Phase 1. Experimental measurements in the pilot station (30.11.2014)
Analysis of the current monitoring system, preliminary experimental tests, finalizing the structure of the monitoring system. P1 coordinates – all partners are involved.
Scientific tasks of partners:
- Analysis of the technology and functionalities of wastewater treatment process from the wastewater treatment plant of P3 partner (CO, P1, P2, P3)
- Identification and evaluation of the existing equipment (sensors, actuators and automatic control equipment) and performing experimental measurements (P1, P3)
- Analysis of the experimental results and verification that the obtained measurements capture enough information related to the process for the proposed control system; finalizing the monitoring system (CO, P2)
Development of a new solution for the simulation platform. CO coordinates – CO, P2 partners are involved.
- Development of mathematical model for wastewater treatment processes (CO, P2)
Dissemination of results was achieved by publishing the work:
[1] Grigore Vlad, Ruben Crișan, Gabriel Harja, Ioan Nașcu, PID Control of the Removal of Organic Component in Wastewater Treatment Plants, ELSEDIMA, Cluj-Napoca, Septembrie 2014.
and two papers under review at prestigious international conferences:
[1] Ruben Dan Crisan, Ioan Nascu, Clara Ionescu, Dana Copot, Robin M.C. De Keyser, EPSAC for wastewater treatment process (BSM1), European Control Conference 2015 (ECC15), Linz, Austria, July 15 to 17, 2015.
[2] Ionut Muntean, Roxana Both, Ruben Crisan and Ioan Nascu, RGA Analysis and Decentralized Control for a Waste Water Treatment Plant, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT, Sevilla, March 17-19, 2015.
Phase 2. Development of simulation platform and implementation of the hierarchical control system to the simulation platform (10.11.2015)
Development of a new solution for the simulation platform. CO coordinates – CO, P2 partners are involved.
Scientific tasks of partners:
- Calibration and validation of the model based on data obtained from measurements of the process (CO, P2)
- Development of a simulation platform of the process to cover the mathematical model and advanced control algorithms (CO, P2)
Development of a new solution for the hierarchical control system, CO coordinates – all partners are involved.
Scientific tasks of partners:
- Adapting predictive control algorithms for the objectives of the project, implementation of the optimizing control layer, definition of statistical indicators for assessing performance and their implementation in simulation platform (CO, P2)
- Evaluating the control performances on simulation platform based to statistical indicators and purposed objectives (CO, P2)
- Finalizing of hierarchical control system structure and functions of the supervisor, achieving operational plan of the whole system, the functional checks on simulation platform (CO, P1, P2)
- Establishing the final control structure that best meets the performance criteria settled and will be implemented in wastewater treatment plant (CO, P1, P2, P3)
The results of the phase, the objectives achivement degree and dissemination modes of the results
Dissemination of results was achieved by:
(i) publishing the works:
[1] Grigore Vlad, Ruben Crișan, Gabriel Harja, Ioan Nașcu, PID Control of the Removal of Organic Component in Wastewater Treatment Plants, Ecoterra, 2014, Volume 11, Issue 4, pp:23-31
[2] B. Humorean, I. Nascu, R. Crişan, Estimation of TSS in the aeration tank of wastewater treatment plants, Ecoterra, 2014, Volume 11, Issue 1, pag. 19-28, ISSN 1584-7071
[3] Muntean I., Both R., Crisan R., Nascu I., RGA analysis and decentralized control for a wastewater treatment plant, Proceedings of 2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2015), 17-19 March 2015, Seville, Spain, IEEEXplore DOI: 10.1109/ICIT.2015.7125140, Pages: 453 - 458, ISBN 978-1-4799-7800-7/15
[4] Harja G., Vlad G., Nascu I., Dissolved oxygen control strategy for an activated sludge wastewater treatment process, Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering Series. Recent Advances in Systems. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Systems (part of CSCC'15), 16-20 July 2015, Zakynthos, Greece, Pages: 453 - 458, ISSN 17905117, ISBN 978-1-61804-321-4.
