Cost based control of air pollution control
First Claim
1. A controller for controlling an air pollution control (APC) process, in which a consumable is required to control emissions of a pollutant, the APC process having multiple process parameters (MPPs), one or more of the MPPs being controllable process parameters (CTPPs) and one of the MPPs being an amount of the pollutant (AOP) emitted, and having a defined AOP value (AOPV) representing a limit on an actual value (AV) of the emitted AOP, comprising:
- an interface configured to receive a value corresponding to a unit cost of the consumable; and
a control processor configured with logic (i) to determine a first cost of performing the APC process based on the received value corresponding to the unit cost of the consumable and on a first respective value of each of at least one of the MPPs, and a second cost of performing the APC process based on the received value corresponding to the unit cost of the consumable and on a second respective value, different than the first respective value, of each of the at least one MPP, and (ii) to direct control of at least one of the one or more CTPPs based on a current value of that CTPP and either the determined first process performance cost or the determined second process performance cost.
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Abstract
A controller for directing operation of an air pollution control (APC) system, requires a consumable to perform a process to control emissions of a pollutant. The process has multiple process parameters (MPPs). One or more of the MPPs is a controllable process parameters (CTPPs) and one of the MPPs is an amount of the pollutant (AOP) emitted by the system. A defined AOP value (AOPV) represents a limit on an actual value (AV) of the emitted AOP. An interface receives a value corresponding to a unit cost of the consumable. A control processor determines the cost of operating the system based on the received value corresponding to the unit cost of the consumable, and directs control of at least one of CTPPs based on the current value of that CTPP and the determined operating cost.
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1. A controller for controlling an air pollution control (APC) process, in which a consumable is required to control emissions of a pollutant, the APC process having multiple process parameters (MPPs), one or more of the MPPs being controllable process parameters (CTPPs) and one of the MPPs being an amount of the pollutant (AOP) emitted, and having a defined AOP value (AOPV) representing a limit on an actual value (AV) of the emitted AOP, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive a value corresponding to a unit cost of the consumable; and a control processor configured with logic (i) to determine a first cost of performing the APC process based on the received value corresponding to the unit cost of the consumable and on a first respective value of each of at least one of the MPPs, and a second cost of performing the APC process based on the received value corresponding to the unit cost of the consumable and on a second respective value, different than the first respective value, of each of the at least one MPP, and (ii) to direct control of at least one of the one or more CTPPs based on a current value of that CTPP and either the determined first process performance cost or the determined second process performance cost. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article of manufacture for controlling an air pollution control (APC) process, in which a consumable is required to control emissions of a pollutant, the APC process having multiple process parameters (MPPs), one or more of the MPPs being controllable process parameters (CTP Ps) and one of the MPPs being an amount of the pollutant (AOP) emitted, and having a defined AOP value (AOPV) representing a limit on an actual value (AV) of the emitted AOP, comprising:
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computer readable storage medium; and computer programming stored on the storage media, wherein the stored computer programming is configured to be readable by one or more computers and thereby cause the one or more computers to operate so as to; determine a first cost of performing the APC process based on a value corresponding to a unit cost of the consumable and on a first respective value of each of at least one of the MPPs, and a second cost of performing the APC process based on the value corresponding to the unit cost of the consumable and on a second respective value, different than the first respective value, of each of the at least one MPP; and direct control of at least one of the one or more CTPPs based on a current value of that CTPP and either the determined first process performance cost or the determined second process performance cost. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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