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Partitioned control system and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2005-08-30
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Granted: 2006-10-17
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Expires: 2025-08-30
Abstract
Abstract A method for controlling a controlled process in response to an input signal and a disturbance signal includes modeling the controlled process in a process model; controlling the process model by a first controller; isolating the first controller from the disturbance signal so that the first controller may be designed for an optimal response to the input signal; driving the first controller by a first drive signal proportional to the difference between the input signal and a process model output signal; isolating a second controller from the input signal so that the second controller may be designed for an optimal response to the disturbance signal; and driving the second controller by a second drive signal proportional to difference between a process output signal and the process model output signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark L. Rutherford
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:55
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B5/00; G05B5/01; G05B13/00; G05B13/02; G05B13/0205; G05B13/021; G05B13/04; G05B13/042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for controlling a controlled process in response to an input signal and a disturbance signal, the method comprising: modeling the controlled process in a process model; controlling the process model by a first controller; isolating the first controller from the disturbance signal so that the first controller may be designed for an optimal response to the input signal; driving the first controller by a first drive signal proportional to the difference between the input signal and a process model output signal; isolating a second controller front the input signal so that the second controller may be designed for an optimal response to the disturbance signal; and driving the second controller by a second drive signal proportional to the difference between a process output signal and the process model output signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for controlling a controlled process in response to an input signal and a disturbance signal, the method comprising: modeling the controlled process in a process model; controlling the process model by a first controller; isolating the first controller from the disturbance signal so that the first controller may be designed for an optimal response to the input signal; driving the first controller by a first drive signal proportional to the difference between the input signal and a process model output signal; isolating a second controller front the input signal so that the second controller may be designed for an optimal response to the disturbance signal; and driving the second controller by a second drive signal proportional to the difference between a process output signal and the process model output signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein isolating the first controller from the disturbance signal so that the first controller may be designed for an optimal response to the input signal comprises: cascading the first controller and the process model in a partitioned control loop; and configuring the partitioned control loop to operate independently of feedback from the process output signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 2 , wherein driving the second controller by a signal proportional to the difference between a process output signal and the process model output signal comprises generating a signal by subtracting the first drive signal and the difference between the input signal and the process output signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein the process output signal comprises a signal proportional to a process output and a load disturbance.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 4 , further comprising; generating an adjustment signal proportional to the difference of the process output signal and process model output signal; and adjusting the second controller by the adjustment signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein isolating the first controller from the disturbance signal so that the first controller may be designed for an optimal response to the input signal comprises isolating the first controller from the process output signal.
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