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Integration <strong>of</strong> Advanced <strong>Model</strong> Based Controlwith Industrial ITRüdiger Franke 1 <strong>and</strong> Jens Doppelhamer 21 ABB AG, Power Generation, Mannheim, GermanyRuediger.Franke@de.abb.com2 ABB Corporate Research, Ladenburg, GermanyJens.Doppelhamer@de.abb.comSummary. Advanced model based control is a promising technology that can improvethe productivity <strong>of</strong> industrial processes. In order to find its way into regular applications,advanced control must be integrated with the industrial control systems. Moderncontrol systems, on the other h<strong>and</strong>, need to extend the reach <strong>of</strong> traditional automationsystems – beyond control <strong>of</strong> the process – to also cover the increasing amount <strong>of</strong>information technology (IT) required to successfully operate industrial processes in today’sbusiness markets. The Industrial IT System 800xA from ABB provides a scalablesolution that spans <strong>and</strong> integrates loop, unit, area, plant, <strong>and</strong> interplant controls.This paper introduces the 800xA <strong>and</strong> the underlying Aspect Object technology.It is shown how model knowledge <strong>and</strong> optimization solver technology are integratedinto the 800xA framework. This way, advanced model based control solutions canbesetupinanopen<strong>and</strong>modularlystructuredway.Newmodel<strong>and</strong>solveraspectscan be combined with available aspects covering st<strong>and</strong>ard functionality like processconnectivity, management <strong>of</strong> process data, trend&history data <strong>and</strong> application data,as well as operator graphics.A <strong>Nonlinear</strong> <strong>Model</strong>-based <strong>Predictive</strong> Controller (NMPC) for power plant start-up istreated as example. This paper discusses how NMPC can be integrated with a moderncontrol system so that st<strong>and</strong>ard concepts are re-used for this advanced model basedcontrol concept.1 IntroductionDuring the last decades, several advanced control technologies have been developed,including adaptive control, fuzzy control <strong>and</strong> neuro control. While each<strong>of</strong> these technologies <strong>of</strong>fers advantages over classical control methods, PID controllersstill dominate the vast majority <strong>of</strong> industrial applications.One reason for the lack <strong>of</strong> mainstream use <strong>of</strong> advanced control technologies isseen in the fact that they require specialized engineering knowledge <strong>and</strong> tools.Normally, specialized experts are required to apply advanced control methods. Abetter integration <strong>of</strong> advanced control technologies with regular control systemsis seen as a key factor for improved acceptance.<strong>Nonlinear</strong> model based control (NMPC) has received much attention duringthe last years. The technology has several advantages from a control point <strong>of</strong>view: it accommodates nonlinear, multi-variable problems with state constraints.R. Findeisen et al. (Eds.): <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Future</strong> <strong>Directions</strong>, LNCIS 358, pp. 399–406, 2007.springerlink.com c○ Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007

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