The invention relates to the technical field of municipal solid waste incineration, in particular to a hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process.
At present, there are still many problems to be solved in terms of recycling mechanism, treatment technology and management strategy of municipal solid waste (MSW) in China, the most prominent of which is the problem of excessive pollutant discharge. Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) is a treatment technology widely used to realize MSW harmlessness, reduction, and resource utilization. As a typical complex industrial process, it has the characteristics of multi-variable, strong coupling, and strong nonlinearity. According to the current situation, it is necessary to study the appropriate MSWI process technology according to the characteristics of MSW.
To conduct research on the effective control of MSWI process technology, it is first necessary to construct the process model. Existing simulation platforms for MSWI process models are mostly limited to single-loop control, and do not consider the multiple-input and multiple-output characteristics of the actual MSWI process controlled objects. Moreover, the actuator model, process object model and instrument model are not separated, and the authenticity of signal transmission and possible interference between actual devices are ignored; at the same time, in the face of complex industrial processes, traditional simulation platforms mostly use physical equipment such as water tanks, pumps, valves, and frequency converters as the basis to build simplified industrial process control equipment prototype, although the equipment prototype is conducive to forming an intuitive impression of the equipment, it has limitations due to issues such as site size and safety; this makes the development of a simulation platform an inevitable requirement.
The object of the present invention is to provide a hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process, which is used to provide a reliable engineering verification environment for MSWI process control.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following scheme:
A hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process comprises: real equipment layer and virtual object layer, where in the real equipment layer and the virtual object layer realize communication through hard wirings and data acquisition cards, the real equipment layer and virtual object layer realize communication in OPC (OLE for Process Control) mode through Ethernet.
The real equipment layer comprises monitoring equipment and control equipment; the monitoring equipment is used to realize the monitoring of MSWI process state, download program in the control equipment and set PID (Proportion Integral Differential) loop parameters; the control equipment adopts the same controller as the actual site; the program downloaded in the controller is used to carry out loop control and variable conversion for the MSWI process.
The virtual object layer includes MSWI actuator model, MSWI instrument device models and MSWI process object models running in different industrial personal computer respectively; the object model of MSWI process is based on ensemble random forest and gradient boosting decision tree (EnRFGBDT) algorithm to predict three key controlled variables of furnace temperature (FT), flue gas oxygen content (OC) and main steam flow rate (BSF).
The MSWI actuator model simulates signals sent from the real equipment layer to transmit the MSWI process actuator variables to the MSWI process object model; the MSWI instrument device model receives the MSWI process instrument device variables obtained from the simulation of the MSWI process object model and performs simulation, and transmits to the real device layer; the MSWI process object model is established in three ways: data simulation, mechanism modeling and data-driven; by receiving MSWI process actuator variables for simulation, MSWI process instrument device variables are obtained and transmitted to the MSWI instrument device model.
Optionally, the data acquisition card adopts an Advantech board.
Optionally, the MSWI actuator model is expressed by first-order transfer function mode with time delay, a signal conversion is established between the real equipment layer and the industrial computer equipped with the MSWI actuator model, which can be expressed as:
wherein: PmaxA is the upper limit of the actuator variable with a physical value, PminA is the lower limit of the actuator variable with a physical value, UmaxA is limit of the voltage signal output after the actuator variable is converted, UminA is the lower limit of the voltage signal output after the actuator variable conversion, UtrueA is the actual value of the electrical signal of actuator variable, PtrueA is the current actual value of the actuator variable with a physical value.
Optionally, when the MSWI actuator model is a feeder, it can be described as follows:
wherein: Ffeeder is the feeding speed of the feeder, Ufeeder is the frequency of the feeder motor, Tfeeder is the response time constant of the feeder, and Kfeeder is the ratio between the frequency of the motor of the feeder and the feeding speed of the feeder in the steady state, τ is the lag time.
Optionally, the MSWI instrument is expressed by first-order transfer function model, a signal conversion is established between the real equipment layer and the industrial computer equipped with the model of MSWI instrument device, which can be expressed as:
wherein: PmaxI the upper limit of the instrument variable, PminI is the lower limit of the instrument variable, UmaxI is the upper limit of the voltage signal output after the instrument variable conversion, UminI is the lower limit of the voltage signal output after the instrument variable conversion, UtrueI is the current real value of the instrument variable electrical signal, and PtrueI is the actual current value of an instrument variable with a physical value.
