A model-based control laboratory experiment

Author

Muske, Kenneth R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Chem. Eng., Villanova Univ., PA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

4-6 June 2003

Firstpage

700

Abstract

A model-based control experiment for an undergraduate senior laboratory course is outlined in this article. The process under study is a continuous stirred-tank heater and the control objective is to control the water temperature in the tank. A discrete, dynamic, physical model of this process is used in the controller. The model-based control algorithm is a single-move, analytical controller that matches the model predicted temperature to a reference temperature trajectory at a single time in the future. A series of different control experiments using this algorithm are described and examples of each are presented.

Keywords

controllers; discrete systems; laboratory techniques; predictive control; process control; student experiments; temperature control; analytical controller; continuously stirred tank heater; discrete process model; dynamic model; laboratory experiment; model based control algorithm; physical process model; reference temperature trajectory; undergraduate senior laboratory course; water temperature control; Algorithm design and analysis; Chemical engineering; Force control; Laboratories; Predictive models; Process control; Temperature control; Three-term control; Valves; Water heating;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

American Control Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the 2003

ISSN

0743-1619

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7896-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACC.2003.1239102

Filename

1239102