<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> An optimization-based control strategy is proposed to improve control performance of a primary PI controller. The strategy, referred to as a MPC-based reference governor, optimizes the performance of a primary PI controller by supplying optimal setpoints to the primary controller. This primary PI controller is responsible for reflux ratio manipulation in a distillation column, to control the temperature of the column head. This paper shows theoretical and experimental results obtained on the laboratory-scale.</p></abstract>

An optimization-based control strategy is proposed to improve control performance of a primary PI controller. The strategy, referred to as a MPC-based reference governor, optimizes the performance of a primary PI controller by supplying optimal setpoints to the primary controller. This primary PI controller is responsible for reflux ratio manipulation in a distillation column, to control the temperature of the column head. This paper shows theoretical and experimental results obtained on the laboratory-scale.

Reflux control of a laboratory distillation column via MPC-based reference governor

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An optimization-based control strategy is proposed to improve control performance of a primary PI controller. The strategy, referred to as a MPC-based...

Reflux control of a laboratory distillation column via MPC-based reference governor

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 139 - 143

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acs-2017-0023

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