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Dola Gobinda Padhan¹, Somanath Majhi

¹Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India. dola@iitg.ernet.in

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A new series cascade control strategy improves performance for integrating processes with time delays. This method uses two controllers and a setpoint filter for enhanced closed-loop control and disturbance rejection.

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Area of Science:

Process Control
Control Engineering
Automation Systems

Background:

Cascade control strategies are limited for integrating processes with time delays.
Enhancing closed-loop performance in such systems is a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel series cascade control structure for integrating processes with time delay.
To improve closed-loop performance and disturbance rejection capabilities.

Main Methods:

The proposed structure utilizes two controllers and a setpoint filter.
Inner loop controller designed using the Internal Model Control (IMC) approach.
Primary load disturbance rejection controller designed using a PID controller in series with a lead/lag compensator, based on desired closed-loop complementary sensitivity function.
Robustness analysis performed using Kharitonov's theorem.

Main Results:

Simulation results demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed control structure.
Satisfactory nominal performance achieved for integrating processes with time delay.
Robust performance demonstrated under various conditions.

Conclusions:

The novel series cascade control structure effectively enhances closed-loop performance for integrating processes with time delay.
The proposed method offers a viable solution for challenging control problems in industrial processes.
The controller design and robustness analysis provide a solid foundation for practical implementation.