Apparatus and method for controlling autotroph cultivation
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01N-015/06
G01N-033/00
G01N-033/48
출원번호
US-0985061
(2011-01-05)
등록번호
US-8478444
(2013-07-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Fuxman, Adrian M.
Tixier, Sebastien
Stewart, Gregory E.
Haran, Frank M.
Backstrom, Johan U.
Gerbrandt, Kelsey
출원인 / 주소
Honeywell ASCa Inc.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
6
초록▼
A method includes receiving at least one measurement of a dissolved carbon dioxide concentration of a mixture of fluid containing an autotrophic organism. The method also includes determining an adjustment to one or more manipulated variables using the at least one measurement. The method further in
A method includes receiving at least one measurement of a dissolved carbon dioxide concentration of a mixture of fluid containing an autotrophic organism. The method also includes determining an adjustment to one or more manipulated variables using the at least one measurement. The method further includes generating one or more signals to modify the one or more manipulated variables based on the determined adjustment. The one or more manipulated variables could include a carbon dioxide flow rate, an air flow rate, a water temperature, and an agitation level for the mixture. At least one model relates the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration to one or more manipulated variables, and the adjustment could be determined by using the at least one model to drive the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration to at least one target that optimize a goal function. The goal function could be to optimize biomass growth rate, nutrient removal and/or lipid production.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus comprising: a controller configured to receive measurements from multiple sensors, apply at least one lag to the measurements from at least one of the sensors, and determine how to adjust one or more manipulated variables to control multiple controlled variables using the measurement
1. An apparatus comprising: a controller configured to receive measurements from multiple sensors, apply at least one lag to the measurements from at least one of the sensors, and determine how to adjust one or more manipulated variables to control multiple controlled variables using the measurements, the one or more manipulated variables and the controlled variables associated with a mixture of fluid containing at least an autotrophic organism;wherein the controlled variables include a dissolved carbon dioxide concentration of the mixture;wherein the one or more manipulated variables include a carbon dioxide flow rate for the mixture; andwherein the at least one lag is defined based on different response times of two or more controlled variables to a change in the one or more manipulated variables. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controlled variables further include a pH level of the mixture. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more manipulated variables further include at least one of: an air flow rate, a water temperature, a macronutrients dosing, a micronutrients dosing, and an agitation level for the mixture. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to provide one or more control signals to one or more actuators associated with the one or more manipulated variables. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the controller is further configured to determine how to adjust the one or more manipulated variables based in part on one or more disturbance variables; andthe one or more disturbance variables include at least one of: an ambient light intensity, an ambient temperature, a fluid composition, algae speciation, a wind condition, a presence of one or more predators, and a presence of bacteria. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the autotrophic organism is algae. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the controller is configured to use at least one model that relates the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration to the one or more manipulated variables;the controller is configured to use the at least one model to adjust the one or more manipulated variables to drive the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration to at least one target that optimizes a goal function; andthe goal function is to optimize at least one of: biomass growth rate, nutrient removal, and lipid production. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to optimize the goal function by: optimizing the one or more manipulated variables to drive the controlled variables to at least one target; andcalculating a value for the at least one target that optimizes the goal function. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine how to adjust the one or more manipulated variables using one of: a linear program optimization and a quadratic program optimization. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to update a model based on measured changes to the controlled variables upon adjustment to the one or more manipulated variables. 11. A method comprising: receiving, at a controller, measurements from multiple sensors including measurements of a dissolved carbon dioxide concentration of a mixture of fluid containing at least an autotrophic organism;applying at least one lag to the measurements from at least one of the sensors;determining an adjustment to one or more manipulated variables to control multiple controlled variables using the measurements; andgenerating one or more signals to modify the one or more manipulated variables based on the determined adjustment;wherein the controlled variables include the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration of the mixture;wherein the one or more manipulated variables include a carbon dioxide flow rate for the mixture; andwherein the at least one lag is defined based on different response times of two or more controlled variables to a change in the one or more manipulated variables. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the measurements further include measurements of a pH level of the mixture. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more manipulated variables further include at least one of: an air flow rate, a water temperature, and an agitation level for the mixture. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein: at least one model relates the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration to the one or more manipulated variables;determining the adjustment includes using the at least one model to adjust the one or more manipulated variables to drive the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration to at least one target that optimizes a goal function; andthe goal function is to optimize at least one of: biomass growth rate, nutrient removal, and lipid production. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the mixture of fluid includes at least one of: fresh water, salt water and wastewater. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein: the adjustment to the one or more manipulated variables is based in part on one or more disturbance variables; andthe one or more disturbance variables include at least one of: an ambient light intensity, an ambient temperature, a fluid composition, algae speciation, a wind condition, a presence of one or more predators, and a presence of bacteria. 17. The method of claim 11, wherein the autotrophic organism is algae. 18. The method of claim 11, wherein determining the adjustment comprises determining how to adjust the one or more manipulated variables using one of: a linear program optimization and a quadratic program optimization. 19. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising: computer readable program code for receiving, at a controller, measurements from multiple sensors including measurements of a dissolved carbon dioxide concentration of a mixture of fluid containing at least an autotrophic organism;computer readable program code for applying at least one lag to the measurements from at least one of the sensors;computer readable program code for determining an adjustment to one or more manipulated variables to control multiple controlled variables using the measurements; andcomputer readable program code for generating one or more control signals to modify the one or more manipulated variables based on the determined adjustment;wherein the controlled variables include the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration of the mixture;wherein the one or more manipulated variables include a carbon dioxide flow rate for the mixture; andwherein the at least one lag is defined based on different response times of two or more controlled variables to a change in the one or more manipulated variables. 20. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the measurements further include measurements of a pH level of the mixture. 21. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the one or more manipulated variables further include at least one of: an air flow rate, a temperature, and an agitation level for the mixture. 22. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein: at least one model relates the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration to the one or more manipulated variables;the computer readable program code for determining the adjustment includes computer readable program code for using the at least one model to determine how to adjust the one or more manipulated variables to drive the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration to at least one target that optimizes a goal function; andthe goal function is to optimize at least one of: biomass growth rate, nutrient removal, and lipid production. 23. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to receive measurements from a pH sensor, a dissolved oxygen sensor, a dissolved carbon dioxide sensor, a chlorophyll sensor, a conductivity sensor, a temperature sensor, a macronutrients sensor, and a turbidity sensor.
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