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Stability analysis and controller design in microbial continuous culture with discrete time delay
Xi Zhu1, Jinggui Gao, Enmin Feng
1School of Mathematical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
In this paper, stability analysis and controller design in microbial continuous culture with discrete time delay are studied. The dissimilation process of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol cannot avoid the disturbances caused by time delay. Time delay can limit and degrade the achievable performance of controlled systems, and even induce instability. Based on the biodynamic model, some properties of its solutions are discussed. In addition, we investigate how the time-delay affects the stability of the system. A linear matrix inequalities method is applied to find a feedback controller to ensure the stability of the closed-loop system. The simulation results indicate that this controller might be feasible for continuous bioprocess control.
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