Hierarchically controlled ecological life support systems

Life support systems (LSSs) are autonomous systems integrating various generation, recycling, and consumption subsystems with storage capability to maintain the balance of key system compounds. A novel hierarchical control is proposed in this paper to operate an exemplary controlled ecological LSS....

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Autores: Ciurans, Carles, Bazmohammadi, Najmeh, Poughon, Laurent, Vasquez, Juan, Dussap, Claude G., Gòdia, Francesc|||0000-0002-4060-9887, Guerrero, Josep Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:250624
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/250624
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.compchemeng.2021.107625
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hierarchical control structure
Controlled ecological life support systems
Model Predictive Control
Optimization Problem
MELiSSA Pilot Plant
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Sumario:Life support systems (LSSs) are autonomous systems integrating various generation, recycling, and consumption subsystems with storage capability to maintain the balance of key system compounds. A novel hierarchical control is proposed in this paper to operate an exemplary controlled ecological LSS. The study focuses on the control of O concentration in the crew compartment, as the main consumer of a LSS, while coordinating a network of biological compartments with a variety of generation, consumption, and storage capabilities. A concentrated gas buffer tank is included in the system to demonstrate its capability to support the system operation flexibility and efficiency. Simulation analyses for changing O demand scenarios are carried to assess the proposed control architecture performance.