Application of real-time feedback control strategies based on effluent NH4-N and NOn Xn -N concentrations in an A2/O process

摘要

This paper proposes two real-time feedback control strategies based on hourly measurements of effluent NH4-N and NO X -N concentrations. Using modified sigmoid functions to decide the DO setpoint, a control structure similar to the cascade-type control loop was selected as the real-time feedback NH4-N control strategy. For the realtime feedback NO X -N control strategy, a proper external carbon dose flow rate could be calculated based on the estimated NO X -N concentration in anoxic reactor by using the empirical equation. A control system, which included two proposed control strategies, was developed and applied in the pilot-scale A2/O process. As a result, the effluent NH4-N and NO X -N concentrations were maintained stably lower than the target values of 3 and 5 mg/L, respectively. Moreover, because the manipulated variables for removing the NH4-N and NO X -N concentrations were divided in the control strategies, the two different control strategies could be successfully applied together in the A2/O process.