[5] Cristescu, S. M., Naşcu, I., Naşcu, I., Sensitivity Analyses of an Activated Sludge Model for a Wastewater Treatment Plant, 19th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing, 14-19 Oct. 2015, Cheile Gradistei, Pp: 595-600, DOI: 10.1109/ICSTCC.2015.7321358, IEEE Catalog Nr: CFP1536P-ART, ISBN: 978-1-4799-8481-7
[6] Harja, G., Mureşan, C., Naşcu, I., Fractional order PI control strategy on an activated sludge wastewater treatment process, 19th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing, 14-19 Oct. 2015, Cheile Gradistei, Pp: 577 - 582, DOI: 10.1109/ICSTCC.2015.7321355, IEEE Catalog Nr: CFP1536P-ART, ISBN: 978-1-4799-8481-7
[7] Crisan R., Nascu I., De Keyser R., Volcke E., EPSAC for wastewater treatment process (BSM1), 19th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), 14-19.Oct. 2015, Cheile Gradistei, Pages: 403 - 408, DOI: 10.1109/ICSTCC.2015.7321327, IEEE Catalog Nr: CFP1536P-ART, ISBN: 978-1-4799-8481-7
[8] Butuza R., Nascu I., Giurgioiu O., SCADA system architectures based on SIMATIC WinCC in waste water treatment plants, Automation, Computers, Applied Mathematics, ACAM Scientific Journal, vol 22 (2013), no 4, published 2015
[9] Robescu D., Manea E., Robescu D., Improving biological wastewater treatment processes for textile industry, International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference & EXPO – SGEM 2015, Albena, Bulgaria 22-25.06.2015, Conference Proceedings Vol. II, pag. 265-270, ISBN 978-619-7105-40-7, ISSN 1314-2704, DOI 10.5593/sgem2015B52
[10] Robescu D., Manea E., Optimizing biological process for an industrial wastewater treatment plant, 8th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management (ICEEM 08), Conference Proceedings: 9-12 of September 2015, Iasi, Romania, ECOZONE Publishing House, Iasi, ISSN 2457-7057 ISSN-L 2457-7049
[11] Manea E, Robescu D.,Nascu, I., Vlad G., Industrial wastewater treatment – comparative scenarios for reducing operational costs, Conference on Energy and Environment 2015 – CIEM 2015, Iasi, Romania, 22-23.10.2015
(ii) papers under review at ISI journals:
[1] Harja G., Nascu Ioana; Muresan C, Nascu Ioan, Improvements in dissolved oxygen control of an activated sludge wastewater treatment process in Circuits, Systems & Signal Processing Journal, Springer.
[2] Crisan R., Copot D., Nascu I., De Keyser R., Volcke E., EPSAC model based predictive control of the BSM1 wastewater treatment plant in Environmental Engineering and Management Journal.
(iii) organising a workshop:
In the events ocashioned by the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of ICPE Bucharest, ICPE Bistrița organized the W7 workshop with the theme: Concepts and orientations regarding the automatic control systems of wastewater treanment plants, Bucharest, 2nd of October 2015
Phase 3. Implementation of the hierarchical control for pilot station, experimental tests, performance assessment, technology transfer (10.12.2016)
Elaboration of a new solution for the hierarchical control system. CO coordinates – all partners are involved.
- Implementation of the optimization control layer in the simulation platform, definition of statistical indicators for evaluation of control performances and their implementation in the simulation platform (CO, P2)
- Evaluation of control performance on simulation platform based on statistical indicators and proposed objectives (CO, P2)
- Completion of the hierarchical control system structure, realizing the functional plan of the whole system, functional checks on the simulation platform (CO, P1, P2)
- Establishing the final control structure that best meets the established performance criteria and will be implemented on the treatment plant (CO, P1, P2,P3)
Implementation and commissioning of process control loops and hierarchical control system on pilot station. CO coordinates – all partners are involved.
