Comparing MIMO Process Control Methods on a Pilot Plant

Citation:
Boeira, E, Bordignon V, Eckhard D, Campestrini L.  2018.  Comparing MIMO Process Control Methods on a Pilot Plant, Aug. Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems. 29:411–425., Number 4

Abstract:

This work presents a comparison among three different control strategies for multivariable processes. The techniques were implemented in a pilot plant with coupled control loops, where all steps used to design the controllers were described allowing to establish a trade-off between algorithm complexity, information needed from the process and achieved performance. Two data-driven control techniques are used: multivariable ultimate point method to design a decentralized PID controller and virtual reference feedback tuning to design a centralized PID controller. A mathematical model of the process is obtained and used to design a model-based generalized predictive controller. Experimental results allow us to evaluate the performance achieved for each method, as well as to infer on their advantages and disadvantages.

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