Predictive Control Applied to a Solar Desalination Plant Connected to a Greenhouse with Daily Variation of Irrigation Water Demand

Lidia Roca, Jorge A. Sánchez, Francisco Rodríguez, Javier Bonilla, Alberto De la Calle and Manuel Berenguel
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Lidia Roca: Centro Mixto CIESOL, CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería, ctra. de Senés km. 4,5 Tabernas 04200, Almería 04120, Spain
Jorge A. Sánchez: Centro Mixto CIESOL, Universidad de Almería, ceiA3, Universidad de Almería, ctra. Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
Francisco Rodríguez: Centro Mixto CIESOL, Universidad de Almería, ceiA3, Universidad de Almería, ctra. Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
Javier Bonilla: Centro Mixto CIESOL, CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería, ctra. de Senés km. 4,5 Tabernas 04200, Almería 04120, Spain
Alberto De la Calle: CSIRO Energy Technology, 10 Murray Dwyer Ct, Mayfield West, Newcastle, NSW 2304, Australia
Manuel Berenguel: Centro Mixto CIESOL, Universidad de Almería, ceiA3, Universidad de Almería, ctra. Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain

Energies, 2016, vol. 9, issue 3, 1-17

Abstract: The water deficit in the Mediterranean area is a known matter severely affecting agriculture. One way to avoid the aquifers’ exploitation is to supply water to crops by using thermal desalination processes. Moreover, in order to guarantee long-term sustainability, the required thermal energy for the desalination process can be provided by solar energy. This paper shows simulations for a case study in which a solar multi-effect distillation plant produces water for irrigation purposes. Detailed models of the involved systems are the base of a predictive controller to operate the desalination plant and fulfil the water demanded by the crops.

Keywords: process control; modelling; solar energy; dynamic simulation; multi-effect distillation (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: 2016
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