Asynchronous distributed pressure controller for a water distribution network

Abstract

A novel control technique is presented based on a microscopical view of population dynamics. It solves the pressure regulation problem of a water distribution network using an agent-based model under a non well-mixed social structure which is representative of the physical network topology. This controller has been developed under an asynchronous update scheme and properly modeled by replicator dynamics equation, reaching a stable equilibrium point using local information only.