Computers & Chemical Engineering, Vol.22, No.4-5, 687-694, 1998
Automatic tuning of nonlinear PID controllers for unsymmetrical processes
Relay auto-tuning of linear PID regulators is now a proven technology in the process control industry. In this paper it is extended to auto-tune nonlinear PID controllers for unsymmetrical processes. Two sets of PID parameters, each for one operating mode, are obtained with a single relay experiment. Excellent performance of the auto-tuned nonlinear control system is substantiated by simulations.