Extremum seeking control with reset control
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1. A method for optimizing a control process for a plant, the method comprising:
- operating the plant using circuitry that implements an extremum seeking control strategy;
detecting an abrupt change in the operation of the plant; and
using a circuit to compensate for the abrupt change in the operation of the plant by resetting the extremum seeking control strategy;
wherein resetting the extremum seeking control strategy comprises providing a reset parameter to a high-pass filter of the circuitry that implements the extremum seeking control strategy such that a performance gradient that is probed for using the high-pass filter is forced to change faster than it would normally change given the abrupt operation of the plant.
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Abstract
An extremum seeking control method optimizes a control process for a plant such as an air handling unit. The method compensates for abrupt changes in the operation of the plant by resetting the extremum seeking control strategy in response to a detection of the abrupt change.
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1. A method for optimizing a control process for a plant, the method comprising:
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operating the plant using circuitry that implements an extremum seeking control strategy; detecting an abrupt change in the operation of the plant; and using a circuit to compensate for the abrupt change in the operation of the plant by resetting the extremum seeking control strategy; wherein resetting the extremum seeking control strategy comprises providing a reset parameter to a high-pass filter of the circuitry that implements the extremum seeking control strategy such that a performance gradient that is probed for using the high-pass filter is forced to change faster than it would normally change given the abrupt operation of the plant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A controller for controlling a plant, the controller comprising:
a circuit configured to operate the plant using an extremum seeking control strategy, the circuit configured to detect an abrupt change in the operation of the plant and the circuit further configured to compensate for the abrupt change by resetting the extremum seeking control strategy, wherein resetting the extremum seeking control strategy comprises providing a reset parameter to a high-pass filter used by the circuit to probe for a performance gradient of the extremum seeking control strategy, the reset parameter applied to the high-pass filter such that the performance gradient observed by the extremum seeking controller is forced to change faster than it would normally change given the abrupt operation of the plant. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A controller for an air handling unit having an actuator that opens and closes a damper to control the amount of outdoor air used for cooling the air provided to a building space by the air handling unit, comprising:
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an input interface configured to receive a temperature sensor input; a temperature regulator control module configured to provide a command to a temperature regulator system configured to controllably chill air provided by the air handling unit, wherein the temperature regulator control module determines the command based on the temperature sensor input received at the input interface; an extremum seeking control module configured to receive the command from the temperature regulator control module and comprising logic configured to use the command to calculate one or more parameters of a signal estimated to cause the damper to be positioned to maximize the use of outdoor air used for cooling the air provided by the air handling unit; an output interface configured to provide the signal to the actuator for the damper according to the parameter or parameters calculated by the extremum seeking control module; a reset control module; a change detection module configured to determine when an abrupt change in the command has occurred and to provide the determination to the reset control module; wherein the reset control module is configured to respond to the determination that an abrupt change has occurred by providing an output to the extremum seeking control module that is configured to eliminate or reduce a response by the extremum seeking control module to the abrupt change in the command. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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