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A guide to all practical aspects of building, implementing, managing, and maintaining MPC applications in industrial plants Multivariable Predictive Control: Applications in Industry provides engineers with a thorough understanding of all practical aspects of multivariate predictive control (MPC) applications, as well as expert guidance on how to derive maximum benefit from those systems. Short on theory and long on step-by-step information, it covers everything plant process engineers and control engineers need to know about building, deploying, and managing MPC applications in their companies. MPC has more than proven itself to be one the most important tools for optimising plant operations on an ongoing basis. Companies, worldwide, across a range of industries are successfully using MPC systems to optimise materials and utility consumption, reduce waste, minimise pollution, and maximise production. Unfortunately, due in part to the lack of practical references, plant engineers are often at a loss as to how to manage and maintain MPC systems once the applications have been installed and the consultants and vendors' reps have left the plant. Written by a chemical engineer with two decades of experience in operations and technical services at petrochemical companies, this book fills that regrettable gap in the professional literature.-Provides a cost-benefit analysis of typical MPC projects and reviews commercially available MPC software packages -Details software implementation steps, as well as techniques for successfully evaluating and monitoring software performance once it has been installed -Features case studies and real-world examples from industries, worldwide, illustrating the advantages and common pitfalls of MPC systems -Describes MPC application failures in an array of companies, exposes the root causes of those failures, and offers proven safeguards and corrective measures for avoiding similar failures Multivariable Predictive Control: Applications in Industry is an indispensable resource for plant process engineers and control engineers working in chemical plants, petrochemical companies, and oil refineries in which MPC systems already are operational, or where MPC implementations are being considering.
Introduction of Model Predictive Control -- Theoretical Base of MPC -- Historical Development of Different MPC Technology -- MPC Implementation Steps -- Cost-Benefit Analysis of MPC before Implementation -- Assessment of Regulatory Base Control Layer in Plants -- Functional Design of MPC Controllers -- Preliminary Process Test and Step Test -- Model Building and System Identification -- Soft Sensors -- Offline Simulation -- Online Deployment of MPC Application in Real Plants -- Online Controller Tuning -- Why Do Some MPC Applications Fail? -- MPC Performance Monitoring -- Commercial MPC Vendors and Applications.
Includes bibliographical references and index.