Model predictive control as a tool for improving the process operation of MSW combustion plants
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In this paper a feasibility study is presented on the application of the advanced control strategy called model predictive control (MPC) as a tool for obtaining improved process operation performance for municipal solid waste (MSW) combustion plants. The paper starts with a discussion of the operational objectives and control of such plants, from which a motivation follows for applying MPC to them. This is followed by a discussion on the basic idea behind this advanced control strategy. After that, an MPC-based combustion control system is proposed aimed at tackling a typical MSW combustion control problem and, using this proposed control system, an assessment is made of the improvement in performance that an MPC-based MSW combustion control system can provide in comparison to conventional MSW combustion control systems. This assessment is based on simulations using an experimentally obtained process and disturbance model of a real-life large-scale MSW combustion plant.
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TNO Identifier
238749
ISSN
0956053X
Source
Waste Management, 25(8), pp. 788-798.
Publisher
Elsevier
Collation
11 p.
Place of publication
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pages
788-798
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