The document provides an overview of real time controls (RTC) in InfoWorks ICM, including the main elements of RTC (regulators, ranges, rules, controllers, variables, tables), examples of using increment (INC) and proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers, and tips for defining RTC scenarios. Key elements include regulators to control physical structures, ranges to specify when regulators operate, and rules to control regulators using ranges. Controllers can further refine regulator operation, with INC moving regulators by set amounts and PID maintaining set points. Examples demonstrate controlling variable speed pumps with RTC.
The document provides an overview of real time controls (RTC) in InfoWorks ICM, including the main elements of RTC (regulators, ranges, rules, controllers, variables, tables), examples of using increment (INC) and proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers, and tips for defining RTC scenarios. Key elements include regulators to control physical structures, ranges to specify when regulators operate, and rules to control regulators using ranges. Controllers can further refine regulator operation, with INC moving regulators by set amounts and PID maintaining set points. Examples demonstrate controlling variable speed pumps with RTC.
The document provides an overview of real time controls (RTC) in InfoWorks ICM, including the main elements of RTC (regulators, ranges, rules, controllers, variables, tables), examples of using increment (INC) and proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers, and tips for defining RTC scenarios. Key elements include regulators to control physical structures, ranges to specify when regulators operate, and rules to control regulators using ranges. Controllers can further refine regulator operation, with INC moving regulators by set amounts and PID maintaining set points. Examples demonstrate controlling variable speed pumps with RTC.
The document provides an overview of real time controls (RTC) in InfoWorks ICM, including the main elements of RTC (regulators, ranges, rules, controllers, variables, tables), examples of using increment (INC) and proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers, and tips for defining RTC scenarios. Key elements include regulators to control physical structures, ranges to specify when regulators operate, and rules to control regulators using ranges. Controllers can further refine regulator operation, with INC moving regulators by set amounts and PID maintaining set points. Examples demonstrate controlling variable speed pumps with RTC.
Overview • Main Elements in RTC • General Tips and Tricks • Variable Speed Pumps • Controllers: INC vs PID • Variable example • RTC Help Examples Main Elements in RTC RTC • Real Time Control • Changes model parameters based on simulated values • The 3 R’s: Regulator, Range, Rule • Others: Logic, Controllers, Variables, Tables Regulators The physical structure that is being controlled Regulators To define a regulator you must select the Variable option from the Link Type drop down list Ranges • Measurement devices (e.g. depth, flow, rainfall) • Tell the Regulator when to operate • Can specify Minimum and Maximum • Returns a value or TRUE/FALSE Rules • Control the Regulator • Use a Range • If Range is TRUE then Rule happens RTC Editor Simple Example
• Regulator is the pump K.1
• Ranges are CUTIN – Water above 79.5 m CUTOUT – Water below 77.5 m • Rules CUTIN – Pump On CUTOUT – Pump Off In InfoWorks ICM
Common mistake: Min and Max values
Controllers • Provide a further level of refinement and complexity to the way in which regulators operate • INC: Moves a regulator by a defined amount • PID: instructs the regulator to maintain a set point Example Controllers: INC
Use a positive value for increment and a negative
value for decrement Controllers: PID
The P, I, and D coefficients define how far the
regulator moves as in response to the error signal
If the setpoint is d/s of the regulator –P
If the setpoint is u/s of the regulator +P Variable Example Table Example RTC – Help Examples General Tips and Tricks • RTC Description • Rule priority • Regulator Parameters • Controllers: • Rule vs Rates of change (INC) • Measurement interval and timestep • Catchment data (regulator properties) • Results • Run dialog RTC Scenario Regulator Parameters
If left blank it would default to values in catchment data Regulator Parameters • Initial value needs to be estimated • If Override box is checked rates of change must be entered Regulator Parameters CTR (INC): Rule vs Rate of Change • Rule: how much it wants to move • Rate of change how much it can move CTR: Measurement interval and timestep
• Defines the time interval at which the regulator can
move • 300s: slow response • 1s: fast response • It must be a multiple of the simulation time step Catchment data
• Some catchment parameters could provide
limitations too: Main advice
Be very clear in your mind about what you expect to happen then use the graph tools to ensure it does happen. Results It is recommended that the position of the regulator and the condition which it is trying to maintain are always graphed. RTC Details in the Simulation log Variable Speed Pumps VSP
• Only intended to use with RTC
• Three elements required to control a VSP • Range: defines when the pump should increase or decrease in speed • Controller: defines how often a range should be measured • Rule: defines the speed or the rate of change of speed in pump VSP – RTC Scenario VSP – RTC Scenario VSP – RTC Scenario VSP – Catchment data VSP • In RTC only one rule can be true for a Regulator at any one time. The exception to this is a VSP Results • Small reaction • Increasing Rates of Change, Decreasing Measurement Interval Results • Large reaction INC vs PID Controllers INC vs PID Controllers • In most cases the use of an INC controller should be ruled out before the additional and often unnecessary complexity of a PID control is introduced PID PID PID - Results • Tip: use incremental controllers if possible, because they are more simple. However if an increment cannot be found then PID must be used.
