Process control systems and methods having learning features
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1. A system for operating a process, comprising:
- a processing circuit that uses a self-optimizing control strategy to learn a steady state relationship between a manipulated variable and an output variable, wherein the self-optimizing control strategy adjusts the manipulated variable to achieve an extremum for the output variable and is executed by a first controller;
wherein the processing circuit is configured to automatically switch from using the self-optimizing control strategy to using a second control strategy that adjusts the manipulated variable using the learned steady state relationship, wherein the second control strategy is a model-based control strategy and is executed by a second controller different from the first controller.
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Abstract
A system for operating a process includes a processing circuit that uses a self-optimizing control strategy to learn a steady-state relationship between an input and an output. The processing circuit is configured to switch from using the self-optimizing control strategy to using a different control strategy that operates based on the learned steady-state relationship.
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1. A system for operating a process, comprising:
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a processing circuit that uses a self-optimizing control strategy to learn a steady state relationship between a manipulated variable and an output variable, wherein the self-optimizing control strategy adjusts the manipulated variable to achieve an extremum for the output variable and is executed by a first controller; wherein the processing circuit is configured to automatically switch from using the self-optimizing control strategy to using a second control strategy that adjusts the manipulated variable using the learned steady state relationship, wherein the second control strategy is a model-based control strategy and is executed by a second controller different from the first controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computerized method for operating a process, comprising:
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using a self-optimizing controller to learn a steady state relationship between a manipulated variable and an output variable; using the self-optimizing controller to adjust the manipulated variable to achieve an extremum for the output variable; and switching from using the self-optimizing controller to using a second controller that adjusts the manipulated variable based on the learned steady state relationship, wherein the second controller executes a model-based control strategy and is different from the self-optimizing controller. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage device encoded with a computer program product, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, perform operations comprising:
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using a self-optimizing controller to learn a steady state relationship between a manipulated variable and an output variable of a process; using the self-optimizing controller to adjust the manipulated variable to achieve an extremum for the output variable; and automatically switching from using the self-optimizing controller to control the process to using a second controller for the process, wherein the second controller adjusts the manipulated variable based on the learned steady state relationship, wherein the second controller executes a model-based control strategy and is different from the self-optimizing controller. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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