Keywords

ontology; knowledge based control systems; wastewater treatment plants; IEDSS

Location

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

Start Date

18-6-2014 9:00 AM

End Date

18-6-2014 10:20 AM

Abstract

The instrumentation, control and automation of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is a key aspect to ensure good performance and lower operational costs. However, control systems are seldom interoperable and standard-compliant. In this paper, we propose a knowledge-based approach which decouples the description of the plants and their control strategies from their physical structure and instrumentation. In particular, we propose a semantic model based on ontologies, formalized using the W3C OWL2 standard. We have extended the Semantic Sensor Network and created a specialized representation of the WWTP domain, to provide a consistent description of instrumentation (sensors and probes), actuators and data acquisition systems. We show how this ontology can be used to model typical management actions, such as collecting samples or applying a control policy, and their outcomes.

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Jun 18th, 9:00 AM Jun 18th, 10:20 AM

An ontology-based approach for the instrumentation, control and automation infrastructure of a WWTP

Session F5: Advances in Environmental Software Systems

The instrumentation, control and automation of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is a key aspect to ensure good performance and lower operational costs. However, control systems are seldom interoperable and standard-compliant. In this paper, we propose a knowledge-based approach which decouples the description of the plants and their control strategies from their physical structure and instrumentation. In particular, we propose a semantic model based on ontologies, formalized using the W3C OWL2 standard. We have extended the Semantic Sensor Network and created a specialized representation of the WWTP domain, to provide a consistent description of instrumentation (sensors and probes), actuators and data acquisition systems. We show how this ontology can be used to model typical management actions, such as collecting samples or applying a control policy, and their outcomes.