: Matthew Ellis, Jinfeng Liu, Panagiotis D. Christofides
: Economic Model Predictive Control Theory, Formulations and Chemical Process Applications
: Springer-Verlag
: 9783319411088
: Advances in Industrial Control
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This book presents general methods for the design of economic model predictive control (EMPC) systems for broad classes of nonlinear systems that address key theoretical and practical considerations including recursive feasibility, closed-loop stability, closed-loop performance, and computational efficiency.  Specifically, the book proposes:

  • L apunov-based EMPC methods for nonlinear systems;
  •  two-ti r EMPC architectures that are highly computationally efficient; and
  •  EMPC schemes handling explicitly uncertainty, time-varying cost functions, time-delays and multiple-time-scale dynamics.

he proposed methods employ a variety of tools ranging from nonlinear systems analysis, through Lyapunov-based control techniques to nonlinear dynamic optimization. The applicability and performance of the proposed methods are demonstrated through a number of chemical process examples.

The book presents state-of-the-art methods for the design of economic model predictive control systems for chemical processes.In addition to being mathematically rigorous, these methods accommodate key practical issues, for example, direct optimization of process economics, time-varying economic cost functions and computational efficiency. Numerous comments and remarks providing fundamental understanding of the merging of process economics and feedback control into a single framework are included. A control engineer can easily tailor the many detailed examples of industrial relevance given within the text to a specific application.

The authors present a rich collection of new research topics and references to significant recent work makingEconomic Model Predictive Control an important source of information and inspiration for academics and graduate students researching the area and for process engineers interested in applying its ideas.

Dr. Liu received the BS and MS degrees in Control Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University in 2003 and 2006, respectively. He received the PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2011. Before joining the University of Alberta in April, 2012, Dr. Liu was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests are in the general areas of process control theory and practice with emphasis on model predictive control, networked and distributed control, process monitoring, and real-time control of chemical processes and energy generation systems.

Professor Panagiotis Christofides obtained his PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1996 and he has been a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles since 2004. He is a fellow of various professional societies: the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Federation of Automatic Control and the IEEE. He is the author of numerous research papers, as well as two previous books published by Springer and has much experience of conference organization having served on various boards at various times, among them as the AIChE Director on the American Automatic Control Council.
Series Editors’ Foreword6
Preface9
Contents11
List of Figures15
List of Tables23
1 Introduction25
1.1 Motivation25
1.2 Tracking Versus Economic Model Predictive Control: A High-Level Overview28
1.3 Chemical Processes and Time-Varying Operation30
1.3.1 Catalytic Oxidation of Ethylene31
1.3.2 Continuously-Stirred Tank Reactor with Second-Order Reaction34
1.4 Objectives and Organization of the Book39
References41
2 Background on Nonlinear Systems, Control, and Optimization44
2.1 Notation44
2.2 Stability of Nonlinear Systems45
2.2.1 Lyapunov's Direct Method48
2.2.2 LaSalle's Invariance Principle49
2.3 Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems50
2.3.1 Control Lyapunov Functions50
2.3.2 Stabilization of Nonlinear Sampled-Data Systems52
2.3.3 Tracking Model Predictive Control57
2.3.4 Tracking Lyapunov-Based MPC59
2.4 Brief Review of Nonlinear and Dynamic Optimization60
2.4.1 Notation61
2.4.2 Definitions and Optimality Conditions62
2.4.3 Nonlinear Optimization Solution Strategies65
2.4.4 Dynamic Optimization69
References76
3 Brief Overview of EMPC Methods and Some Preliminary Results79
3.1 Background on EMPC Methods79
3.1.1 Class of Nonlinear Systems79
3.1.2 EMPC Methods81
3.2 Application of EMPC to a Chemical Process Example89
References93
4 Lyapunov-Based EMPC: Closed-Loop Stability, Robustness, and Performance96
4.1 Introduction96
4.2 Lyapunov-Based EMPC Design and Implementation97
4.2.1 Class of Nonlinear Systems97
4.2.2 Stabilizability Assumption97
4.2.3 LEMPC Formulation98
4.2.4 Implementation Strategy101
4.2.5 Satisfying State Constraints102
4.2.6 Extensions and Variants of LEMPC104
4.3 Closed-Loop Stability and Robustness Under LEMPC106
4.3.1 Synchronous Measurement Sampling106
4.3.2 Asynchronous and Delayed Sampling112
4.3.3 Application to a Chemical Process Example117
4.4 Closed-Loop Performance Under LEMPC125
4.4.1 Stabilizability Assumption125
4.4.2 Formulation and Implementation of the LEMPC with a Terminal Equality Constraint126
4.4.3 Closed-Loop Performance and Stability Analysis127
4.5 LEMPC with a Time-Varying Stage Cost133
4.5.1 Class of Economic Costs and Stabilizability Assumption133
4.5.2 The Union of the Stability Regions134
4.5.3 Formulation of LEMPC with Time-Varying Economic Cost137
4.5.4 Implementation Strategy139
4.5.5 Stability Analysis140
4.5.6 Application to a Chemical Process Example142
4.6 Conclusions153