Optionally, when the MSWI instrument device model is primary air flowmeter, it can be described below:
wherein: Qpri is the primary air flow per unit time, Upri is the primary air valve opening, Tpri is the primary air volume response time constant, and Kpri is the proportional relationship between the primary air valve opening and the primary air flow per unit time in steady state.
According to the specific embodiments provided by the present invention, the present invention discloses the following technical effects: the hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process by the present invention carries the MSWI actuator model and the MSWI instrument device model on two industrial personal computers, the data acquisition card uses electrical signals to realize the signal transmission between the loop control system, the actuator and the instrument device, which truly simulates the type of signal transmission in the field and avoids the lack of signals in the traditional simulation experiment platform and unknown factors such as transmission interruption and signal interference exist in the field; through the model building of three key controlled process variables and the adjustment of the PID loop, the effectiveness of hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process proposed by the present invention is verified. It also provides a reliable engineering verification environment for other researches on the optimization control of MSWI process.
In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings required in the embodiments. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, for technical personnel in this field, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without paying creative labor.
The technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention will be described clearly and completely in combination with the drawings attached in the embodiment of the invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only partial embodiments of the invention, but not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the field without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the invention.
The object of the present invention is to provide hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process, which is used to provide a reliable engineering verification environment for MSWI process control.
In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
A hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process provides by the invention, comprises: real equipment layer and virtual object layer, where in the real equipment layer and the virtual object layer realize communication through hard wirings and data acquisition cards, the real equipment layer and virtual object layer realize communication in OPC mode through Ethernet.
The real equipment layer comprises monitoring equipment and control equipment; the monitoring equipment is used to realize the monitoring of MSWI process state, download program in the control equipment and set PID loop parameters; the control equipment adopts the same controller as the actual site; the program downloaded in the controller is used to carry out loop control and variable conversion for the MSWI process.
The virtual object layer includes MSWI actuator model, MSWI instrument device models and MSWI process object models running in different industrial personal computer respectively; the object model of MSWI process is based on ensemble random forest and gradient boosting decision tree (EnRFGBDT) algorithm to predict three key controlled variables of furnace temperature (FT), flue gas oxygen content (OC) and main steam flow rate (BSF).
The MSWI actuator model simulates signals sent from the real equipment layer to transmit the MSWI process actuator variables to the MSWI process object model; the MSWI instrument device model receives the MSWI process instrument device variables obtained from the simulation of the MSWI process object model and performs simulation, and transmits to the real device layer; the MSWI process object model is established in three ways: data simulation, mechanism modeling and data-driven; by receiving MSWI process actuator variables for simulation, MSWI process instrument device variables are obtained and transmitted to the MSWI instrument device model.
Therefore, using the combination of real equipment layer and virtual object layer to build a multi-input multi-output loop control hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform for MSWI process can avoid the lack of signal communication interruption, signal transmission delay and other problems in the traditional simulation platform, and can simulate unknown interference factors that exist in actual industrial sites.
The MSWI process object model uses the ensemble decision tree algorithm (mixed ensemble random forest and gradient boosting decision tree (EnRFGBDT) method) to build the MSWI process object model, which includes Bootstrap and Random Sub-space Method (RSM) module and model construction module, the latter includes a random forest (RF) model sub-module, a gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT) model sub-module and an average integration sub-module, as shown in
The multiple-input multiple-output modeling problem is described as the following formula, and its purpose is to minimize the square root of the model prediction error, and then build a high-precision model, such as minimum samples (MinSamples), number of features (FeaturesNum), number of decision trees (Tn), and number of iterations (Iteration).
wherein ŷRF·FTj
The functions of each module in
First, use Bootstrap to extract a training subset with the same number of samples as the modeling data to reduce the correlation between sub-models; then, use the RSM mechanism to randomly select features; finally, generate J-th training subset containing N samples and M features (where N, M and J are selected empirically).
The generation process of the training subset can be expressed as:
Remove repeated samples due to random sampling in the training subset
and mark them as
wherein nsel represents the sample currently selected, Nsel represents the total number of samples selected for sampling (set according to experience); then, the m-th input feature xFTj
Based on the following criteria, the optimal segmentation variables and segmentation points are found by traversal:
wherein: Y1j
According to the above formula, the optimal segmentation variable and segmentation point are found by traversal, thereby dividing the sample space into two regions; then, repeat the traversal of the divided regions, and then find the optimal segmentation variable and segmentation point in this region, until the number of leaf node training samples is less than the empirically set threshold θRF□FT; finally, the input feature space is divided into K regions and marked as R1, . . . , Rk, . . . , RK.
