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Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system–based model for elevation–surface area–storage interrelationships

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In the developing of an optimal operation schedule for dams and reservoirs, reservoir simulation is one of the critical steps that must be taken into consideration. For reservoirs to have more reliable and flexible optimization models, their simulations must be very accurate. However, a major problem with this simulation is the phenomenon of nonlinearity relationships that exist between some parameters of the reservoir. Some of the conventional methods use a linear approach in solving such problems thereby obtaining not very accurate simulation most especially at extreme values, and this greatly influences the efficiency of the model. One method that has been identified as a possible replacement for ANN and other common regression models currently in use for most analysis involving nonlinear cases in hydrology and water resources–related problems is the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). The use of this method and two other different approaches of the ANN method, namely feedforward back-propagation neural network and radial basis function neural network, were adopted in the current study for the simulation of the relationships that exist between elevation, surface area and storage capacity at Langat reservoir system, Malaysia. Also, another model, auto regression (AR), was developed to compare the analysis of the proposed ANFIS and ANN models. The major revelation from this study is that the use of the proposed ANFIS model would ensure a more accurate simulation than the ANN and the classical AR models. The results obtained showed that the simulations obtained through ANFIS were actually more accurate than those of ANN and AR; it is thus concluded that the use of ANFIS method for simulation of reservoir behavior will give better predictions than the use of any new or existing regression models.

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This research is supported by a research grant to the second author by smart Engineering System, University Kebangsaan Malaysia; and Science Fund project 01-01-02-SF0581, ministry of science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). The author thanks Puncak Niaga for providing the data for Sg. Langat dam.

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    Sabah S. Fayaed, Ahmed El-Shafie & Othman Jaafar

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Fayaed, S.S., El-Shafie, A. & Jaafar, O. Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system–based model for elevation–surface area–storage interrelationships. Neural Comput & Applic 22, 987–998 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-011-0790-4

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