Improving Stability of Electronically Controlled Pressure-Reducing Valves through Gain Compensation
- Submitting institution
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De Montfort University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12123
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001498
- Title of journal
- Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
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- First page
- 04018053
- Volume
- 144
- Issue
- 8
- ISSN
- 0733-9429
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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1
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This work was sponsored by Scottish Water in order to explain instabilities in their water distribution system produced by major pressure reducing valves which resulted in significant material losses (contact: Engineering Manager, Scottish Water). The paper provided precise analytical explanation caused by increase of the gain in the feedback loop for small valve opening and also provided remedy by introducing nonlinear gain compensation. The paper has led to further industrial projects for the Belgium water company, Société Wallonne des Eaux (SWDE) to design controllers for the strategic water supply system in the Wallonne region (contact: Directeur Etudes et Expertises, SWDE).
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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