US 12,449,775 B2
Control system with neural network predictor for industrial processes with chemical reactions
Corrie Clark, Houston, TX (US); Joseph Von Edwins, Houston, TX (US); Abishek Mukund, Houston, TX (US); Elhanan Ilani, Jerusalem (IL); Ofer Salhov, Houston, TX (US); Janelle Jagnanan, Houston, TX (US); Matthew Stephens, Houston, TX (US); Kevin Clarke, Houston, TX (US); Gilad Cohen, Houston, TX (US); and Nadav Cohen, Yavne (IL)
Assigned to IMUBIT ISRAEL LTD., (IL)
Filed by Imubit Israel Ltd., Modiin (IL)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/749,958.
Application 18/749,958 is a continuation of application No. 17/831,227, filed on Jun. 2, 2022, granted, now 12,066,800.
Application 17/831,227 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/384,660, filed on Jul. 23, 2021, granted, now 12,049,592.
Application 17/384,660 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/308,474, filed on May 5, 2021, granted, now 11,993,751.
Application 17/308,474 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/950,643, filed on Nov. 17, 2020, granted, now 12,045,022.
Application 17/308,474 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/888,128, filed on May 29, 2020, granted, now 11,494,651.
Application 16/950,643 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/883,114, filed on Jan. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,200,489.
Application 16/950,643 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/883,114, filed on Jan. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,200,489.
Prior Publication US 2024/0337993 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05B 13/04 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 13/048 (2013.01) [G05B 13/027 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A predictive control system for automatic operation of a plant, the predictive control system comprising:
controllable equipment operable to affect one or more controlled variables of the plant by providing the controllable equipment with control signals based on one or more manipulated variables; and
a predictive controller comprising a processing circuit configured to:
use a predictive model to predict values of the one or more controlled variables predicted to result from operating the controllable equipment in accordance with corresponding values of the one or more manipulated variables;
use the values of the one or more controlled variables predicted by the predictive model to evaluate an objective function that defines a control objective as a function of at least the one or more controlled variables;
perform a predictive optimization process to generate optimal values of the one or more manipulated variables for a plurality of time steps in an optimization period using the predictive model and the objective function; and
operate the controllable equipment by providing the controllable equipment with control signals based on the optimal values of the one or more manipulated variables generated by performing the predictive optimization process.