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Introduction To The Course "Advanced Process Control" (Controllo Dei Processi)

This document introduces an advanced process control course taught by Professor Gabriele Pannocchia at the University of Pisa. The course will cover topics like multivariable systems, model predictive control, systems identification, soft sensing, and performance monitoring. It will include lectures, exercises, homework assignments, and an oral exam. Students are provided course materials through the university's online learning system and can meet with the professor during scheduled office hours.

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Introduction To The Course "Advanced Process Control" (Controllo Dei Processi)

This document introduces an advanced process control course taught by Professor Gabriele Pannocchia at the University of Pisa. The course will cover topics like multivariable systems, model predictive control, systems identification, soft sensing, and performance monitoring. It will include lectures, exercises, homework assignments, and an oral exam. Students are provided course materials through the university's online learning system and can meet with the professor during scheduled office hours.

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Introduction to the course

Advanced Process Control


(Controllo dei Processi)

Prof. Gabriele Pannocchia

Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering (DICI)


University of Pisa, Italy
Email: gabriele.pannocchia@unipi.it

Second Year course, MS in Chemical Engineering


University of Pisa, Academic Year 2016-2017

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Outline

1 An overview on advanced process control problems

2 Course presentation
General information
Objectives and methodology
Syllabus
Course material
Student oce hours
Examination

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An example of multivariable process control system
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General information

Course teacher
Prof. Gabriele Pannocchia
Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering (former Dept. of Chemical
Engineering section)
Oce @ 2nd oor (1 oor down main entrance), room 201
Telephone: 050 2217 838
Email: gabriele.pannocchia@unipi.it
Web Site: http://www1.diccism.unipi.it/Pannocchia_Gabriele

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Objectives and methodology of the course

Course objectives
The course will allow the students to understand:
1 What are the process control issues and problems in large-scale,
multi-variable process systems
2 How a hierarchical planning, optimization and control system is
organized
3 How economic performance can be sustained

Course methodology
Lectures (about 70% of time)
Class exercises and simulation sessions (about 30% of time)
Homework assignments (Graded)

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Course syllabus (1/2)

Part I: Introduction to multivariable systems (15 hours)


1 Systems theory for multivariable systems (continuous time)
2 Interaction analysis and loop pairing techniques
3 Directionality, decouplers and robustness
4 Samples of conventional advanced control systems

Part II: Model Predictive Control (20 hours)


5 Systems theory for multivariable systems (discrete time)
6 Optimal LQR/LQG theory
7 MPC: theory and implementation
8 MPC: industrial examples

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Course syllabus (2/2)
Part III: Systems identication (8 hours)
9 Conventional data collection and identication methods
10 Advanced data collection
11 Advanced identication methods

Part IV: Soft sensing and inferential control (7 hours)


12 Product quality control issues
13 Soft sensors: theory and methods
14 Closed-loop consistency and soft sensor update

Part V: Performance monitoring (5 hours)


15 Monitoring issues and methods for regulatory controllers
16 Monitoring methods for MPC

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Course material (1/2)
Books
Babatunde A. Ogunnaike and William H. Ray Process
Dynamics,
Modeling, and
Control Oxford University Press, 1994.
Joo P. Hespanha. Linear
Systems
Theory. Princeton University Press,
2009.
James B. Rawlings and David Q. Mayne. Model
Predictive
Control:
Theory
and
Design. Nob Hill Publishing, 2009.
Jan M. Maciejowski. Predictive
Control
with
Constraints. Prentice Hall,
2002.
Lennart Ljung. System
Identication: Theory
for
the
User. Prentice Hall,
1999.
Yucai Zhu. Multivariable
System
Identication
for
Process
Control
Springer, 2001.
A. Brambilla. Distillation
Control
and
Optimization. Mc. Graw Hill
Education, 2014.

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Course material (2/2)

Lecture slides and additional material


The following material will be available incrementally at the Engineering
E-learning web site:
http://elearn.ing.unipi.it/course/view.php?id=880
Lecture slides
Simulation les
Scientic articles

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Student oce hours and list

Student oce hours


Students oce hours on Monday 14:00-16:00
Presence must be conrmed by email
Quick questions can also be asked/answered by email

Student list
Each student must be enrolled in the course at the E-learning site
All communications will be sent via email from E-learning (make sure
your address at E-learning is up to date)

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Examination

Examination scheme
Step 1 - Homeworks (Theory, Simulation): 50%
Step 2 - Oral exam (Theory): 50%

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