Developing a data-driven model for dynamic reservoir operation using a combined hidden Markov-decision tree and classification tree algorithms

Reservoir operations are faced with greater challenges than before due to growing water demands and climate change, and thus understanding and improvement of reservoir operations are critical. This study extends the hidden-Markov-decision tree (HM-DT) model developed by Zhao and Cai (2020) and proposes a data-driven reservoir operation model (DROM). The HM-DT model is first applied to individual reservoirs to derive sets of representative operation modules. Then a module classification model based on the Classification and Regression-tree algorithm is developed to determine which module to use for a day. DROM combines the derived operation modules and the module classification model to realize daily release prediction. DROM is tested with 25 reservoirs operated by USBR in north Great Plains regions, and it is shown that DROM can achieve acceptable accuracy in simulating historical releases (NSE > 0.4) and predicting future releases (NSE > 0.2) for 23 reservoirs. Compared with existing data-driven models, DROM shows several advantages including easily satisfied data requirements, transparent model structure, and broad applicability to various reservoirs. Especially, DROM can simulate the dynamic operation patterns through choosing the modules, while other previous models can only derive static operation rules. DROM can be used to better understand real-world reservoir operation behaviors and to explore the improvement of operation via combining with optimization models.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civil Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2022

Author dc:creator

• Chen, Yanan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cai, Ximing

• reservoir operation simulation
• hidden Markov-decision tree model
• classification tree

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2021 Yanan Chen

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/113159

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/113159