Advanced Control for Hydrogen Pyrolysis Installations

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 12; p. 3270
• Main Authors: Popescu, Dumitru, Dimon, Catalin, Borne, Pierre, Olteanu, Severus Constantin, Mone, Mihaela Ancuta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 01.06.2020
• Subjects: hydrogen pyrolysis; identification; numerical control; optimization; robust control; thermodynamic analysis
• ISSN: 1996-1073; 1996-1073
• DOI: 10.3390/en13123270

Today, hydrogen production plays an important part in the industry due to the increasing use of hydrogen in significant domains, such as chemistry, transportation, or energy. In this paper, we aim to design a numerical control solution based on the thermodynamic analysis of the pyrolysis reactions for hydrogen production and to present novel research developments that highlight industrial applications. Beginning with the evaluation of the technological aspects for the pyrolysis chemical process, the paper studies the thermodynamic evaluation of the system equilibrium for the pyrolysis reactions set, to recommend an appropriate automatic control solution for hydrogen pyrolysis installations. The numerical control architecture is organized on two levels, a control level dedicated to key technological parameters, and a supervisory decision level for optimizing the conversion performances of the pyrolysis process. The data employed for modelling, identification, control, and optimization tasks, were obtained from an experimental platform. The scientific results can be implemented on dedicated equipment, to achieve an optimal exploitation of the industrial pyrolysis process.