Hybrid control for a solar desalination plant

Abstract The AQUASOL solar desalination plant at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria (Spain) is based on a multi-effect desalination technology that combines gas and solar thermal energy to achieve a desired distillation flow. The process hybrid behavior involves interactions between continuous and discrete dynamics. This paper proposes a two-layer hierarchical scheme; the first layer decides the most suitable operating mode, and the second is for reaching local references.

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