QL. True and False 3
Niederlinski index can be used to eliminate unfeasible pairings of variables at an early
stage in the design.
‘The use of the RGA to decide what control structure is best (i.e. choice of
manipulated variable and controlled variables), is not in fact effective.
- Niederlinski index is a necessary and sufficient condition for 2x2 system but only
necessary condition for 4x4
Niederlinski index applies only when integral action is used in all loops and the
setting of the controllers do have to be known.
For more than 2x2, if Nieder index is negative, the system will be unstable for
any controller settings and when it is positive, the system may or may not be stable
and further analysis is necessary.
For 3x3 system with P=4 and M2, the dimension of the dynamic mattix S is 12x9
For unconstrained MPC, K, can be evaluated offline (_)
In MPC/DMC applications, although Mf control moves are calculated, only the first
move is implemented (_)
MPC/DMC consists of 4 main elements: 1) reference trajectory toward the set-point,
2) process output prediction, control action sequence computation, error prediction
update( )
. Not all processes require MPC/DMC for effective performance, and only processes
with constrained, multivariable control problems involving difficult dynamics has
benefited the most of it(_)Qu
‘The following transfer function matrix has been identified for a distillation column.
12.8e* —-18,9e*
Gy=] 162051 21 0c)
10.9541 14.48+1
%) {@) For 1-1/2-2 loop paring, simulate the closed-loop system response to step change of 0.75 in
the yy set-point (no set-point change is desired in y,) Use
Ky = 047, 5 =3.26; K., =—0.088 , 1), =9.35
Y/) Ab) Design « steady-state de-coupler; simulate the closed-loop system response to a step change
of 0.75 in the y; set-point (no set-point change is desired in y:.) Use
K = 0.30, Wt), = 0.307; K,,=—0.05, 1/ty=0.107
?) Design a dynamic de-coupler; simulate the closed-loop system response to a step change of
0.75 in the y; set-point (no set-point change is desired in y,,) Use
K = 0.30, W/), = 0.307; K,=-0.05,, I/ty, =0.107
(4) Suppose that the ‘real process’ is:
Ise" -25e**
=| 15s] 16s+1
Go)=| Wea! Meet
9s+1 12541
Implement on this real process the same dynamic de-couplers used in part (c), along with the
same set of two-single loop controllers; compare the response to the same set-point change in
¥y1 with that obtained in part (c). Comment on the effect of plan/model mismatch on the
performance of this set of dynamic de-couplers.
Q Exted Bonus/ Simulate part (b) for the ease 0