Title :
On the Control of a Pyrolysis Process
Author :
Balestrino, A. ; Bassini, F. ; Pelacchi, P.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Pisa, Pisa
Abstract :
The control of a pyrolysis process producing bio-oil, gas and char starting from vegetable biomasses is considered. The highly nonlinear model and the configuration of input variables is faced by maximizing the economic profit. The control procedures are designed so that the burden of the farm management is minimized. The cost reduction is essential in order to make possible the use of pyrolysis process on the countryside.
Keywords :
bioenergy conversion; biofuel; cost reduction; gas industry; industrial economics; nonlinear control systems; process control; pyrolysis; bio-oil production; char production; cost reduction; economic profit maximization; gas production; nonlinear model; pyrolysis process control; vegetable biomass; Automatic control; Biomass; Cost function; Fuel economy; Inductors; Input variables; Power generation economics; Production; Renewable energy resources; Temperature; Biomass; Nonlinear control; Pyrolysis; Renewable Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Clean Electrical Power, 2007. ICCEP '07. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Capri
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0632-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0632-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCEP.2007.384246
