Robust nonlinear predictive control applied to a solar collector field in a solar desalination plant

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1430-1439

  Torrico, Bismark Claure ^a   Roca, Lidia ^b   Normey Rico, Julio Elias ^c   Guzman, Jose Luis ^d   Yebra, Luis ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dead time compensator; nonlinear extended prediction self adaptive control (NEPSAC); nonlinear predictive control; robust control; solar plant

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLER PERFORMANCE; DEAD- TIME COMPENSATION; DEADTIME; INLET TEMPERATURE; NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; NONLINEAR PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PREDICTIVE CONTROLLER; SELF ADAPTIVE CONTROL; SOLAR DESALINATION; SOLAR PLANT; SYSTEM NONLINEARITIES; TIME-DELAY UNCERTAINTIES; WATER FLOW RATE;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; DELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS; DESALINATION; INLET FLOW; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ROBUST CONTROL; WATER FILTRATION;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 78049268099     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2009.2039137     Document Type: Article

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