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Adaptive control of the oxidation ditch reactors in a wastewater treatment plant
Author(s) -
Kandare Gregor,
ViúdezMoreiras Daniel,
HernándezdelOlmo Félix
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of adaptive control and signal processing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1115
pISSN - 0890-6327
DOI - 10.1002/acs.2273
Subject(s) - oxidation ditch , sewage treatment , model predictive control , effluent , control system , control (management) , engineering , energy consumption , control engineering , wastewater , process engineering , environmental engineering , environmental science , computer science , artificial intelligence , electrical engineering
SUMMARY This paper describes the application of adaptive predictive expert (ADEX) control methodology to the oxidation ditch reactor in the wastewater treatment plant of Ceutí (Murcia, Spain) and evaluates the performance of the ADEX control system against that of the previous control system operating the plant. After a basic description of ADEX control methodology, the ditch reactor is described, as well as the control objectives and the control strategy, which focused on energy consumption reduction. The results of the application of the ADEX control system show significant improvement compared with the previous control system in terms of higher stability and precision of controlled variables, reduction of energy consumption of the plant, and better quality of the effluent water. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.