Optimierte Wasserbewirtschaftung des Mittellandkanals und des Elbe-Seitenkanals

The operational water management task for the navigation canal system Mittellandkanal/Elbe-SeitenkanaI is to maintain navigable water levels with minimum electrical energy (pump) costs. Optimal pump and discharge strategies are calculated using a process model based on the Saint Venant equations for the canal sections and predictions of the non-controllable inputs. The decision proposals are updated repeatedly during the day within a model predictive control scheme.