Novel Characterization and Tuning Methods for Integrating Processes

The manuscript presents new methodologies for process characterization and control tuning for integrated systems. Integrative systems are widespread in the industrial environment. Some control systems for level, pressure, concentration, and temperature are examples. Although many papers have been published on the subject, no standard has been established, so this remains an open problem. The proposed characterization method consists of deriving the response of the integrating system and applying characterization techniques for self-regulated processes. The proposed tuning method is based on deducing tuning equations for a PD control from the λ tuning rules. The performance of the proposed methods is validated through simulation and experimental tests.