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  • Renewable Energy Engineering
  • Biomass Conversion Technologies
  • Control Systems

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  • Biogas plants offer dispatchable electricity generation, crucial for grid stability.
  • Integrating biogas with variable renewables like wind and solar requires flexible operation.
  • Current biogas plant feeding strategies often lack demand-responsiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a practical, integrated model predictive control (MPC) system.
  • To enable load-flexible, demand-orientated biogas production.
  • To assess the applicability of the MPC system on full-scale biogas plants.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of an integrated model predictive control (MPC) strategy.
  • Real-world laboratory testing on a full-scale biogas plant over 36 days.
  • Adjustment of biogas production to match predicted electricity demand.

Main Results:

  • Consistent achievement of biogas production aligned with demand.
  • Mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) below 20% for demand vs. production.
  • Demonstrated practical feasibility with minimal adjustments to existing technology.

Conclusions:

  • The developed MPC system enables flexible and demand-driven biogas production.
  • The control strategy shows high potential for widespread adoption in full-scale biogas plants.
  • This approach enhances the role of biogas in stabilizing grids with high renewable energy penetration.