Controlling Regulators using TVD Connectors (SWMM)

TVD Connectors can be used to provide a link between data streams in a Time Series Database (TSDB) and a Regulator. The data stream profiles are used as an input to a regulator object to control the regulator.

To use TVD connectors to control the status of a regulator:

• Ensure that the TVD connector ID is the same as the name of the time series in the SWMM Control Rule.
• Set the Input A units type to FRAC. The Input B units type, Input C units type and Output units fields will automatically be set to FRAC.
• Set Input A to the ID of a data stream in the applicable Time Series Database or to another TVD connector. Set the Input B and Input C if required.
• Set Connection object type to the applicable regulator object - pump, orifice, outlet or weir.

The values provided by the TSDB data streams will then be used to control the regulator.