Advanced Control for Hydrogen Pyrolysis Installations

Dumitru Popescu, Catalin Dimon, Pierre Borne, Severus Constantin Olteanu and Mihaela Ancuta Mone
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Dumitru Popescu: Automatic Control and Systems Engineering Department, Automatic Control and Computer Science Faculty, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Catalin Dimon: Automatic Control and Systems Engineering Department, Automatic Control and Computer Science Faculty, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Pierre Borne: Ecole Centrale de Lille, University of Lille, 59651 Villeneuve d’Ascq cedex, France
Severus Constantin Olteanu: Automatic Control and Systems Engineering Department, Automatic Control and Computer Science Faculty, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Mihaela Ancuta Mone: Automatic Control and Systems Engineering Department, Automatic Control and Computer Science Faculty, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 12, 1-15

Abstract: Today, hydrogen production plays an important part in the industry due to the increasing use of hydrogen in significant domains, such as chemistry, transportation, or energy. In this paper, we aim to design a numerical control solution based on the thermodynamic analysis of the pyrolysis reactions for hydrogen production and to present novel research developments that highlight industrial applications. Beginning with the evaluation of the technological aspects for the pyrolysis chemical process, the paper studies the thermodynamic evaluation of the system equilibrium for the pyrolysis reactions set, to recommend an appropriate automatic control solution for hydrogen pyrolysis installations. The numerical control architecture is organized on two levels, a control level dedicated to key technological parameters, and a supervisory decision level for optimizing the conversion performances of the pyrolysis process. The data employed for modelling, identification, control, and optimization tasks, were obtained from an experimental platform. The scientific results can be implemented on dedicated equipment, to achieve an optimal exploitation of the industrial pyrolysis process.

Keywords: hydrogen pyrolysis; thermodynamic analysis; identification; numerical control; robust control; optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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