Generalized predictive control and tuning of industrial processes with second order plus dead time models

Abstract In this paper, an extension of the modified generalized predictive control (GPC) algorithm and a tuning strategy is presented. To take the plant dynamics such as under damped behavior and the effect of zeros into account, extension to the second order plus dead time (SOPDT) of the first order plus dead time (FOPDT) modified GPC method is proposed. It is shown that this method is computationally undemanding. Also, implementation is more straightforward than conventional GPC algorithms. Moreover, the proposed tuning strategy enables a fast implementation of the GPC with regard to nominal stability and desired performance. The simplicity of this strategy and its wide applicability makes it readily accessible to practitioners for utilization. Multiple simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

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