An Operational Model Of Interdependent Water And Power Distribution Infrastructure Systems

Abstract

We model the interdependent operation of potable water distribution and electric power distribution infrastructure systems as a mixed simulation-optimization problem. Our goal is to capture the key attributes and essential interdependencies of these systems with enough fidelity to represent real infrastructure physics, measure how networks perform in various scenarios, and present new insights on infrastructure interdependencies. We develop a novel model that links together engineering models for water and power networks. We focus on systems at the scale of a military installation or a small island territory, and we study interdependent water-power system behavior across a series of emergency scenarios that interrupt normal operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1065269

Entities

People

  • Brendan B. Bunn

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Power
  • Electric Power Distribution
  • Electric Power Transmission
  • Emergencies
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Protection
  • Floods
  • Generators
  • Graphical User Interface
  • High Voltage
  • Hydropower
  • Infrastructure
  • Load Monitoring
  • Operations Research
  • Power Distribution
  • Python Programming Language
  • Reliability
  • Resource Management

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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