Polymer grade transition control using advanced real-time optimization software

被引:41
作者
BenAmor, S
Doyle, FJ [1 ]
McFarlane, R
机构
[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Chem Engn, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[2] Univ Delaware, Dept Chem Engn, Newark, DE 19716 USA
[3] Invensys Performance Solut, Houston, TX 77042 USA
关键词
ROMeo; nonlinear model predictive control; receding horizon estimation; orthogonal collocation; real-time optimization; grade transition; polymerization;
D O I
10.1016/j.jprocont.2003.06.001
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
This paper describes the application of an industrial real-time optimization package (ROMeo(1)) to the nonlinear model predictive control (NLMPC) of a simulated polymer grade transition. The NLMPC algorithm is formulated using orthogonal collocation to integrate the model equations, and sequential quadratic programming to solve the resulting nonlinear programming problem. A receding horizon estimation scheme and, separately, a Luenberger observer are designed to reconstruct unmeasured states. The resulting algorithm is demonstrated on two simulated polymerization case studies: (i) continuous methyl methacrylate and (ii) gas-phase polyethylene. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:349 / 364
页数:16
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