Constrained Temperature Control of a Solar Furnace

• Published in: IEEE transactions on control systems technology Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 1263 - 1274
• Main Authors: Beschi, M., Visioli, A., Berenguel, M., Yebra, L. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.09.2012; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Adaptative systems; Apertures; Applied sciences; Computer science; control theory; systems; Constrained control; Constraints; Control system synthesis; Control theory. Systems; Devices using thermal energy; Dynamical systems; Dynamics; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Exact sciences and technology; Feedforward control; Feedforward neural networks; Furnaces; Law; optimization; Phases; Process control; set-point regulation; solar furnace; Solar furnaces; Solar radiation; Strategy; Temperature control; Control program; Control synthesis; set-point regulation; Dynamical system; feedforward control; Adaptive control; Cantilever beam; Control constraint; Rotating system; Minimum time; Phase velocity; Maximum velocity; Solar furnace; optimization; Constrained control; Feedforward; State constraint; Set point; Saturation; Overshoot; Output signal; Experimental study; Ramp signal; Constrained optimization; Reference model; Temperature control; Rotating beam(mechanics)

A new constrained control strategy for a solar furnace is proposed in this paper with the goal of attaining a minimum-time transition between two values of the temperature subject to constraints on both the saturation and slew rate level of the process input. In the case of set-point step-shape sign...