Journal
CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE
Volume 139, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2023.105635
Keywords
Tennessee-Eastman process; Robust NMPC; State estimation; Plant-model mismatch
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This study applies the multi-scenario nonlinear model predictive control (MSc-NMPC) and multi-stage nonlinear model predictive control (MS-NMPC) to the Tennessee-Eastman (TE) challenge, using extended Kalman filter (EKF) and moving horizon estimation (MHE) as state estimators. The robust NMPC formulation ensures constraint violation prevention and close tracking of the process set-point under parameter uncertainty, even in cases where traditional NMPC leads to an unstable response. Unlike unconstrained state estimators like EKF, MHE considers process constraints in its formulation, overcoming the challenge of estimates falling outside the feasible region of the process. The additional computational time required for solving robust NMPC and MHE does not cause significant delays, demonstrating their applicability to complex industrial chemical processes.
This study presents the implementation of two discrete robust approaches to Non-linear Model Predictive Control (NMPC), multi-scenario NMPC (MSc-NMPC) and multi-stage NMPC (MS-NMPC), to the benchmark Tennessee-Eastman (TE) challenge, with Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) and Moving Horizon Estimation (MHE) as state estimators. The robust NMPC formulation results in closed-loop responses that prevent constraint violation and closely track the process set-point under parameter uncertainty, even in scenarios where traditional NMPC results in an unstable response for this process. Additionally, unconstrained state estimators such as EKF are unsuitable because the parameter uncertainty may cause estimates to fall outside the feasible region of the process, which ultimately destabilizes the process. MHE was able to overcome this challenge because it considers process constraints in its formulation. The additional computational time required to solve the robust NMPC formulations and MHE does not cause significant delays for the sampling time considered, demonstrating their applicability to challenging large-scale industrial chemical processes.
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