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Process control apparatus for optimal adaptation to a disturbance

US4698745A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 1985
Grant dateOct 6, 1987
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B13/04
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process control apparatus according to the present invention comprises a feed back control system for outputting a feedback control signal which is computed by comparing and adjusting a set value and a process variable, and a feedforward control system for outputting a disturbance compensation signal by detecting and compensating for the disturbance based on a feedforward control model. The gain of the feedback control signal is corrected in response to the magnitude of the disturbance variations by a gain scheduling unit, and the gain of the feedforward control model is controlled by supplying a correction signal which compares and equalizes, at a feedforward control model gain adaptive unit, the disturbance compensation signal and the manipulated variable obtained by adding the disturbance compensation signal and the feedback signal that is gain-corrected by the gain scheduling unit. The feedforward control model comprises a gain memory for memorizing storing the FF model gain correction signal from the feedforward control model gain adaptive unit and an operational means for receiving a correction signal from the gain memory and a disturbance signal to compute and output a dis…

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