Design of Model Predictive Controller for Pasteurization Process

Tesfaye Alamirew,Nigus Gabbeye,V Balaji

doi:10.52549/ijeei.v5i2.279

Abstract

This research paper is about developing a better type of controller, known as MPC (Model Predictive Control) for pasteurization process plant. MPC is an advanced control strategy that uses the internal dynamic model of the process and a history of past control moves and a combination of many different technologies to predict the future plant output.. The dynamics of the pasteurization process was estimated by using system identification from the experimental data. The quality of model structures like ARX, ARMAX, BJ and CT model structures was checked based on best fit with validation data, residual analysis and stability analysis. Auto-regressive with exogenous input (ARX322) model was chosen as a model structure of the pasteurization process dynamics and fits about 79.75% with validation data. Finally MPC control strategies were designed using ARX322 model structure.

Highlights

In a modern world the economic and quality issues become more and more important, efficient control systems have become indispensable
The pasteurization process consists of three stages like regeneration, heating and cooling sections
First step input was introduced at different time on milk flow rate, water flow rate and heater power to collect pasteurization temperature data with those three inputs

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Introduction

In a modern world the economic and quality issues become more and more important, efficient control systems have become indispensable. The process industries require more reliable, accurate, robust, efficient and flexible control systems for the operation of process plant. In order to fulfill the above requirements there is a continuing need for research on improved forms of control. Control of temperature plays an important role in pasteurization plants. High temperature short time (HTST) is keeping milk or other food stuffs at 72 0C for 15 seconds in insulated holding tube. The pasteurization process consists of three stages like regeneration, heating and cooling sections. The crucial stage is heating process using heat exchanger to ensure unpasteurized product achieve desired pasteurization temperature before pass through holding tube and cooling sections. Prior to pasteurize milk sample, the equipment must have adequate controller to control the outlet temperature in order to maintain at standard value. [2]

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