (such as ammonia) than when used for pollutants affected by several processes (such as TSS). Overall, this study provides a first insight in the application of multivariate methods for software sensors, highlighting drawback and potential development areas. A combination of (i) advanced methods for on-line data validation, (ii) frequent parameter estimation, and (iii) automatic method for classification of dry/wet periods may provide the needed background for a successful application of these software sensors.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of 10th International Urban Drainage Modelling Conference
    EditorsThomas Maere, Sovanna Tik, Sophie Duchesne, Peter A. Vanrolleghem
    Number of pages11
    Place of PublicationQuebec, Canada
    Publication date2015
    Pages187-198
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    Event10th International on Urban Drainage Modelling Conference - Quebec, Canada
    Duration: 20 Sept 201523 Sept 2015
    Conference number: 10

    Conference

    Conference10th International on Urban Drainage Modelling Conference
    Number10
    Country/TerritoryCanada
    CityQuebec
    Period20/09/201523/09/2015

    Keywords

    • On-line water quality monitoring
    • Principal component analysis
    • Software sensors
    • Data quality control

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