Model predictive control of air pollution control processes
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05B-013/02
G05D-007/00
출원번호
UP-0927243
(2004-08-27)
등록번호
US-7536232
(2009-07-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Boyden, Scott A.
Piche, Stephen
출원인 / 주소
ALSTOM Technology Ltd
대리인 / 주소
Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP.
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A controller for directing operation of an air pollution control system performing a process to control emissions of a pollutant has multiple process parameters (MPPs). One or more of the MPPs is a controllable process parameter (CTPP) and one of the MPPs is an amount of the pollutant (AOP) emitted
A controller for directing operation of an air pollution control system performing a process to control emissions of a pollutant has multiple process parameters (MPPs). One or more of the MPPs is a controllable process parameter (CTPP) and one of the MPPs is an amount of the pollutant (AOP) emitted by the system. A defined AOP value (AOPV) represents an objective or limit on an actual value (AV) of the emitted AOP. The controller includes either a neural network process model or a non-neural network process model representing a relationship between each CTPP and the emitted AOP. A control processor has the logic to predict, based on the model, how changes to the current value of each CTPP will affect a future AV of emitted AOP, to select one of the changes in one CTPP based on the predicted affect of that change and on the AOPV, and to direct control of the one CTPP in accordance with the selected change for that CTPP.
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We claim: 1. A controller for directing operation of an air pollution control system performing a process to control emissions of a pollutant, having multiple process parameters (MPPs), one or more of the MPPs being a controllable process parameters (CTPPs) and one of the MPPs being an amount of th
We claim: 1. A controller for directing operation of an air pollution control system performing a process to control emissions of a pollutant, having multiple process parameters (MPPs), one or more of the MPPs being a controllable process parameters (CTPPs) and one of the MPPs being an amount of the pollutant (AOP) emitted by the system, and having a defined AOP value (AOPV) representing an objective or limit on an actual value (AV) of the emitted AOP, comprising: one of a neural network process model and a non-neural network process model representing a relationship between each of the at least one CTPP and the emitted AOP; and a control processor configured with the logic to predict, based on the one model, how changes to a current value of each of at least one of the one or more CTPPs will affect a future AV of emitted AOP, to select one of the changes in one of the at least one CTPP based on the predicted affect of that change and on the AOPV, and to direct control of the one CTPP in accordance with the selected change for that CTPP. 2. The controller according to claim 1, wherein: the one model represents non-linear relationships between each of the at least one CTPP and the emitted AOP. 3. The controller according to claim 1, wherein: the one model is a non-neural network process model; and the control processor is further configured with the logic to derive the one model based on empirical data representing prior AVs of the MPPs. 4. The controller according to claim 1, further comprising: a data storage medium configured to store historical data corresponding to prior AVs of the emitted AOP; wherein the control processor is further configured with the logic to select the one change in the one CTPP based also on the stored historical data. 5. The controller according to claim 1, wherein: the one model includes one of a first principle model, a hybrid model, and a regression model. 6. The controller according to claim 1, wherein: the control processor is configured with the further logic to predict, based on the one model, how the changes to the current value of each of the at least one CTPP will also affect a future value of a non-process parameter. 7. The controller according to claim 6, wherein: the non-process parameter is a parameter associated with the operation of the system to perform the process. 8. The controller according to claim 1, wherein: the control processor is configured with the further logic to select the one change in the one CTPP based also on a non-process parameter. 9. The controller according to claim 8, wherein: the non-process parameter is a parameter associated with the operation of the system to perform the process. 10. The controller according to claim 1, wherein: the system is a wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) system that receives SO2 laden wet flue gas, applies limestone slurry to remove SO2 from the received SO2 laden wet flue gas and thereby control emissions of SO2, and exhausts desulfurized flue gas; the at least one CTPP includes one or more of a parameter corresponding to a pH of the limestone slurry applied and a parameter corresponding to a distribution of the limestone slurry applied; and the AOP is an amount of SO2 in the exhausted desulfurized flue gas. 11. The controller according to claim 10, wherein: the WFGD system also applies oxidation air to crystallize the SO2 removed from the received SO2 laden wet flue gas and thereby produce gypsum as a by-product of the removal of the SO2 from the received SO2 laden wet flue gas; the at least one CTPP includes one or more of the parameter corresponding to the pH of the limestone slurry applied, the parameter corresponding to the distribution of the limestone slurry applied, and a parameter corresponding to an amount of the oxidation air applied; the control processor is configured with the further logic to also predict, based on the one model, how changes to the current value of each of the at least one CTPP will affect a future quality of the produced gypsum by-product, and to select the one change in the one CTPP based also on a quality limit on the produced gypsum by-product. 