AIChE Journal, Vol.48, No.12, 2844-2850, 2002
Improved PI controller with delayed or filtered integral mode
Integral action is almost always included in process control systems to eliminate steady-state offset without uncertain process gain. The open-loop pole, however, at the origin of the integral term causes some problems such as integral windup. Various methods to solve these problems were studied. For better control performance and robustness, a filter was added to the integral term, which decouples the effective frequency ranges between the integral and proportional terms without degradation of the integral action. It produces a phase lead in a certain frequency range without having a derivative term, enhancing the control performances and stability robustness. Based on the internal model control method or the direct synthesis method, tuning rules for the proposed controller are given.