Title :
Control and Optimization for the Cowpers of a Steelmaking Plant
Author :
Popescu, D. ; Lupu, C. ; Lottin, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom. Control & Comput. Sci., Univ. Politehnica of Bucharest
Abstract :
The paper presents the results of the research performed by the authors on systems control and optimization for the operating process of the cowpers from the ISPAT-SIDEX steel plant. This system was developed on two relevant levels interconnected in a hierarchical control structure. The acquisition and control level was designed using specialized microcontrollers. The supervisor level for the optimization of the combustion process was implemented on an operator console. The solution of the optimization problem represents the optimal decision, translated in realtime procedure to the acquisition and level control
Keywords :
control system synthesis; hierarchical systems; industrial control; industrial plants; microcontrollers; steel industry; ISPAT-SIDEX steel plant; combustion process; control level design; cowper control; hierarchical control structure; industrial processes; microcontrollers; real-time control; steelmaking plant; Application software; Automatic control; Blast furnaces; Combustion; Control design; Control systems; Feeds; Fuels; Steel; Systems engineering and theory; identification and control techniques; industrial processes; optimization; real-time control;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Engineering in Systems Applications, IMACS Multiconference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
7-302-13922-9
Electronic_ISBN :
7-900718-14-1
DOI :
10.1109/CESA.2006.4281769
