A Multivariable Controller for the Start-Up Procedure of a Solar Membrane Distillation Facility

Gil Vergel, Juan Diego; Roca Sobrino, Lidia; Berenguel Soria, Manuel; Guzmán Sánchez, José Luis

A Multivariable Controller for the Start-Up Procedure of a Solar Membrane Distillation Facility

2018

Gil Vergel, Juan Diego | Roca Sobrino, Lidia | Berenguel Soria, Manuel | Guzmán Sánchez, José Luis

This paper presents a multivariable TITO (two inputs two ouputs) controller aimed to improve the start-up procedure of a Solar Membrane Distillation (SMD) facility, located at Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA). The control structure includes PID controllers and decouplers, as well as a reference governor based on a real time optimizer. The filtered Smith Predictor (SP) control structure has been used for controlling one of the output variables, whereas a cascade control scheme is employed to control the other one. The proposed approach has been tested in simulation on a nonlinear model of the SMD facility, showing promising results

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