Microalgae growth modeling and control for a vertical flat panel photobioreactor

Proceedings of the American Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2301-2306

  Buehner, Michael R ^a   Young, Peter M ^a   Willson, Bryan ^a   Rausen, David ^b   Schoonover, Rich ^b   Babbitt, Guy ^c   Bunch, Steve ^b  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b Solix Biofuels   (United States)

^c CZero Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TOOL; CONTROLLER STRUCTURES; FEED-FORWARD; FEED-FORWARD CONTROLLERS; FLAT PANEL; FUEL DEMAND; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH MODELS; INCIDENT LIGHT; MICRO-ALGAE; PHOTO-BIOREACTORS; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR;

ALGAE; CONTROLLERS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 70449688208     PISSN: 07431619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2009.5160260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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