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Modeling and Control in Matlab for ABB's Control Builder

Larsson, Mathias (2000) In MSc Theses
Department of Automatic Control
Abstract
<p>One problem when new controllers or control systems are built is the test of the controllers or the control systems. One way to test the controller is to build a real process to test the controller against. Another way to test the controller is to build the process-model in some kind of computer simulation tool. The advantages of using a simulation tool in a computer are quite many. For example it is often quicker to build the process-model in a computer than to build a real process. It is also often quicker and easier to change some parameters in a model built in a computer simulation tool, than to change the parameters in a real process. </p> <p>In this master thesis a lot of verifications are made to confirm if it is possible to make... (More)
<p>One problem when new controllers or control systems are built is the test of the controllers or the control systems. One way to test the controller is to build a real process to test the controller against. Another way to test the controller is to build the process-model in some kind of computer simulation tool. The advantages of using a simulation tool in a computer are quite many. For example it is often quicker to build the process-model in a computer than to build a real process. It is also often quicker and easier to change some parameters in a model built in a computer simulation tool, than to change the parameters in a real process. </p> <p>In this master thesis a lot of verifications are made to confirm if it is possible to make real-time simulations of process-models build in Matlab/Simulink, and controllers implemented in ABB's Soft Controller. The connection between the process-models in Matlab/Simulink and the controller, implemented in the Soft Controller, is made via ABB's commercial OPC-MMS Server, connected to the Soft Controller, and a Gateway application, connected between the OPC-MMS Server and Matlab/Simulink. </p> <p>The simulation work as it should if the user of this simulation tool is aware of the delays that will appear due to the different sampling stages of the system. The possibilities with this kind of simulations are that test of function blocks (FB) and control modules (CM) used in ABB's Control Builder can be made in an easy way. </p> <p>Another possibility is to show customers improvements that can be made in their control system. </p> (Less)
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author
Larsson, Mathias
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H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
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MSc Theses
report number
TFRT-5650
ISSN
0280-5316
language
English
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8848372
date added to LUP
2016-03-20 18:10:17
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  abstract     = {{<p>One problem when new controllers or control systems are built is the test of the controllers or the control systems. One way to test the controller is to build a real process to test the controller against. Another way to test the controller is to build the process-model in some kind of computer simulation tool. The advantages of using a simulation tool in a computer are quite many. For example it is often quicker to build the process-model in a computer than to build a real process. It is also often quicker and easier to change some parameters in a model built in a computer simulation tool, than to change the parameters in a real process. </p> <p>In this master thesis a lot of verifications are made to confirm if it is possible to make real-time simulations of process-models build in Matlab/Simulink, and controllers implemented in ABB's Soft Controller. The connection between the process-models in Matlab/Simulink and the controller, implemented in the Soft Controller, is made via ABB's commercial OPC-MMS Server, connected to the Soft Controller, and a Gateway application, connected between the OPC-MMS Server and Matlab/Simulink. </p> <p>The simulation work as it should if the user of this simulation tool is aware of the delays that will appear due to the different sampling stages of the system. The possibilities with this kind of simulations are that test of function blocks (FB) and control modules (CM) used in ABB's Control Builder can be made in an easy way. </p> <p>Another possibility is to show customers improvements that can be made in their control system. </p>}},
  author       = {{Larsson, Mathias}},
  issn         = {{0280-5316}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{MSc Theses}},
  title        = {{Modeling and Control in Matlab for ABB's Control Builder}},
  year         = {{2000}},
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