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Optimal Control For A Nonlinear Time-Delay System In Fed-Batch Fermentation, Chongyang Liu, Zhaohua Gong, Enmin Feng Oct 2013

Optimal Control For A Nonlinear Time-Delay System In Fed-Batch Fermentation, Chongyang Liu, Zhaohua Gong, Enmin Feng

Chongyang Liu

The main control goal in fed-batch fermentation is to maximize yield of target product and reduce operation costs. In this paper, we propose a controlled nonlinear time-delay system, in which the flow rate of glycerol is taken as the control function and the terminal time of the fermentation as the optimization variable, to model the 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) production in fed-batch process. Taking the mass of 1,3-PD per unit time as the performance index, we formulate a constrained optimal control model with free terminal time to optimize the production process. Using a time-scale transformation, the optimal control problem is equivalently transcribed …


Modelling And Parameter Identification For A Nonlinear Time-Delay System In Microbial Batch Fermentation, Chongyang Liu Dec 2012

Modelling And Parameter Identification For A Nonlinear Time-Delay System In Microbial Batch Fermentation, Chongyang Liu

Chongyang Liu

Mathematical modelling and parameter identification of a microbial batch fermentation process is considered in this paper. In view of the existence of time delays, a nonlinear time-delay system is firstly proposed to formulate the fermentation process. Some important properties are also discussed. Taking the errors between the computational values and the experimental data as the cost function, a parameter identification model subject to continuous state constraints and parameter constraints is then presented. To seek the optimal time delay and the optimal kinetic parameters, an improved differential evolution algorithm in conjunction with the constraint transcription technique is developed. Finally, numerical results …