Kalman-filter-based observer design around optimal control policy for gas pipelines
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS, cilt.24, sa.2, ss.233-245, 1997 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 1997
- Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.233-245
- Anahtar Kelimeler: observers, gas pipelines, optimal control
- Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Seeking the optimal operating policy by an off-line controller for pipelines carrying natural gas has an inherent state estimation problem associated with deviations from demand forecast. This paper presents a Kalman-filter-based observer for the real-time estimation of deviations from the states previously obtained by an off-line controller optimally, around an expected demand function. The observer is based on the linearized form of the non-linear partial differential equations which are the state space representation of isothermal and unidirectional gas flow through a pipeline. Data for the observer are produced by a dynamic simulator. The simulator and linearized observer equations are solved using an implicit finite element method. The observer has been tested on a pipeline subject to certain deviations from demand forecast. It converges in a short span of time.