Improvement of Water Resource Allocation Planning of Inland Waterways based on Predictive Optimization Approach

摘要

This paper presents a predictive optimization approach based on a quadratic minimization method to improve the water resource allocation planning of inland waterways. These networks are large scale systems composed of several interconnected reaches. Their management consists in keeping the water level of each reach close to an objective by allocating the available water resource among the network. It is particularly required in the context of global change where inland waterways should be strongly impacted by flood and drought events. The designed predictive optimization approach is achieved considering future horizons with the aim to reduce the impacts of extreme climate events thanks to anticipation of the management actions. A real part of the inland waterways in the north of France is considered in order to test the designed approach. The obtained management improvement comparing to water resource allocation planning methods that have been recently proposed in the literature is highlighted. The influence of the size of the predictive horizon is discussed.