An adaptive temperature control law for a solar furnace

Control Engineering Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1157-1173

  Andrade da Costa, B ^a   Lemos, J M ^a  

^a INESC ID   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Exact linearization; Lyapunov method; Nonlinear control; Solar furnace; Thermal stress tests

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; ADAPTIVE CONTROL LAW; ADAPTIVE FEATURES; DESIGN PRINCIPLES; EXACT FEEDBACK LINEARIZATION; EXACT LINEARIZATION; FEED-FORWARD; LYAPUNOV; MATERIAL TESTING; NONLINEAR CONTROL; PI CONTROLLER; PROCESS DYNAMICS; PYRENEES; SOLAR FURNACE; SOLAR FURNACES;

CONTROLLERS; FEEDBACK LINEARIZATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LYAPUNOV METHODS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOELASTICITY;

FURNACES;

EID: 68749087067     PISSN: 09670661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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