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<p>The wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is a complex system due to its non-linearity, time-variance and multiple time scales in its dynamics among others. The most important control parameter in a WWTP is the dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration. The tracking problem of the DO concentration is one of the most fundamental issues in biological wastewater treatment. Proper control of DO concentration is necessary to achieve adequate biological conditions for microorganisms in the WWTP. Aeration is an important process to achieve those conditions, but it is expensive. It was performed using an aeration system, which includes blowers, pipelines and diffusers. This paper presents a new approach to designing a non-linear control system for controlling DO concentration using an adaptive backstepping algorithm. A model of biological processes and aeration system were applied in designing the control system. Simulation tests of the control system were performed and very good results on control were obtained. The proposed solution has proved to be effective and computationally efficient.</p>
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The wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is a complex system due to its non-linearity, time-variance and multiple time scales in its dynamics among others. The most important control parameter in a WWTP is the dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration. The tracking problem of the DO concentration is one of the most fundamental issues in biological wastewater treatment. Proper control of DO concentration is necessary to achieve adequate biological conditions for microorganisms in the WWTP. Aeration is an important process to achieve those conditions, but it is expensive. It was performed using an aeration system, which includes blowers, pipelines and diffusers. This paper presents a new approach to designing a non-linear control system for controlling DO concentration using an adaptive backstepping algorithm. A model of biological processes and aeration system were applied in designing the control system. Simulation tests of the control system were performed and very good results on control were obtained. The proposed solution has proved to be effective and computationally efficient.

A New Approach to Designing Control of Dissolved Oxygen and Aeration System in Sequencing Batch Reactor by Applied Backstepping Control Algorithm

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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The wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is a complex system due to its non-linearity, time-variance and multiple time scales in its dynamics among others. The...

A New Approach to Designing Control of Dissolved Oxygen and Aeration System in Sequencing Batch Reactor by Applied Backstepping Control Algorithm

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Dez. 2023

Seitenbereich: 605 - 612

Eingereicht: 25. Jan. 2023

Akzeptiert: 16. Juni 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2023-0070

Schlüsselwörter
aeration system, backstepping control algorithm, dissolved oxygen, non-linear system, wastewater treatment plant, SBR

© 2023 Michał Kolankowski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A New Approach to Designing Control of Dissolved Oxygen and Aeration System in Sequencing Batch Reactor by Applied Backstepping Control Algorithm

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Dez. 2023

Seitenbereich: 605 - 612

Eingereicht: 25. Jan. 2023

Akzeptiert: 16. Juni 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2023-0070

Schlüsselwörteraeration system, backstepping control algorithm, dissolved oxygen, non-linear system, wastewater treatment plant, SBR

© 2023 Michał Kolankowski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
aeration system, backstepping control algorithm, dissolved oxygen, non-linear system, wastewater treatment plant, SBR