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In this work, we propose a PID control strategy based on the genetic algorithm coupled with cubic spline interpolation method for the control of pH processes. The control scheme proposed in the present work consists of closed-loop identification based on the genetic algorithm and cubic spline method. First, we compute the parameters (KC, ΤI, ΤD) of the PID controller using relay feedback and apply these parameters to control the pH Process. Then approximate linear models corresponding to each pH range are obtained by the closed-loop identification based on closed-loop operation data. The optimal parameters of the PID controller at each pH region are then computed by using the genetic algorithm. From numerical simulations and control experiments we could achieve better control performance compared to the conventional fixed gain PID control method.
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This paper is dedicated to Professor Hyun-Ku Rhee on the occasion of his retirement from Seoul National University.
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Yeo, YK., Kwon, TI. Control of pH processes based on the genetic algorithm. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 21, 6–13 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02705374
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02705374