Fuzzy Logic for Reservoir Operation with Reduced Rules

摘要

This paper suggests the use of Fuzzy Logic for reservoir operation schemes. With the advantage of linguistic interpretation of optimal operating schemes, Fuzzy-based models aid the reservoir operators in alleviating their reservations toward conventional optimization models that are usually difficult to understand and implement. Further, in this study, a clustering-based novel method is suggested to provide the operators with a handful number of most meaningful operating rules, once the reservoir system is optimized. The proposed method is applied to a case study of the Pilavakkal reservoir system in Tamil Nadu. The results obtained are highly encouraging, with five simple operation schemes obtained from Fuzzy system.