Real-time implementation of QFT, GA, and BFTPSO controller for pH neutralization system

The control of a pH process is complex because of severe nonlinearities in its behavior. A continuous pH neutralization process is usually represented as a first-order plus dead time system, but its gain varies for different operating points. Therefore, a conventional linear controller cannot be use...

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Autores: Aparna, V., Jamal, D.N.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Journal of Applied Research and Technology
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.localhost:article/1697
Acceso en línea:https://jart.icat.unam.mx/index.php/jart/article/view/1697
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:pH Control
PID Controller
Genetic Algorithm
Hybrid Bacterial Foraging Technique
Particle Swarm Optimization
Quantitative Feedback Theory
Robust Control
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Sumario:The control of a pH process is complex because of severe nonlinearities in its behavior. A continuous pH neutralization process is usually represented as a first-order plus dead time system, but its gain varies for different operating points. Therefore, a conventional linear controller cannot be used, and the pH system was thus represented as a linear state-space model around an equilibrium point. This linear model was then used to compute the PID controller gains using robust and optimization techniques like quantitative feedback theory, bacterial foraging technique-based particle swarm optimization algorithm, and genetic algorithm. The corresponding controller gains resulting from the three algorithms were used to control the pH using a reconfigurable I/O device, NI myRIO-1900. Finally, the output time domain specifications and the servo and regulatory responses, resulting from the three algorithms, were compared in simulation and in real-time to deduce the appropriate tuning algorithm for this system.