Reduction of aeration costs by tuning a multi-set point on/off controller: A case study

Control Engineering Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1231-1237

  Fernandez F J ^a   Castro, M C ^b   Rodrigo, M A ^a   Canizares P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Aeration; Control system; Modelling; Nitrogen removal

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION PROCESS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; MODELLING; MULTI-SET; OPERATING LIFE; OPERATIONAL COSTS; OPTIMAL SETS; OPTIMISATION SOFTWARE; OPTIMISATIONS; STABLE SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROLLERS; COST REDUCTION; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OPTIMIZATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

EID: 80052090480     PISSN: 09670661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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