{"title":"Power plant steam superheater control system preliminary results and experiences from the field tests","authors":"L. Hubka, Petr Školník, J. Hlava","doi":"10.1109/PC.2017.7976201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PC.2017.7976201","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a newly developed steam superheater control system and its integration into the real power plant control system. The developed control system is based on the principles of the model predictive control. It is intended to replace one part of the existing classical control system that is based on gain scheduled PID controllers. The paper starts with a short description of the controlled plant and then it continues with the description of the predictive controller and its integration into the structure of the existing control system. The main focus is on the results of the functionality tests. The preliminary results hitherto achieved demonstrate the capability of the developed control system and its application potential. However, at the same time, they also show that extensive simulation testing of a controller for such a complex system does not necessarily guarantee perfect control performance and several modifications of the controller will be needed to make it really applicable.","PeriodicalId":377619,"journal":{"name":"2017 21st International Conference on Process Control (PC)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132651424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A web-based tool for design of Simulink models","authors":"Ľ. Čirka, M. Kalúz","doi":"10.1109/PC.2017.7976195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PC.2017.7976195","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the development of an educational web-based application that allows users to create simple block schemes in the Internet browser. The structure of created schemes is based on XML, and it is entirely compatible with the Simulink environment. The application allows the user to perform an evaluation of created schemes by executing them in the remote instance of MATLAB/Simulink via an HTTP MATLAB Web Server. The result of the simulation is returned either in the form of a graph or a data file for further processing. The application can be used in education for a teaching of systems' modeling and control, and also as a support tool for development of virtual and remote laboratories.","PeriodicalId":377619,"journal":{"name":"2017 21st International Conference on Process Control (PC)","volume":"26 11","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132743600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Linear analysis of lateral vehicle dynamics","authors":"Martin J Mondek, M. Hromčík","doi":"10.1109/PC.2017.7976220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PC.2017.7976220","url":null,"abstract":"Systematic analysis of lateral dynamics of a ground vehicle (e.g. passenger car) is presented in this paper. The results are based on the simplest possible single-track model. Effects of variations in the physical parameters — mass, the moment of inertia, tire priorities, vehicle geometry — on the response times, damping ratios, natural frequencies and other dynamical characteristics are presented and confronted with intuitive and “common sense” expectations and with real-life experience of race car drivers and constructors. We believe that such a report is quite unique and useful by itself: we are not aware of any similar existing report which would provide this systems- and-controls viewpoint on the vehicle dynamics phenomena. In addition, future plans are to apply modern systematic model-based control design approaches to come up with active dynamics modifications solutions — using for instance torque vectoring — surpassing current approaches based mainly on mechanical redesigns and, to some extent, simplest possible local feedback controllers.","PeriodicalId":377619,"journal":{"name":"2017 21st International Conference on Process Control (PC)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133412283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Pospisilik, A. Mizera, M. Maňas, L. Hýlová, Michal Pleva
{"title":"Testing device design for validation of synchronization between high speed camera and drop weight test machine","authors":"M. Pospisilik, A. Mizera, M. Maňas, L. Hýlová, Michal Pleva","doi":"10.1109/PC.2017.7976227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PC.2017.7976227","url":null,"abstract":"High-speed cameras are expanding into science laboratories in many disciplines. For example, they can be used for monitoring of the impact testing course, widely spread in evaluation of materials. Usually, they exhibit a slight delay between the trigger pulse was applied and the recording was started. For many applications, this delay may be critical. The authors of this paper have faced two problems: the need to determine the delay in total and the need to check whether it varies in time or not. Therefore, the hereby described device was designed. It allows measurement of the delay of the camera's start in the range from 1 to 999 ms with the step of 0.1 ms.","PeriodicalId":377619,"journal":{"name":"2017 21st International Conference on Process Control (PC)","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116593699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Economic NMPC for heat-integrated chemical reactors","authors":"J. Straus, S. Skogestad","doi":"10.1109/PC.2017.7976232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PC.2017.7976232","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the application of economic NMPC for a heat-integrated chemical reactor. The chosen case study is given by the ammonia synthesis reactor. Through the application of economic NMPC, it is possible to move the operating point close to the unstable region, corresponding to a 12% increase in the extent of reaction with nominal operations conditions. As a further advantage, the increased conversion of ammonia corresponds to a higher outlet temperature of the system which can be utilized to produce high and medium pressure steam. The proposed economic NMPC is able to adjust in the case of disturbances fast to the new optimal conditions and maintains the productivity of the reactor without engaging into limit-cycle behaviour or extinction of the reactor.","PeriodicalId":377619,"journal":{"name":"2017 21st International Conference on Process Control (PC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114163159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Real-time simulator of component models based on Functional Mock-up Interface 2.0","authors":"P. Balda","doi":"10.1109/PC.2017.7976246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PC.2017.7976246","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with a real-time simulator of component models. The