Industrial experience of process identification and set-point decision algorithm in a full-scale treatment plant

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2823-2830

  Yoo, ChangKyoo ^a   Kim, Min Han ^a  

^a Center for Environmental Studies   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autotuning; Dissolved oxygen control; Full scale plant; Mathematical modeling; PID controller; Process identification; Respiration rate; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLERS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; PROCESS CONTROL; PROPORTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; STEELMAKING; TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AUTOTUNING; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONTROL; FULL-SCALE PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PROCESS IDENTIFICATION; PROPORTIONAL-INTEGRAL-DERIVATIVES CONTROLLERS; RESPIRATION RATE; SETPOINTS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

ALGORITHM; CONTROL SYSTEM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROCESSING; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; AERATOR; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METAL INDUSTRY; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 67349125433     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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