Continuous-#ow grain drying is a non-linear process with a long delay; it is often subjected to large disturbances, and therefore is di$cult to control. In this paper, a new model-predictive control system for cross#ow dryers is presented. The controller uses a recently developed distributed paramet
PH—Postharvest Technology: Automatic Control of Crossflow Grain Dryers, Part 3: Field Testing of a Model-Predictive Controller
✍ Scribed by Qiang Liu; F.W. Bakker-Arkema
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 279 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8634
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✦ Synopsis
In Part 3 of the paper on automatic control of cross#ow grain dryers, the "eld testing of newly developed model-predictive controller is described. The system showed excellence in accuracy, stability and robustness. The moisture content of maize was controlled to be within $0)7% w.b. of the moisture content to the set-point, at inlet-moisture contents ranging from 21 to 32% w.b. and drying-air temperatures from 85 to 1203C. The controller also displayed excellent compensation characteristics to changes in the drying-air temperature.
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