simulator imports models compatible with Functional Mock-up Interface for Model Exchange and Co-Simulation 2.0 standard (FMI 2.0) which can be generated from various versions of Modelica (e.g. OpenModelica, Dymola, SimulationX) or from several other tools. The present version of the simulator works with FMI 2.0 Co-Simulation models in which the solver is a part of the exported executable model. The simulator is integrated into RexCore — the real-time control runtime, which allows to simulate the model itself, the model and the control algorithm on the same computer (Software in the Loop, SIL) and also the model on a single computer with physical inputs and outputs connected to outputs and inputs of the second computer for control (Hardware in the Loop, HIL).","PeriodicalId":377619,"journal":{"name":"2017 21st International Conference on Process Control (PC)","volume":"450 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120897285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On anisotropy-based control problem with regional pole assignment for descriptor systems","authors":"A. Belov, O. Andrianova","doi":"10.1109/PC.2017.7976181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PC.2017.7976181","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, anisotropy-based control problem with regional pole assignment for descriptor systems is investigated. The purpose is to find a state-feedback control law, which guarantees desirable disturbance attenuation level from stochastic input with unknown covariance to controllable output of the closed-loop system, and ensures, that all finite eigenvalues of the closed-loop system belong to the given region inside the unit disk. The proposed control design procedure is based on solving convex optimization problem with strict constraints. The numerical effectiveness is illustrated by numerical example.","PeriodicalId":377619,"journal":{"name":"2017 21st International Conference on Process Control (PC)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121174366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Studying the chemiresistor platform properties","authors":"L. Fišer, K. Kadlec, J. Herbst","doi":"10.1109/PC.2017.7976228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PC.2017.7976228","url":null,"abstract":"In order to make a research of chemiresistors, having a suitable platform, on which studied layer can be created and measured is a necessity. Standard sensors are built upon ceramic base equipped with electrodes and heating or tempering elements. Here at Department of Physics and Measurements a transition to a KBI2 platform made by Tesla Blatna is being conducted. This particular model was chosen because at this time it is the only available one. Main purpose of this paper is mapping its properties, especially the homogeneity of temperature of the chip and overall its dynamic thermal properties. This platform was connected into the heating circuit and readouts of its internal temperature sensor (Ptiooo) were evaluated, the temperature was also observed using an thermal imager FLIR T 400 with a macro flyleaf. Calibration of thermal camera is also discussed as well, as determination of each area emissivity. The main result is description of temperature layout all over the chip of the platform and its step responses measured out of thermographical videos taken when the heating was switched on. These data can be further used as base for temperature regulation circuits design. Also quantification of uncertainties of the internal temperature sensor and temperature gradients, which cannot be neglected during sensor layer evaluation, is based upon these data. In the acquired data, symmetrical temperature layout by longitudinal axis is observed. Problems are seen in gradient over the chips length, for operating temperature 300 °C can this difference reach up to 100 °C.","PeriodicalId":377619,"journal":{"name":"2017 21st International Conference on Process Control (PC)","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126847001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computer game as a tool for machine learning education","authors":"P. Doležel, Miroslav Dvorak","doi":"10.1109/PC.2017.7976197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PC.2017.7976197","url":null,"abstract":"The effective education is one of very important and everlasting challenges of human society. With each generation of students, new approaches have to be implemented to keep the process of education prosperous. This paper introduces a small piece to a set of modern tools for education of Informatics and Electrical Engineering. To be more specific, an interactive software for machine learning testing and demonstration is presented in this paper. The software is designed especially to be used as a motivation and a first encounter to these areas of technical studies, while it supports individual efforts of the students. In the paper, the software architecture is described and, in the second half of the paper, some possibilities of software usage in education process are suggested.","PeriodicalId":377619,"journal":{"name":"2017 21st International Conference on Process Control (PC)","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133151810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Control of a two-thermoelectric-cooler system for ice-clamping application using Lyapunov based approach","authors":"A. Mironova, Paolo Mercorelli, Andreas Zedler","doi":"10.1109/PC.2017.7976183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PC.2017.7976183","url":null,"abstract":"Homogeneous cooling of a metallic plate with the help of thermoelectric elements is crucial in terms of using it as a clamping device. By applying water on a plate and chilling it under sub-zero temperatures the resulting ice structure is able to fix workpieces form-fitted, ensuring proper holding and clamping forces for upcoming machining operations. For this purpose a number of thermoelectric coolers (TECs) need to be controlled such that a homogeneous temperature profile on the clamping plate is guaranteed as well as the prevention of thawing, especially if external thermal disturbances occur due to machining processes like drilling, turning or milling. To face these challenges a robust controller is designed based on the Lyapunov Theory, proving its asymptomatic stability by means of two sliding surfaces. A clamping system consisting of two TECs, an aluminium clamping plate and a heat sink with forced convection is chosen for simulation purposes. This paper shows the model of such a system with corresponding controller design as well as the simulation results of the control strategy.","PeriodicalId":377619,"journal":{"name":"2017 21st International Conference on Process Control (PC)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133258204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}