METHOD FOR OPERATING A PROCESS PLANT, CONTROL SYSTEM AND PROCESS PLANT
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for operating a process plant, wherein the process plant is configured to perform at least one of substance modifications and substance conversions, with the aid of at least one of physical, chemical, biological, and nuclear effects, preferably, separation of air into nitrogen and/or oxygen and/or argon and/or other components included in air, said method comprising the following steps, performed by a control system comprising a model predictive controller having a control model: initialising the control model, based on a digital twin of the process plant, determining, based on the initialised control model, one or more setpoints for one or more parameters of one or more process components and/or units of the process plant; and providing the one or more setpoints to control the process plant. The invention also relates to a method comprising adapting the control model based on a digital twin of the process plant.
Inventors 4
- Jan C. Schulze Aachen author as filed: Schulze, Jan
- Alexander Mitsos Aachen author as filed: Mitsos, Alexander
- Andreas Peschel Aachen author as filed: Peschel, Andreas
- Ecker, Anna-Maria
Inventors are linked to an Aachen author when surname and first name match exactly one author.
Applicants
- Linde GmbH
- Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen RWTH Aachen University
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