%0 Journal Article %1 Sanchis2009b %A Sanchis, Roberto %A Pe\ narrocha, Ignacio %D 2009 %I Elsevier Ltd %J Journal of Process Control %K adaptive control,industrial control,tile control,water event-driven measurements,feedforward spraying temperature %N 7 %P 1073--1081 %R 10.1016/j.jprocont.2009.01.007 %T Control of a ceramic tiles cooling process based on water spraying %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jprocont.2009.01.007 http://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/handle/10234/43718 http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0959152409000249 %V 19 %X The control of the surface temperature of ceramic tiles in a real industrial production line is developed. The process consists of a transportation band that carries the hot tiles through a water sprayer whose objective is to reduce its temperature. Two input signals can be modified: the velocity of the transporta- tion band and the flow rate of the sprayer. In order to control the outlet surface temperature, the quantity of water deposited (and hence evaporated) per tile, that is a static function of the velocity and the flow rate, is used as the control input. The inlet temperature has a tile to tile fast pattern variation and a slow average change. First, the experimental identification of the process model is carried out. Then a feedback PI controller based on the measurement of the outlet temperature is then tested, showing a good average tracking, but a poor compensation of the fast variations. An adaptive feedforward control based on the measurement of the inlet and outlet temperatures is developed and also tested in the plant, showing a much better performance, but a higher cost. Finally, a disturbance observer based feedforward control is tested, showing an intermediate performance and cost. 

@article{Sanchis2009b, abstract = {The control of the surface temperature of ceramic tiles in a real industrial production line is developed. The process consists of a transportation band that carries the hot tiles through a water sprayer whose objective is to reduce its temperature. Two input signals can be modified: the velocity of the transporta- tion band and the flow rate of the sprayer. In order to control the outlet surface temperature, the quantity of water deposited (and hence evaporated) per tile, that is a static function of the velocity and the flow rate, is used as the control input. The inlet temperature has a tile to tile fast pattern variation and a slow average change. First, the experimental identification of the process model is carried out. Then a feedback PI controller based on the measurement of the outlet temperature is then tested, showing a good average tracking, but a poor compensation of the fast variations. An adaptive feedforward control based on the measurement of the inlet and outlet temperatures is developed and also tested in the plant, showing a much better performance, but a higher cost. Finally, a disturbance observer based feedforward control is tested, showing an intermediate performance and cost. }, added-at = {2013-03-23T10:56:50.000+0100}, author = {Sanchis, Roberto and Pe\ {n}arrocha, Ignacio}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d0c8b416938b37b606316f61ee9ed7e3/ipenarro}, doi = {10.1016/j.jprocont.2009.01.007}, file = {:X$\backslash$:/PDF files/zotero/storage/X8M2C8CD/Sanchis and Pe\~{n}arrocha - 2009 - Control of a ceramic tiles cooling process based o.pdf:pdf}, interhash = {c66caf0b09031ed95810bf4e24a280bb}, intrahash = {d0c8b416938b37b606316f61ee9ed7e3}, issn = {0959-1524}, journal = {Journal of Process Control}, keywords = {adaptive control,industrial control,tile control,water event-driven measurements,feedforward spraying temperature}, month = jul, number = 7, pages = {1073--1081}, publisher = {Elsevier Ltd}, timestamp = {2013-03-23T10:56:52.000+0100}, title = {{Control of a ceramic tiles cooling process based on water spraying}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jprocont.2009.01.007 http://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/handle/10234/43718 http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0959152409000249}, volume = 19, year = 2009 }