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PID control system analysis and design
With its three-term functionality offering treatment of both transient and steady-state responses,
proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control provides a generic and efficient solution to realworld
control problems. The wide application of PID control has stimulated and sustained
research and development to "get the best out of PID", and "the search is on to find
the next key technology or methodology for PID tuning".
This article presents remedies for problems involving the integral and derivative terms. PID design objectives,
methods, and future directions are discussed. Subsequently, a computerized, simulation-based approach
is presented, together with illustrative design results for first-order, higher order, and nonlinear plants. Finally,
we discuss differences between academic research and industrial practice, so as to motivate new research
directions in PID control
PID control system analysis, design, and technology
Designing and tuning a proportional-integral-derivative
(PID) controller appears to be conceptually intuitive, but can
be hard in practice, if multiple (and often conflicting) objectives
such as short transient and high stability are to be achieved.
Usually, initial designs obtained by all means need to be adjusted
repeatedly through computer simulations until the closed-loop
system performs or compromises as desired. This stimulates
the development of "intelligent" tools that can assist engineers
to achieve the best overall PID control for the entire operating
envelope. This development has further led to the incorporation
of some advanced tuning algorithms into PID hardware modules.
Corresponding to these developments, this paper presents a
modern overview of functionalities and tuning methods in patents,
software packages and commercial hardware modules. It is seen
that many PID variants have been developed in order to improve
transient performance, but standardising and modularising PID
control are desired, although challenging. The inclusion of system
identification and "intelligent" techniques in software based PID
systems helps automate the entire design and tuning process to
a useful degree. This should also assist future development of
"plug-and-play" PID controllers that are widely applicable and
can be set up easily and operate optimally for enhanced productivity,
improved quality and reduced maintenance requirements
Key Challenges and Opportunities in Hull Form Design Optimisation for Marine and Offshore Applications
New environmental regulations and volatile fuel
prices have resulted in an ever-increasing need for reduction
in carbon emission and fuel consumption. Designs of marine
and offshore vessels are more demanding with complex
operating requirements and oil and gas exploration
venturing into deeper waters and hasher environments.
Combinations of these factors have led to the need to
optimise the design of the hull for the marine and offshore
industry. The contribution of this paper is threefold. Firstly,
the paper provides a comprehensive review of the state-ofthe-
art techniques in hull form design. Specifically, it
analyses geometry modelling, shape transformation,
optimisation and performance evaluation. Strengths and
weaknesses of existing solutions are also discussed.
Secondly, key challenges of hull form optimisation specific
to the design of marine and offshore vessels are identified
and analysed. Thirdly, future trends in performing hull
form design optimisation are investigated and possible
solutions proposed. A case study on the design optimisation
of bulbous bow for passenger ferry vessel to reduce wavemaking
resistance is presented using NAPA software.
Lastly, main issues and challenges are discussed to stimulate
further ideas on future developments in this area, including
the use of parallel computing and machine intelligence
Digital control of dual-load LCLC resonant converters
The paper proposes the analysis, design and realisation of dual-output resonant LCLC converters with independent output regulation, employing a single power stage and combined PWM and frequency control. Asymmetric switching of the power devices is used to facilitate independent control of the outputs to provide +5 V and +3.3 V from a 15 V-20 V input supply over a range of load condition
Rapid analysis & design methodologies of High-Frequency LCLC Resonant Inverter as Electrodeless Fluorescent Lamp Ballast
The papers presents methodologies for the analysis of 4th-order LCLC resonant power converters operating at 2.63 MHz as fluorescent lamp ballasts, where high frequency operation facilitates capacitive discharge into the tube, with near resonance operation at high load quality factor enabling high efficiency. State-variable dynamic descriptions of the converter are employed to rapidly determine the steady-state cyclic behaviour of the ballast during nominal operation. Simulation and experimental measurements from a prototype ballast circuit driving a 60 cm, 8W T5 fluorescent lamp are also included
Modelling and regulation of dual-output LCLC resonant converters
The analysis, design and control of 4th-order LCLC voltage-output series-parallel resonant converters (SPRCs) for the provision of multiple regulated outputs, is described. Specifically, state-variable concepts are employed and new analysis techniques are developed to establish operating mode boundaries with which to describe the internal behaviour of a dual-output resonant converter topology. The designer is guided through the most important criteria for realising a satisfactory converter, and the impact of parameter choices on performance is explored. Predictions from the resulting models are compared with those obtained from SPICE simulations and measurements from a prototype power supply under closed loop control
Analysis and control of dual-output LCLC resonant converters, and the impact of leakage inductance
The analysis, design and control of 4th-order LCLC voltage-output series-parallel resonant converters (SPRCs) for the provision of multiple regulated outputs, is described. Specifically, state-variable concepts are developed to establish operating mode boundaries with which to describe the internal behaviour of dual-output resonant converters, and the impact of output leakage inductance. The resulting models are compared with those obtained from SPICE simulations and measurements from a prototype power supply under closed loop control to verify the analysis, modeling and control predictions
Revised Fowler-Dubridge model for photoelectron emission from two-dimensional materials
We revise the Fowler-Dubridge (FB) model for photoelectron emission from
two-dimensional (2D) materials to include the effects of reduced
dimensionality, non-parabolic and anisotropic energy dispersion of 2D
materials. Two different directions of electron emission are studied, namely
vertical emission from the surface and lateral emission from the edge. Our
analytical model reveals a universal temperature scaling of T\b{eta} with
\b{eta} = 1 and \b{eta} = 3/2, respectively, for the surface and edge emission
over a wide class of 2D materials, which are distinct from the traditional
scaling of \b{eta} = 2 originally derived for the traditional bulk materials.
Our comparison shows good agreement to two experiments of photo-electron
emitted from graphene for both surface and edge emission. Our calculations also
show the photoelectron emission is more pronounced than the coexisting
thermionic emission for materials with low temperature and Fermi energy. This
model provides helpful guidance in choosing proper combinations of light
intensity, temperature range and type of 2D materials for the design of
photoemitters, photodetectors and other optoelectronicsComment: 6 pages, 4 figure
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