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A hybrid modeling approach for steady-state optimal operation of vapor compression refrigeration cycles
(2018)
This paper presents a steady-state hybrid modeling approach for vapor compression refrigeration cycles which is intended to achieve an optimal system operation from an energy consumption point of view. The model development ...
Interactive Tuning Tool of Proportional-Integral Controllers for First Order Plus Time Delay Processes
(MDPI, 2018)
Engineering education and, particularly, control engineering, has shown growth in research and development activities during last years. Currently, proportional–integral (PI) and proportional–integral–derivative (PID) ...
Interactive Tool for Frequency Domain Tuning of PID Controllers
(MDPI, 2018)
This paper presents an interactive tool focused on the study of
proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers. Nowadays, PID control loops are extensively used
in industrial applications. However, it is reported ...
Multivariable PID control by decoupling
(2016)
This paper presents a new methodology to design multivariable PID controllers based on decoupling control. The method is presented for general n×n processes. In the design procedure, an ideal decoupling control with integral ...
Inverted decoupling internal model control for square stable multivariable time delay systems
(2016-09-06)
This paper presents a new tuning methodology of the main controller of an internal model control structure for n×n stable multivariable processes with multiple time delays based on the centralized inverted decoupling ...
Practical advantages of inverted decoupling
(2011)
This paper presents a study of the main advantages of inverted decoupling in 2x2 processes. Two simulation examples and an experimental process are used to show these advantages in comparison with simplified decoupling. ...
Smith Predictor with Inverted Decoupling for Square Multivariable Time Delay Systems
(2016)
This paper presents a new methodology to design multivariable Smith predictor for n×n processes with multiple time delays based on the centralized inverted decoupling structure. The controller elements are calculated in ...
Comparative Analysis of Decoupling Control Methodologies and H¥ Multivariable Robust Control for Variable-Speed, Variable-PitchWind Turbines: Application to a Lab-Scale Wind Turbine
(MDPI, 2017)
This work is focused on the improvement of variable-speed variable-pitch wind turbine
performance by means of its control structure. This kind of systems can be considered as multivariable
nonlinear processes subjected ...
Centralized multivariable control by simplified decoupling
(2012)
This paper presents a generalized formulation of simplified decoupling to n×n processes that allows for different configurations depending on the decoupler elements set to unity. To apply this decoupling method, the ...
An extended approach of inverted decoupling
(2011)
This paper presents an extension of the inverted decoupling approach that allows for more flexibility in choosing the transfer functions of the decoupled apparent process. In addition, the expressions of the inverted ...