Fluid regulation

A system for predicting the fluid level at a predetermined location in a fluid flow network, said system having at least one regulator to control the flow of fluid along said fluid flow network, at least one computation device for collectivecollecting data based on time measurements of fluid levels upstream of said at leasleast one regulator, fluid levels downstream of said at least one regulator and the opening position of said at least one regulator, said at least one computation device adapted to useusing data analysis based on system identification analysistechniques to provide a model based on said data whereby said model will provide said predication of fluid level at said predetermined location based on timed measurements of fluid levels upstream of said at least one regulator and the opening position of said at least one regulator.

A computer based procedure whereby a tuned model for a pool/canal is determined from past measurements of regulator positions and water levels of said pool/canal based on system identification techniques, said procedure further providing predictions of future water levels based on said past measurements and present and future regulator gate positions, and said procedure determining the optimal present and future regulator positions/movements to exploit the available water resource.