A Geometrical Approach for the Optimal Control of Sequencing Batch Bio-Reactors

N. Abdellatif, W. Bouhafs, J. Harmand, F. Jean

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Abstract

In this work, we consider an optimal control problem of a biological sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for the treatment of pollutants in wastewater. This model includes two biological reactions, one being aerobic while the other is anoxic. The objective is to find an optimal oxygen-injecting strategy to reach, in minimal time and in a minimal time/energy compromise, a target where the pollutants concentrations must fulfill normative constraints. Using a geometrical approach, we solve a more general optimal control problem and thanks to Pontryagin's Maximum Principle, we explicitly give the complete optimal strategy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)368-382
Number of pages15
JournalStatistics, Optimization and Information Computing
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2021

Keywords

  • Minimal time problem
  • Optimal control
  • Optimal synthesis
  • Pontryagin's Maximum Principle
  • Sequencing batch reactor (SBR)

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