Title : 
Fuzzy control system applied to pump start in a petroleum plant
         
        
            Author : 
Tani, Tetsuji ; Mishima, Satoshi ; Nakane, Koichi ; Saito, Naoya ; Asagao, Tadayuki
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Manuf. Dept., Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The paper discusses a practical control system using fuzzy logic in a petroleum plant. Automation of the pump start-up is achieved by replacing the expert operator´s knowledge with fuzzy control rules. The results show the system´s effectiveness in an actual plant. The system reduces the time for pump start-up by 50 percent compared with a ramping algorithm controller
         
        
            Keywords : 
fuzzy control; industrial plants; oil refining; petroleum industry; pumps; expert operator knowledge; fuzzy control rules; fuzzy control system; fuzzy logic; petroleum plant; pump start; ramping algorithm controller; Australia; Automatic control; Control systems; Fuzzy control; Intelligent systems; Manuals; Mathematical model; Petroleum; Pressure control; Valves;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Knowledge-Based Intelligent Electronic Systems, 1997. KES '97. Proceedings., 1997 First International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Adelaide, SA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-3755-7
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/KES.1997.616886