Title : 
Monitoring oscillations in a multiloop system
         
        
            Author : 
Ettaleb, L. ; Davies, M.S. ; Dumont, Guy A. ; Kwok, E.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Pulp & Paper Centre, British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC, Canada
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This article describes a procedure for localizing the oscillating loops in a multiloop system. The procedure uses data collected under normal. Operation and assumes knowledge of the different frequencies of the periodic component of the output signal. An oscillation index is introduced to characterize the oscillating loops
         
        
            Keywords : 
describing functions; limit cycles; monitoring; oscillations; process control; multiloop system; oscillating loops; oscillation index; oscillations; Energy consumption; Feedback loop; Frequency; Limit-cycles; Monitoring; Paper mills; Process control; Raw materials; Temperature control; Valves;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Control Applications, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Dearborn, MI
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-2975-9
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/CCA.1996.558979