An application software for visualization and control configuration selection of interconnected processes

摘要

This paper presents a new application software for control configuration selection of interconnected industrial processes, called ProMoVis. Moreover, ProMoVis is able to visualize process models and process layout at the physical level together with the control system dynamics. The software consists of a builder part where the visual representation of the interconnected process is created and an analyzer part where the process is analyzed using different control configuration selection tools. The conceptual idea of the software is presented and the subsequent design and implementation of ProMoVis are discussed. The implemented analysis methods are briefly described including their usage and implementation aspects. The use of ProMoVis is demonstrated by an application study on the stock preparation process at SCA Obbola AB, Sweden. The results of this study are compared with the currently used control strategy. The study indicates that ProMoVis introduces a systematic and comprehensive way to perform control configuration selection. ProMoVis has been released under the Apache Open Source license.