In this article, as in industry, advanced process control (APC) refers primarily to multi-variable control. Multivariable control means adjusting multiple single-loop controllers in unison, to meet ...

Coal-fired power plants can significantly improve wet limestone scrubbing with advanced process control. One optimization system implemented at a Japanese facility utilized enhanced regulatory ...

This article describes an adaptive approach that overcomes barriers to successful advanced process control in boiler optimization by accounting for unique behaviors in the basic automation ...

control and optimization algorithms; and current, real-time process information. Justification for implementing advanced process controls comes from improved performance, because they stabilize ...

Just over a decade ago, an article titled, "Advanced Control Strategies Move into the Field" (Control, October 2008), highlighted three evolving trends in the process control world ... most stable ...

The advanced ... loop control? “Again, it depends on your process and what level you want to reach,” says Sause. “First of all, having the sensor information integrated allows you to visualize what's ...

Process Optimization and Asset Optimization. To support the goal of increased plant process efficiency, advanced control can be added to the DCS using model predictive controller (MPC) technology.

The many stages of a bioprocess offer endless opportunities for optimization ... process and product knowledge during the post-approval stage of process validation.” By applying advanced ...

Technology progression within advanced ... from the resulting process response, and use this information to develop a process model that can be used for control and optimization.