Implementation of an economic MPC with robustly optimal steady-state behavior

Abstract Designing an economic model predictive control (EMPC) algorithm that asymptotically achieves the optimal performance in presence of plant-model mismatch is still an open problem. Starting from previous work, we elaborate an EMPC algorithm using the offset-free formulation from tracking MPC algorithms in combination with modifier-adaptation technique from the real-time optimization (RTO) field. The augmented state used for offset-free design is estimated using a Moving Horizon Estimator formulation, and we also propose a method to estimate the required plant steady-state gradients using a subspace identification algorithm. Then, we show how the proposed formulation behaves on a simple illustrative example.

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