Drainage distribution amount determining method and drainage system

Claim 3

A method of determining a drainage distribution amount for a drainage system according to claim 1, said correcting step includes a step for controlling a dam or gate provided at a water conducting path for conducting drain water to each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities.

Claim 6

A method of determining a drainage distribution amount for a drainage system according to claim 3, wherein when said estimated river water level at a drainage point at one of said two or more destination rivers exceeds said upper limit, said drainage distribution amount for said plurality of drainage pump facilities at the other of said two or more destination rivers is preferentially corrected by increasing said drainage distribution amount.

Claim 7

A drainage system having a drainage path including a small river into which drain water such as a rainwater flows, a plurality of drainage pump facilities disposed near a destination river, and a plurality of water conducting paths branched from the drainage path for guiding the drain water to the plurality of drainage pump facilities from which the drain water is drained into the destination river, said drainage system comprising: total inflow amount estimating means for estimating a total inflow amount of said drain water flowing into said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an actual precipitation or estimated precipitation; water level detecting means disposed at an upstream of said destination river; reference river water level estimating means for estimating a reference river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an output from said water level detecting means; drainage distribution amount determining means for determining a drainage distribution amount for each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said estimated total inflow amount and a drainage capacity at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities; and drainage amount correcting means for estimating a river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said determined drainage amount and said estimated reference river water level, comparing said estimated river water level with an upper limit of said river water level at said drainage point, and if there is said drainage point having said estimated river water level in excess of said upper limit, correcting said determined drainage distribution amount so as to make said drainage point have said estimated river water level not in excess of said upper limit.

Claim 8

A drainage system having a drainage path including a small river into which drain water such as a rainwater flows, a plurality of drainage pump facilities disposed near a destination river, and a plurality of water conducting paths branched from the drainage path for guiding the drain water to the plurality of drainage pump facilities from which the drain water is drained into the destination river, said drainage system comprising: total inflow amount estimating means for estimating a total inflow amount of said drain water flowing into said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an actual precipitation or estimated precipitation; water level detecting means disposed at an upstream of said destination river; reference river water level estimating means for estimating a reference river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an output from said water level detecting means; drainage distribution amount determining means for determining a drainage distribution amount for each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said estimated total inflow amount and a drainage capacity at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities; and drainage amount correcting means for estimating a river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said determined drainage amount and said estimated reference river water level, comparing said estimated river water level with an upper limit of said river water level at said drainage point, and if there is said drainage point having said estimated river water level in excess of said upper limit, correcting said determined drainage distribution amount so as to make said drainage point have said estimated river water level not in excess of said upper limit.

Claim 9

A drainage system having a drainage path including a small river into which drain water such as a rainwater flows, a plurality of drainage pump facilities disposed near a destination river, and a plurality of water conducting paths branched from the drainage path for guiding the drain water to the plurality of drainage pump facilities from which the drain water is drained into the destination river, said drainage system comprising: total inflow amount estimating means for estimating a total inflow amount of said drain water flowing into said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an actual precipitation or estimated precipitation; water level detecting means disposed at an upstream of said destination river; reference river water level estimating means for estimating a reference river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an output from said water level detecting means; drainage distribution amcunt determining means for determining a drainage distribution amount for each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said estimated total inflow amount and a drainage capacity at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities; and drainage amount correcting means for estimating a river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said determined drainage amount and said estimated reference river water level, comparing said estimated river water level with an upper limit of said river water level at said drainage point, if there is said drainage point having said estimated river water level in excess of said upper limit, obtaining an overflow drainage amount corresponding to an amount in excess of said upper limit, correcting said drainage amount for some of said plurality of drainage pump facilities having a marginal drainage amount relative to said upper limit at said drainage point, by increasing said drainage amount within said marginal drainage amount, and irrespective of said correction if there is still said drainage point having said estimated river water level in excess of said upper limit, correcting said drainage amount for some of said plurality of drainage pump facilities having said estimated drainage amount in excess of said upper limit, by deceasing said drainage amount by a remaining amount of said overflow drainage amount.

