Optimisation of Industrial Processes at Supervisory Level
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
Application to Control of Thermal Power Plants /
First Statement of Responsibility
by Doris Sáez, Aldo Cipriano, Andrzej W. Ordys.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Imprint: Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002.
SERIES
Series Title
Advances in Industrial Control,
ISSN of Series
1430-9491
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1. Introduction -- 2. Non-linear Dynamic Modelling for Control Design -- 3. Non-linear Predictive Control -- 4. Supervisory Optimal Control Using a Given Regulatory Level -- 5. Application to the Control of Thermal Power Plants -- 6. Conclusions -- Appendices A - E.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In the increasingly competitive modern world, the industrial sector faces new challenges such as improving productivity and reducing costs while taking into account the process operational constraints. As energy demand increases in many countries, especially in big cities where the environmental concerns are very important and resources to produce energy are limited, the efficiency of operation of power plants becomes of paramount importance. Under this scenario, this book presents new methodologies to improve power plants' efficiency, by using automatic control algorithms. This will lead to an improvement in the generation of companies' profit and also in the quality of their final product.