Abstract: The paper proposes a new method to tune robust distant downstream proportional integral (PI) controllers for an irrigation canal pool. The method emphasizes the role of gain and phase margins in the controller design, by ...

Abstract: The integrator delay zero (IDZ) model presented by Litrico and Fromion is a simple way to model a canal for control purposes that extends the classical integrator delay model. This analytical model gives a very good frequency ...

Abstract: Based on the companion paper results, this paper presents a robust tuning method to tune a proportional integral (PI) controller that fulfills the design requirements for a single pool with different hydraulic conditions. ...

Abstract: Computing accurately the response time of an open channel is of extreme importance for management operations on canal networks, such as feed-forward control problems. The methods proposed in the literature to approximate ...

Abstract: Estimating the response time of a canal is essential for the open-loop control of an irrigation canal since upstream flow releases must be anticipated to satisfy scheduled demands at irrigation outlets. The authors consider ...

Abstract: A variety of methods are in use for the design of controllers for adjusting canal gate positions to maintain a constant water level immediately upstream from check gates. These methods generally rely on a series of tests ...

Abstract: This paper presents a method to automatically tune decentralized proportional integral (PI) controllers for an irrigation canal pool. The auto tune variation (ATV) method is based on a relay experiment, which generates ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the problem of fault detection and isolation in irrigation canals. We have developed a method which combines static and dynamic data reconciliation for the validation of measurements, detection, and ...

Abstract: The integrator-delay (ID) model is commonly used to model canal pools that do not exhibit resonance behavior. Simple step tests are often used to estimate ID model parameters; namely, delay time and backwater surface area. ...

Abstract: A variety of methods are in use for the design of controllers for adjusting canal gate positions to maintain a constant water level immediately upstream from check gates. These methods generally rely on a series of tests ...