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In this paper, a novel three-layer coordinating optimization and control strategy involving fuzzy neural networks (FNNs) is proposed for industrial plant-wide control. This strategy includes a coordinator (top layer), local optimizers (middle layer), and local controllers (bottom layer). The coordinator determines and coordinates set-points of production indices for each process in the plant, aiming to achieve plant-wide optimal control. The local optimizers optimize individual unit and deliver the information to the coordinator. The controllers calculate optimal control inputs for the processes according to the set-points. Model predictive control (MPC) is used in this layer. Also used are FNNs with a gradient-based learning algorithm, which are trained to represent the models of the processes that are controlled by MPC. By constructing a Lyapunov function, convergence of the FNNs is established. Experiments are carried out in the largest zinc hydrometallurgy plant in China. The results demonstrate performance of our strategy in tracking the set-points and saving processing costs. Moreover, the strategy achieves a more optimal overall plant operation when compared to the same FNN-based MPC scheme that does not use the coordinator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper proposes a dc voltage incipient sensor fault isolation method for single-phase three-level rectifier devices in high-speed railway electrical traction systems. Different incipient fault modes characterizing locations and incipient fault types are parameterized nonlinearly by unknown fault parameters. A new incipient fault isolation method is developed by combining sliding mode technique with nonlinear parameterization adaptive estimation technique. A bank of particular adaptive sliding mode estimators is proposed, which facilitates to derive new isolation residuals and adaptive threshold intervals. The isolability is studied, and the isolable sufficient condition is derived using new functions. For the practical electrical traction system in China Railway High-Speed 2, simulation and experiment based on TDCS-FIB (a software) are presented to verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the rapid development of high-speed and high-power railway system in China, power quality such as the negative sequence current and harmonic current caused by electric locomotives becomes more and more critical. This paper proposes a half-bridge-converter-based railway static power conditioner (RPC) (HBRPC) which consists of two half-bridge converters connected by two capacitors in series. Compared with the traditional RPC, the HBRPC requires only a pair of power switch legs and two capacitors. Under the premise of accomplishing the same function of RPC, the proposed conditioner can reduce half of the power switches, which can make it with lower cost and hardware complexity. A double-loop control is proposed for HBRPC to keep the dc-link voltage stable and achieve the dynamic tracking of the current reference signals, while a balanced voltage control is proposed to eliminate the error of two capacitor voltages and maintain the normal operation of HBRPC. Finally, simulation and experiment results have verified the proposed structure and its control method effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Information about the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT 2008, which was held in Chengdu, China from April 21 to 24, 2008. Highlights include the approval of the Special Section of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics by the IES Transactions on IES Publication Board. Further, several speeches were also delivered during the said event.

Presents a wireless local area network (WLAN) designed for an integrated circuit factory in Hong Kong, China. Use of the hierarchical genetic algorithm (HGA); Capabilities of the HGA; Identification of a precise number of base stations for the WLAN network.