DocumentCode :
2646691
Title :
Copper sintering in a solar furnace through fuzzy control
Author :
Lacasa, David ; Berenguel, Manuel ; Yebra, Luis ; Martínez, Diego
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Almeria Univ.
fYear :
2006
fDate :
4-6 Oct. 2006
Firstpage :
2144
Lastpage :
2149
Abstract :
In this paper, the automatic control of the process of copper sintering is addressed. The approach presented includes additional difficulties because the process is conditioned by the power source being solar energy and the intrinsic non-linearities of a solar furnace housing. Intelligent control capabilities come useful when a great degree of variability in tests and temperature patterns are in scope, so that a fuzzy control strategy is applied. A study of different plausible membership function partitions of the input universes of discourse has been undertaken, leading to distinct fuzzy rule bases constructed out of the expert operators knowledge through both direct enquiring and analysis of manual-controlled test performed in recent copper sintering test campaigns. The controller follows a Mamdani type with a triangular partition rule based inference system, which yields very promising results on the plant
Keywords :
copper; furnaces; fuzzy control; inference mechanisms; intelligent control; process control; sintering; Mamdani type controller; automatic control; copper sintering test; distinct fuzzy rule base; expert operator; fuzzy control; intelligent control; intrinsic nonlinearity; manual-controlled test; solar energy; solar furnace housing; triangular partition rule based inference system; Automatic control; Control systems; Copper; Furnaces; Fuzzy control; Intelligent control; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Solar energy; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computer Aided Control System Design, 2006 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9797-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9797-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CACSD-CCA-ISIC.2006.4776972
Filename :
4776972
Link To Document :
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