Effect of Variations of Delays and Sensitivities in the Predictive Control MPC-GPC Applied to the Grinding in Mineral Concentrating Plant

Juan Tisza, David Ortega

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Abstract

In mining, the particle size obtained after grinding greatly influences the amount of mineral recovered, so to obtain an efficient operation with a reduction in production cost, the grinding circuit must have optimal control, however, the system is complex and has many input and output variables that interact with each other. This paper uses a 4x4 MIMO model that has been obtained by an experimental process and implements a model-based predictive control strategy (MPC) in the generalized predictive control (GPC) modality, with optimal control characteristics. The objective is to investigate the effect that occurs on the control due to degradations of the components of the grinding process, which is reflected in changes in the delays and the sensitivity of the transfer functions. The effects on control are evaluated in parameters such as overshoot, rise time, and disturbances in controlled variables caused by variations in delays and amplitudes in the transfer functions of the model. The effects presented and analyzed in the results section provide considerations that are of interest for tuning the control system, it also provides important criteria for plant operation and maintenance. The results have been obtained by simulation with Matlab.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728193779
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020 - Virtual, Lima, Peru
Duration: 3 Sep 20205 Sep 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020

Conference

Conference27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020
Country/TerritoryPeru
CityVirtual, Lima
Period3/09/205/09/20

Keywords

  • generalized predictive control (GPC)
  • Grinding circuit
  • MIMO control
  • model-based predictive control (MPC)

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