CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A control system for controlling a complex, real process of a controlled system, comprising:
- a process control system;
a set of controllers comprisingcontrollers which were previously active, andat least one active controller;
a principal controller configured fortraining simulators that are for simulating the controlled system,developing the set of controllers,testing the set of controllers on the simulators in order to find a best controller, andcomparing the best controller with the at least one active controller for determining whether to replace the active controller with the best controller,wherein the control system is hierarchically split into a plurality of levels comprisinga first level that is implemented by the controlled system and represents the complex, real process that is to be controlled,a second level that is realized by the process control system and represents an interface to the complex, real process that is to be controlled,a third level that is realized by the at least one active controller and represents control of the complex, real process that is to be controlled, anda fourth level that is realized by the principal controller and represents a superordinate supervisor.
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Abstract
A control system (1) for a complex process, particularly for controlling a combustion process in a power plant, a waste incinerator plant, or a cement plant, has a controlled system (14) and at least one controller (36), wherein the control system (1) is divided hierarchically into various levels (10, 20, 30, 40). The first level (10) represents the complex, real process to be controlled and is implemented by the controlled system (14). The second level (20) represents an interface to the process and is implemented by a process control system. The third level (30) represents the control of the process and is implemented by the at least one active controller (36). The fourth level (40) represents a superordinate overview and is implemented by a principal controller (44).
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17 Claims
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1. A control system for controlling a complex, real process of a controlled system, comprising:
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a process control system; a set of controllers comprising controllers which were previously active, and at least one active controller; a principal controller configured for training simulators that are for simulating the controlled system, developing the set of controllers, testing the set of controllers on the simulators in order to find a best controller, and comparing the best controller with the at least one active controller for determining whether to replace the active controller with the best controller, wherein the control system is hierarchically split into a plurality of levels comprising a first level that is implemented by the controlled system and represents the complex, real process that is to be controlled, a second level that is realized by the process control system and represents an interface to the complex, real process that is to be controlled, a third level that is realized by the at least one active controller and represents control of the complex, real process that is to be controlled, and a fourth level that is realized by the principal controller and represents a superordinate supervisor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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