We are working on developing a Smart Water System at VCU. The aim of this on-going work is to demonstrate a smart water system that will consume less energy and optimize water consumption keeping user convenience in mind. To solve this problem, we regulated the system (pump) pressure. A PID controller will be used to keep the system pressure at a fixed setpoint. The simulation is done for six different usage patterns: One active user (1), Two users on the same floor (2-S), Two users on opposite floors (2-O), Three users with the additional two users on the same floor (3-S), Three users with the additional two users on alternative floors (3-O), and All users (4). In all the above cases, the dynamic pressure control yielded better results in terms of flow rate, pressure and power consumption than fixed pressure. The next phase of this project will be on implementing it in the OpenCyberCity testbed.
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