title: An industrial application of a performance assessment and retuning technique for PI controllers.
abstract: In this paper we show how a simple methodology for the set-point following performance assessment and automatic tuning of a PI controller can be employed effectively in a real industrial application. In particular, a flow control loop in a pharmaceutical plant is considered. Practical issues related to the implementation in a Distributed Control System are discussed. Results show that the technique is capable of significantly improving the performance of the controller.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Elettronica per l'Automazione, University of Brescia, I-25123 Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veronesi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Visioli
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004581:Electronics; D007221:Industry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016014:Linear Models; D015203:Reproducibility of Results