Optimal operation: Scheduling, advanced control and their integration

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-133

  Engell, Sebastian ^a   Harjunkoski, Iiro ^b  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ABB AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advanced control; Industrial challenges; Integration; Moving horizon techniques; Online optimization; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CONTROL; FUNCTIONAL HIERARCHY; INDUSTRIAL CHALLENGES; INDUSTRIAL REQUIREMENTS; MOVING HORIZON; ONLINE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL OPERATION; PLANT OPERATIONS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; TWO DOMAINS;

SCHEDULING;

INTEGRATION;

EID: 84869506805     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2012.06.039     Document Type: Article

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