The RF sub-model based on the CART (Classification And Regression Tree) regression tree can be expressed as:
wherein NR
is the nR
∈Rk exists, otherwise it is 0.
The prediction error of the RF sub-model constructed by the training subset is:
eFTj
where: (eFTj
GBDT Model Sub-Module:
Building the first sub-model fGBDT·FTj
wherein: ŷGBDT·FTj
wherein: (ŷGBDT·FTj
Compute Compute the output residuals eFTj,1 of the sub-model fGBDT·FTj
eFTj
where: (eFTj
It can be concluded that the iFT-th GBDT sub-model can be marked as fGBDT·FTj
After iteration (IFT−1) times, the true value of the output space of the training subset in the IFT−1-th sub-model is:
eFTj
wherein: ŷGBDT·FTj
Therefore, the IFT-th sub-model can be expressed as:
wherein: (eFTj
Finally, all IFT GBDT sub-models based on jFT-th training subset can be expressed as {fGBDT·FTj
From the construction process of the two sub-modules, it can be concluded that the RF sub-model constructed in parallel can be expressed as {fRF·FTj
For the jFT-th training subset, this invention constructs IFT RF sub-models and IFT GBDT sub-models, and the sum of their predicted outputs is used as the overall output of the training subset, which can be expressed as:
Since the JFT training subsets are parallel, the above models are combined here by a simple average weighting method, and the final FT model can be expressed as:
The MSWI actuator model is represented by an inertia link with a time constant, and the feeder is taken as an example to describe as follows:
wherein: FFeeder is the feeding speed of the feeder, Ufeeder is the frequency of the feeder motor, Tfeeder is the response time constant of the feeder, and Kfeeder is the ratio between the frequency of the motor of the feeder and the feeding speed of the feeder in the steady state, τ is the lag time.
At the same time, since the real equipment layer and the industrial personal computer equipped with the MSWI actuator model can only be transmitted through electrical signals, it is necessary to establish signal conversion, and the conversion formula is:
wherein: PmaxA is the upper limit of the actuator variable with a physical value, PminA is the lower limit of the actuator variable with a physical value, UmaxA is the upper limit of the voltage signal output after the actuator variable is converted, UminA is the lower limit of the voltage signal output after the actuator variable conversion, UtrueA is the actual value of the electrical signal of actuator variable, PtrueA is the current actual value of the actuator variable with a physical value.
The MSWI instrument device model is approximated by a proportional link, and the primary air flowmeter is used as an example to describe as follows:
wherein: Qpri is the primary air flow per unit time, Upri is the primary air valve opening, Tpri is the primary air volume response time constant, and Kpri is the proportional relationship between the primary air valve opening and the primary air flow per unit time in steady state.
At the same time, since the real equipment layer and the industrial personal computer equipped with the MSWI instrument device model can only be transmitted through electrical signals, it is necessary to establish signal conversion, and the conversion formula is:
wherein: PmaxI is the upper limit of the instrument variable, PmaxI is the lower limit of the instrument variable, UmaxI is the upper limit of the voltage signal output after the instrument variable conversion, UminI is the lower limit of the voltage signal output after the instrument variable conversion, UtrueI is the current real value of the instrument variable electrical signal, and PtrueI is the actual current value of an instrument variable with a physical value.
The hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process provided by the present invention has a software design structure as shown in
The software design structure diagram of the real equipment layer is shown in
The OPC client developed in MSWI monitoring software system receives MSWI process variable values sent to the OPC Server in real time during MSWI operation process, and displays all process variables graphically on the incineration process interface, grate status interface, etc., to realize monitoring function during the whole MSWI process. At the same time, it also has the MSWI process loop parameter setting function, which can set and modify the parameters of the MSWI process loop according to production requirements, production indicators and expert experience.
