Control of a Fed-Batch Fermenter Based on a Linear Algebra Strategy

SANTIAGO ROMOLI; GUSTAVO J. E. SCAGLIA; MARIO E. SERRANO; SEBASTIAN GODOY; OSCAR ALBERTO ORTIZ; JORGE VEGA

IEEE LATIN AMERICA TRANSACTIONS

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC

Lugar: New York; Año: 2014 vol. 12 p. 1206 - 1213

1548-0992

Based on a linear algebra approach, this paper aims at developing a novel control law able to track reference profiles that were previously-determined to optimize the protein production in a fed-batch fermenter. A main advantage of the proposed strategy is that the control actions are obtained by solving a system of linear equations. The optimal controller parameters are selected through Monte Carlo Experiments in order to minimize a proposed cost index. The controller performance is evaluated through several tests, and compared with other controller reported in the literature.