@article{Nascu_Nascu_Vlad_2016, title={Predictive Adaptive Control of an Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Process}, volume={1}, url={https://ojs.imeti.org/index.php/AITI/article/view/177}, abstractNote={<p class="Context"><span lang="EN-GB">This paper presents an application regarding a model based predictive adaptive controller used to improve the effluent quality of a </span><span lang="EN-US">conventional</span><span lang="EN-GB">activated sludge wastewater treatment process. The adaptive control scheme consists of two modules: a robust parameter estimator and a predictive controller. <a name="OLE_LINK54"></a>The controller design is based on the process model obtained by recursive estimation. The performances of the adaptive control algorithm are investigated and compared </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN-US">to</span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN-US">the</span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN-US">non</span></span><span class="atn"><span lang="EN-US">-</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN-US">adaptive one</span></span><span lang="EN-GB">. Both the set point tracking and the regulatory performances have been tested. </span><span lang="EN-US">The results show that this control strategy will help overcome the challenge for maintaining the discharged water quality to meet the regulations.</span></p>}, number={2}, journal={Advances in Technology Innovation}, author={Nascu, Ioana and Nascu, Ioan and Vlad, Grigore}, year={2016}, month={Oct.}, pages={38–40} }