Leak Localization in Water Distribution Networks using Fisher Discriminant Analysis

Abstract

This paper addresses the problem of leak localization in water distribution networks (WDN) using Fisher Discriminant Analysis (FDA). First, the paper introduces how FDA can be used for leak localization using the information of pressure measurements from the sensors available in the WDN. Then, the problem of sensor placement is considered when the proposed leak localization based on FDA is used. The proposed leak localization and sensor placement approaches based on FDA will be used using a well-known WDN case study.