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Computer Application in Distribution System Operations‐Experience in Philadelphia, Pa.
Author(s) -
Pagnotto Victor A.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1973.tb01804.x
Subject(s) - standardization , computer science , population , control (management) , operations research , systems engineering , operating system , engineering , artificial intelligence , demography , sociology
As computers become more and more versatile in their monitoring and operating capabilities, water‐distribution systems must begin to incorporate their use for more efficient, reliable, and (in many cases) centrally controlled operations. In Philadelphia, a city with a population of 2 million, a computer is used for load dispatching. The acquisition and implementation of the system is discussed, and the observation of an experimental system is described. Denver is a large city with certain specific water‐distribution problems; and computers, with the aid of careful planning and design, are helping to solve them. Santa Clara County has a computer‐aided super visory control system that provides data from remote sites and controls turnout valves and pump stations. Some problems involved in implementing the computer system are discussed, along with the need for standardization.