Claim 10

A drainage system having a drainage path including a small river into which drain water such as a rainwater flows, a plurality of drainage pump facilities disposed near a destination river, and a plurality of water conducting paths branched from the drainage path for guiding the drain water to the plurality of drainage pump facilities from which the drain water is drained into the destination river, said drainage system comprising: total inflow amount estimating means for estimating a total inflow amount of said drain water flowing into said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an actual precipitation or estimated precipitation; water level detecting means disposed at an upstream of said destination river; reference river water level estimating means for estimating a reference river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an output from said water level detecting means; drainage distribution amcunt determining means for determining a drainage distribution amount for each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said estimated total inflow amount and a drainage capacity at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities; and drainage amount correcting means for estimating a river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said determined drainage amount and said estimated reference river water level, comparing said estimated river water level with an upper limit of said river water level at said drainage point, if there is said drainage point having said estimated river water level in excess of said upper limit, obtaining an overflow drainage amount corresponding to an amount in excess of said upper limit, correcting said drainage amount for some of said plurality of drainage pump facilities having a marginal drainage amount relative to said upper limit at said drainage point, by increasing said drainage amount within said marginal drainage amount, and irrespective of said correction if there is still said drainage point having said estimated river water level in excess of said upper limit, correcting said drainage amount for some of said plurality of drainage pump facilities having said estimated drainage amount in excess of said upper limit, by deceasing said drainage amount by a remaining amount of said overflow drainage amount.

Claim 11

A drainage system having a drainage path including a small river into which drain water such as a rainwater flows, a plurality of drainage pump facilities disposed near two or more destination rivers, and a plurality of water conducting paths branched from the drainage path for guiding the drain water to the plurality of drainage pump facilities from which the drain water is drained into the two or more destination rivers, said drainage system comprising: total inflow amount estimating means for estimating a total inflow amount of said drain water flowing into said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an actual precipitation or estimated precipitation; water level detecting means disposed at an upstream of each of said two or more destination rivers; reference river water level estimating means for estimating a reference river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an output from said water level detecting means; drainage distribution amount determining means for determining a drainage distribution amount for each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said estimated total inflow amount and a drainage capacity at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities; and drainage amount correcting means for estimating a river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said determined drainage amount and said estimated reference river water level, comparing said estimated river water level with an upper limit of said river water level at said drainage point, and if there is said drainage point having said estimated river water level in excess of said upper limit, correcting said determined drainage distribution amount so as to make said drainage point have said estimated river water level not in excess of said upper limit, said drainage amount correcting means correcting said drainage amount for said plurality of drainage pump facilities at said drainage point at said two or more destination rivers other than said destination river having said estimated value in excess of said upper limit, by increasing said drainage amount.

Claim 12

A drainage system having a drainage path including a small river into which drain water such as a rainwater flows, a plurality of drainage pump facilities disposed near two or more destination rivers, and a plurality of water conducting paths branched from the drainage path for guiding the drain water to the plurality of drainage pump facilities from which the drain water is drained into the two or more destination rivers, said drainage system comprising: total inflow amount estimating means for estimating a total inflow amount of said drain water flowing into said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an actual precipitation or estimated precipitation; water level detecting means disposed at an upstream of each of said two or more destination rivers; reference river water level estimating means for estimating a reference river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with an output from said water level detecting means; drainage distribution amount determining means for determining a drainage distribution amount for each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said estimated total inflow amount and a drainage capacity at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities; and drainage amount correcting means for estimating a river water level at a drainage point at each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities in accordance with said determined drainage amount and said estimated reference river water level, comparing said estimated river water level with an upper limit of said river water level at said drainage point, and if there is said drainage point having said estimated river water level in excess of said upper limit, correcting said determined drainage distribution amount so as to make said drainage point have said estimated river water level not in excess of said upper limit, said drainage amount correcting means correcting said drainage amount for said plurality of drainage pump facilities at said drainage point at said two or more destination rivers other than said destination river having said estimated value in excess of said upper limit, by increasing said drainage amount.

Claim 13

A drainage system according to claim 6, further comprising inflow amount adjusting means provided at one of each branching point of said water conducting path from said drainage path and each intake point of each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities, and inflow amount controlling means for controlling said inflow amount adjusting means in accordance with said drainage amount so as to maintain the water level of a pump pool within a predetermined range.

Claim 14

A drainage system according to claim 7, further comprising inflow amount adjusting means provided at one of each branching point of said water conducting path from said drainage path and each intake point of each of said plurality of drainage pump facilities, and inflow amount controlling means for controlling said inflow amount adjusting means in accordance with said drainage amount so as to maintain the water level of a pump pool within a predetermined range.