MODEL-FREE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR SOLAR-BASED MEMBRANE DISTILLATION SYSTEM

摘要

A method for controlling a membrane distillation system (800) includes determining (1800) whether there is a day time or a night time at a location of a solar collector system (114) associated with the membrane distillation system (800); applying (1802) a first control mode (900) during the day time to a flow velocity of a feed (112) used by the membrane distillation system (800); and applying (1804) a second control mode (910), different from the first control scheme (900), during the night time, to the feed (112). The first control scheme (900) is a model-free mode.