12. The controller according to claim 1, wherein: the system is a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system that receives NOx laden flue gas, applies ammonia and dilution air to remove NOx from the received NOx laden flue gas and thereby control emissions of NOx, and exhausts reduced NOx flue gas; the at least one CTPP includes one or more of a parameter corresponding to an amount of the ammonia being applied; and the AOP is an amount of NOx in the exhausted flue gas. 13. The controller according to claim 12, wherein: the control processor is configured with the further logic to also predict, based on the one model, how changes to the current value of the parameter will affect a future amount of NOx in the exhausted flue gas, and to select the one change based on a limit on the amount of NOx in the exhausted flue gas. 14. A method for directing performance of a process to control emissions of an air pollutant, having multiple process parameters (MPPs), one or more of the MPPs being controllable process parameters (CTPP) and one of the MPPs being an amount of the pollutant (AOP) emitted by the system, and having a defined AOP value (AOPV) representing an objective or limit on an actual value (AV) of the emitted AOP, comprising: predicting how changes to a current value of at least one of the one or more CTPPs will affect a future AV of emitted AOP, based on one of a neural network process model and a non-neural network process model representing a relationship between each of the at least one CTPP and the emitted AOP; selecting one of the changes in one of the at least one CTPP based on the predicted affect of that change and on the AOPV; and directing control of the one CTPP in accordance with the selected change for that CTPP. 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the one model is a non-neural network process model, and further comprising: deriving the one model based on empirical data representing prior AVs of the MPPs. 16. The method according to claim 14, further comprising: storing historical data corresponding to prior AVs of the emitted AOP; wherein the one change in the one CTPP is selected based also on the stored historical data. 17. The method according to claim 14, wherein: the one model includes one of a first principle model, a hybrid model, and a regression model. 18. The method according to claim 14, further comprising: predicting, based on the one model, how the changes to the current value of each of the at least one CTPP will also affect a future value of a non-process parameter. 19. The method according to claim 18, wherein: the non-process parameter is a parameter associated with the performance of the process. 20. The method according to claim 18, wherein: the one change in the one CTPP is selected based also on a non-process parameter. 21. The method according to claim 14, wherein: the process is a wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) process that applies limestone slurry to remove SO2 from SO2 laden wet flue gas, and thereby control emissions of SO2, and exhausts desulfurized flue gas; the at least one CTPP includes one or more of a parameter corresponding to a pH of the limestone slurry applied and a parameter corresponding to a distribution of the limestone slurry applied; and the AOP is an amount of SO2 in the exhausted desulfurized flue gas. 22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the WFGD process also applies oxidation air to crystallize the SO2 removed from the SO2 laden wet flue gas and thereby produce gypsum as a by-product of the removal of the SO2 from the SO2 laden wet flue gas, and the at least one CTPP includes one or more of the parameter corresponding to the pH of the limestone slurry applied, the parameter corresponding to the distribution of the limestone slurry applied, and a parameter corresponding to an amount of the oxidation air applied, and further comprising: predicting, based on the one model, how changes to the current value of each of the at least one CTPP will affect a future quality of the produced gypsum by-product; wherein the one change in the one CTPP is selected based also on a quality limit on the produced gypsum by-product. 23. The method according to claim 14, wherein: the process is a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) process that applies ammonia and dilution air to remove NOx from NOx laden flue gas and thereby control emissions of NOx, and exhausts reduced NOx flue gas; the at least one CTPP includes a parameter corresponding to an amount of the ammonia applied; and the AOP is an amount of NOx in the exhausted flue gas. 24. The method according to claim 23, further comprising: predicting, based on the one model, how changes to the current value of the parameter will affect a future amount of NOx in the exhausted flue gas; wherein the one change is selected based on a limit on the amount of NOx in the exhausted flue gas.
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