Abstract
This paper presents the OptoEcon-Toolbox, a modular software environment for the simulation of chemical and energy processes, and their control using optimizing sampled-data controllers. Key features of this toolbox are modularity, which allows the realization of general multi-layer control architectures, and interfaces to powerful numerical software, which allows the usage of controller and plant surrogate models formulated in different modeling languages such as Modelica or gPROMS. The capability of this toolbox is illustrated in a case study of an industrial copolymerization process.
Zusammenfassung
Der Beitrag stellt die OptoEcon-Toolbox vor, eine modulare Softwareumgebung für die Simulation verfahrens- und energietechnischer Prozesse, und deren Regelung mit abtastenden optimierenden Reglern. Wesentliche Merkmale der Toolbox sind der modulare Aufbau, wodurch beliebige Mehrebenen-Regelungsstrukturen realisiert werden können, sowie die Anbindung an leistungsfähige Numerik-Software, welche es erlaubt, die Regler- und Anlagenersatzmodelle in verschiedenen Modellierungssprachen wie beispielsweise Modelica oder gPROMS zu erstellen. Die Leistungsfähigkeit der Softwareumgebung wird an einem industriellen Copolymerisationsprozess demonstriert.
About the authors
Dipl.-Ing. David Elixmann is a process engineer with BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. From 2008–2013 he was a research assistant at the Chair of Process Systems Engineering (PT) of RWTH Aachen University. He received his degree in mechanical engineering with specialisation in process systems engineering from RWTH Aachen University. Current address: BASF SE, GTE/AP, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany.
AVT-Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstr. 46, 52064 Aachen, Germany
Dipl.-Ing. Jennifer Puschke is a research assistant at the Chair of Process Systems Engineering (PT) of RWTH Aachen University since 2012. She received her degree in mechanical engineering with specialisation in process systems engineering from RWTH Aachen University.
AVT-Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstr. 46, 52064 Aachen, Germany
Dipl.-Ing. Holger Scheu is a research assistant at the Chair of Process Systems Engineering (PT) of RWTH Aachen University since 2008. He received his degree in engineering cybernetics from the University of Stuttgart.
AVT-Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstr. 46, 52064 Aachen, Germany
Dipl.-Ing. René Schneider is a research assistant at the Chair of Process Systems Engineering (PT) of RWTH Aachen University since 2009. He received his degree in systems engineering and engineering cybernetics from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg.
AVT-Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstr. 46, 52064 Aachen, Germany
Dipl.-Ing. Inga J. Wolf is a research assistant at the Chair of Process Systems Engineering (PT) of RWTH Aachen University since 2009. She received her degree in mechanical engineering with specialisation in process systems engineering from RWTH Aachen University.
AVT-Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstr. 46, 52064 Aachen, Germany
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt is the head of the Chair of Process Systems Engineering (PT) at RWTH Aachen University. His main field of work is modelling and simulation in process engineering, model-based process design and optimization-based control.
AVT-Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstr. 46, 52064 Aachen, Germany
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