Created by potrace 1.16, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2019

Balance Tool for calculating live flow data

WRc's experts designed and provided a tool for real time, up to date simulation of live DMA mass balance and calculated leakage, facilitating understanding of network performance.

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Developed

and maintained a tool to provide the client with efficient and cost-effective capability to link all flow network models to live data

Enabled

the simulation of an up to date water balance at a zonal level, which was far less feasible using the previous more restrictive approach

Validated

assumed reported leakage incidents using Balance Tool to help understand and solve issues in real time without affecting customers

Severn Trent Water

Globally one of the largest privately owned water companies, Severn Trent PLC delivers clean water to 8 million customers via 534 service reservoirs, 20 treatment works and 45,674km of water mains.

The Challenge

Accurate leakage reporting is based on the ability to account for the Water Balance - all flows through a network from Distribution Input (DI) to customer usage. Previously, the client had no way to view the live flow data, as their hydraulic modelling tool provided by Netbase does not contain the newer telemetry data. In this instance the client required dedicated tools that fit their specific purpose, rather than the broad and somewhat complicated approach previously in use.

The Solution

The Balance Tool has been designed to calculate the water balance at control group or water company level. The functionality was subsequently expanded to allow the download, import and view live telemetry data within the Balance Tool. Finally, the inclusion of a basic District Metered Area (DMA) demand analysis function provides a live DMA mass balance and calculated leakage. Functionality also allows models to be updated using these live mass balances.

The tool has provided the ability to view live flow data and facilitates ‘live modelling’ with up to date demand profiles which improves models' overall effectiveness. The result is that the client has a greater understanding of their network performance in almost real time.

Developed

and maintained a tool to provide the client with efficient and cost-effective capability to link all flow network models to live data

Enabled

the simulation of an up to date water balance at a zonal level, which was far less feasible using the previous more restrictive approach

Validated

assumed reported leakage incidents using Balance Tool to help understand and solve issues in real time without affecting customers

The Balance Tool provided us a Real Time solution to monitor the network performance. It’s a bridge between live data and hydraulic model. Balance Tool and our hydraulic model found a DMA breach and assisted the leakage team to solve the problem within 24 hours without affecting customers.

Severn Trent Water

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Created by potrace 1.16, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2019

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