Multi-agent control system for a municipal water system

The control system for a municipal water system needs to meet the criteria of maintaining continuity and reliability in the water supply for satisfying the consumer demand while saving the energy costs and maintaining the quality of water. In this paper, we propose an intelligent agent system for a municipal water system. This work shows the benefits of using the agent-based approach in handling different scenarios including the uncertain behavior of the system. A distributed control strategy is implemented and promising results are evaluated in a simulation of a water distribution system.

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