IMC-PID-FOF Multi-loop controller design for Binary Distillation Column

Abstract

This paper deals with the fractional order multi-loop controller design for a distillation column. The idea is a generalization of the IMC-PID-FOF controller design method developed for monovariable systems to the distillation column model which is multivariable. The principle is based on the IMC paradigm and the choice of appropriate control configuration with minimum of interactions. The proposed method is illustrated with an example of a distillation column model taken from the literature.