Scientific tasks of partners:
- Designing the monitoring system and process control layer (CO, P1)
- Implementation and commissioning of process control loops (P1, P3)
Dissemination of results was achieved by:
(i) publishing the works:
[1] G. Harja, I.Nascu, C. Muresan, I. Nascu, Improvements in Dissolved Oxygen Control of an Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Process, Circuits Systems and Signal Processing , Impact Factor: 1.12, June 2016, Volume 35, Issue 6, pp 2259-2281
[2] Ioana Naşcu, Ioan Naşcu, G. Vlad, Predictive adaptive control of an activated sludge wastewater treatment process, Advances in Technology Innovation (AITI), Vol.1 No.2 2016, Pp: 38-40, ISSN 2415-0436
[3] Ioana Naşcu, Ioan Naşcu, Modelling and optimization of an activated sludge wastewater treatment process, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Volume 38, 2016, Pages 1159-1164, ISBN: 978-0-444-63428-3
[4] Hodasz N., Brădilă V., Nascu I., Lendek Z., Modeling and parameter estimation for an activated sludge wastewater treatment process, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR), May 19-21, Cluj-N, Romania, Pp: 1 - 6, DOI: 10.1109/ AQTR.2016.7501338
[5] Harja G., Vlad G., Nascu I., MPC advanced control of dissolved oxygen in an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR), May 19-21, Cluj-N, Romania, Pp: 1 - 6, DOI: 10.1109/ AQTR.2016.7501329
[6] Birs I., Nascu Ioana, Darab C., Nascu Ioan, Modelling and calibration of a conventional activated sludge wastewater treatment plant, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR), May 19-21, Cluj-N, Romania, Pp: 1 - 6, DOI: 10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501327
[7] Rusu-Both R., Nascu I., Advanced control of a wastewater treatment plant, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR), May 19-21, Cluj-N, Romania, Pp: 1 - 4, DOI: 10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501337
[8] Butuza R., Nascu I., Giurgioiu O., Beu N., PLC based SCADA system for a Wastewater Treatment Plant, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics(AQTR), May 19-21, Cluj-N, Romania, Pp:1-6
[9] Robescu L., Manea E., Comparision of proportional-integral-derivative and ladder logic controller application for an industrial wastewater treatment plant, 16thInternational Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConferences SGEM 2016, 30 June – 6 July 2016, Bulgaria, Ecology, Economics, Education,and Legislation Conference Proceedings, vol. I, pp.179-186, ISBN 978-619-7105-65-0, ISSN 1314-2704, DOI: 10.5593/sgem2016B51
(ii) seminars and symphosiums:
[1] Naşcu I., Vlad G., Bartha C., Real time monitoring and control of wwtps to assure a sustainable and adaptive water management, ASEM Seminar on Urban Water Management, 2016, Changsha, China, 17 - 23 Oct.
[2] Tokos A., Vlad G., Nascu I., Sandru I., Baciu A., Securing SCADA computer networks of water and wastewater treatment plants, ASEM Seminar on Urban Water Management, 2016, Changsha, China, 17 - 23 Oct.
Phase 4. Implementation of the hierarchical control for pilot station, experimental tests, performance assessment, technology transfer (30.09.2017)
Implementation and commissioning of process control loops and hierarchical control system on pilot station. CO coordinates – all partners are involved.
Scientific tasks of partners:
- Implementation and commissioning of process control loops (P1)
- Implementation of optimizing control layer and supervisory control layer (CO)
- Commissioning of the hierarchical process control system (CO, P1, P2, P3)
Experimental tests and validation of the hierarchical control system. CO coordinates – all partners are involved.
Scientific tasks of partners:
- Testing and validation of the process control loops (CO, P1, P2, P3)
- Testing and validation of the optimizing control layer (CO, P1, P2, P3)
- Developing the user guide for hierarchical system control of wastewater treatment pilot plant. Technology transfer, providing technical advice and assistance (CO, P1, P2, P3)
Dissemination of results was achieved by:
(i) publishing the works:
[1] Cristina I. Muresan, Ioan Nascu, Eva H. Dulf, Design and Dynamics Analysis of a Fractional Order IMC Controller for a Waste Water Treatment Plant, 12th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA 2017), 18.06-20.06.2017, Siem Reap, Cambodia
[2] Ioana Naşcu, Ioan Naşcu, Improving Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Process Efficiency Using Predictive Control, International Conference on Advanced Technology Innovation 2017 (ICATI2017), 25.06-28.06.2017, Samui, Thailanda.
[3] Corina Boncescu, Lacramioara Diana Robescu, Experimental researches on aeration equipment used in biological wastewater treatment, 17thInternational Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConferences SGEM 2017, 29 June – 5 July 2017, Bulgaria, Ecology, Economics, Education,and Legislation Conference Proceedings, vol. 17, Issue 52, pp.359-366, ISBN 978-619-7408-09-6, ISSN 1314-2704, DOI: 10.5593/sgem2017/52
[4] Corina Boncescu, Lacramioara Diana Robescu, Air bubble dynamics modelling and simulation in the water column, Book of abstracts, The 9th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management (ICEEM09), 6-9 septembrie 2017, Bologna, Italia
(ii) papers under review:
[1] Ioana Naşcu, Ioan Naşcu, Improving Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Process Efficiency Using Predictive Control, Advances in Technology Innovation (AITI), ISSN 2415-0436