MSWI loop control software system is mainly composed of the MSWI process loop control program, which is downloaded to the controller. The software system communicates with the virtual object layer by receiving and sending electrical signals and using the variable conversion function; at the beginning of operation, it adjusts the parameters for the designed PID loop, and the parameters of the PID loop can be adjusted during the subsequent operation. Real-time changes through the MSWI monitoring software system to meet the requirements of different operating conditions. By receiving the signal returned by the software system of the MSWI instrument device, the variable value of the MSWI process instrument device is obtained, and the loop is adjusted according to the PID loop parameters based on the error between the actual measured value and the set value, and a signal is sent to the relevant actuator to generate a signal. It is used for MSWI object software system to carry out simulation until the tracking of the target actual measurement value to the set value is realized.
The software design structure diagram of the virtual object layer is shown in is
The data acquisition card driver calling function is developed in the MSWI actuator software system, which receives the electrical signal sent by the real equipment layer to the local, and at the same time converts it into the MSWI process actuator variable with actual physical meaning according to the variable relationship and the actuator model value; the Echarts chart developed by JavaScript is displayed on the front-end interface, and written to the OPC Server by using the OPC write function.
MSWI object software system is equipped with OPC Server to realize the signal transmission with the MSWI actuator software system and the MSWI instrument device software system. The OPC Server contains 146 points labels that are involved in the MSWI running which can be added as required.
MSWI process objects can be simulated in various ways according to the requirement, the software system has developed a model selection function that through the interface of the mechanism model and the interface of the digital drive model, the simulation mode of the MSWI process object can be selected and related parameters can be set; at the same time, the OPC Client is developed in order to realize the communication function, the Client uses the OPC read function to read the variable value of the MSWI process actuator in the OPC Server, and converts it according to the selected model requirements to perform a simulation; uses the OPC write function to output the variable value of the MSWI process instrument device. The value is written into the OPC Server and displayed on the foreground interface. It includes a database developed by MySQL to realize the storage of process data during MSWI operation and the later visual display.
In the MSWI instrument software system, the OPC Client is developed to realize the data communication with the MSWI object software system, and the OPC reading function is used to read the process variable value of the MSWI process instrumentation device in the OPC Server, and the Echarts chart developed by JavaScript is displayed on the front interface; then according to the variable relationship and the model of the instrument device, it is converted into an electrical signal, and at the same time, the driver of the data acquisition card is called to transmit the electrical signal back to the real equipment layer.
The hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process provided by the invention is composed of four industrial personal computers and one controller. MSWI monitoring software system, MSWI object software system, MSWI actuator software system and MSWI instrument device software system run in an industrial personal computer respectively, configured as I5-6500 CPU, 8 GB memory and 64-bit Windows 7 professional edition system. At the same time, data acquisition cards are added to the industrial personal computer run by the MSWI actuator software system and the MSWI instrument device software system to realize the signal transmission between the platforms. The MSWI loop control software system is downloaded in the controller, which consists of 4 air switches, 1 DC power supply, 1 communication modules, 1 CPU module, 6 analog 8-input 8-output modules, 3 analog 16 input module, 3 analog 16 output modules, 5 digital input and output modules and 9 board terminal boards.
In order to verify the validity of the simulation experiment platform of the present invention, the setting of furnace temperature loop, flue gas oxygen content loop and main steam flow loop in MSWI process is verified: the MSWI monitoring software system interface is shown in
The foreground interface of the MSWI actuator software system is shown in
The above experimental results show that the hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process proposed by the present invention can realize the effective transmission of signals between platform, and satisfies the real-time tracking between the actual simulation value and the set value in the three designed loops after the PID loop adjustment.
The hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process provided by the present invention installs the MSWI actuator model and the MSWI instrument device model in two industrial personal computers respectively, to realize the signal transmission between the loop control system and the actuator and the instrument device by using the data acquisition card. The type of signal transmission in the field is simulated truly, avoiding the unknown factors in the field such as lack of signal transmission interruption and signal interference in the traditional simulation experiment platform. By modeling three key controlled process variables and adjusting PID loop, the effectiveness of the proposed hardware-in-loop simulation experiment platform of multiple input and multiple output loop control for MSWI process is verified. It also provides a reliable engineering verification environment for other research on MSWI process optimization control.
In the invention, specific examples have been used to illustrate the principle and implementation of the present invention. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help to understand the method of the present invention and its core idea. At the same time, for the general technical personnel in this field, there will be changes in the specific implementation mode and application range according to the idea of the invention. In summary, the contents of this specification should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
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