Data-Based, Fault-Tolerant Model Predictive Control of a Complex Industrial Dearomatization Process

The main focus of this paper is on the development of an active data-based fault-tolerant model predictive controller (FTMPC) for an industrial dearomatization process. Three different fault-tolerant control (FTC) strategies are presented; these comprise data-based fault detection and diagnosis meth...

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Published in:Industrial & engineering chemistry research 2011-06, Vol.50 (11), p.6755-6768
Main Authors: Kettunen, Markus, Jämsä-Jounela, Sirkka-Liisa
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applied sciences
Chemical engineering
Exact sciences and technology
Process Design and Control
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Summary:The main focus of this paper is on the development of an active data-based fault-tolerant model predictive controller (FTMPC) for an industrial dearomatization process. Three different fault-tolerant control (FTC) strategies are presented; these comprise data-based fault detection and diagnosis methods and fault accommodation- and controller reconfiguration-based FTC methods. These three strategies are tested with the simulated industrial dearomatization process. According to the validation and performance testing, the FTMPC performs efficiently and detects and prevents the effects of the most common faults in the analyzer, flow, and temperature measurements as well as the controller actuators. The reliability of the model predictive controller is increased and the profitability is enhanced owing to the lower off-spec production.
ISSN:0888-5885
1520-5045
DOI:10.1021/ie102312g