Robert Haber Livres

This volume contains research results of control engineering groups at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences and from some cooperating groups. The papers deal with advanced control methods and their applications. The following control methods are presented: predictive control of single-input, single output and multivariable processes constrained predictive control state space predictive control PFC (Predictive Functional Control) new PID (Proportional, Integral, Derivative) controller tuning method based on inflectional tangent PID controller tuning based on PFC predictive PID control The following control applications are described: coupled industrial furnace wastewater treatment heating system Claus unit The following monitoring methods and applications are treated: asset management of pumps control performance monitoring of valves fault detection of gas analyzers using control charts

Describing the principles and applications of single input, single output and multivariable predictive control in a simple and lively manner, this practical book discusses topics such as the handling of on-off control, nonlinearities and numerical problems. It gives guidelines and methods for reducing the computational demand for real-time applications. With its many examples and several case studies (incl. injection molding machine and waste water treatment) and industrial applications (stripping column, distillation column, furnace) this is invaluable reading for students and engineers who would wish to understand and apply predictive control in a wide variety of process engineering application areas.