Deliverables
WP1
- D1.2.1: First annual progress report: Scientific part
- D1.2.2: Second annual progress report: Scientific part
- D1.2.3: Third annual progress report/Final report: Scientific part
- D1.3.1: Report on knowledge management, links with potential users of results, and future perspectives (only for HD-MPC participants)
- D1.4.1: Report on the requirements for the virtual portal
WP2
- D2.1: Report on literature survey and preliminary definition of the selected methods for the definition of system decomposition and hierarchical control architectures
- D2.2: Report on the final assessment of the methods for the definition of the control architecture and preliminary report on extended algorithms coping with structural constraints, changes, and multi-level models
- D2.3: Final report on the results regarding multi-level models and architectures for hierarchical and distributed MPC
WP3
- D3.1.1: Report on literature survey on hierarchical and distributed nonlinear MPC, including analysis and comparison, and description of the resulting methodological framework
- D3.1.2: Report on readily available methods for simple toy problems
- D3.1.3: Report on new methods for complex control problems (nonlinear, dynamic, constrained)
- D3.1.4-software: Software tool with different methods and variants for different problem classes (only for HD-MPC participants)
- D3.1.4: Reports on the evaluation results, including economical potential and suggestions for real-life applications
- D3.2.1: Report on literature survey and analysis of (optimisation) methods for robust distributed MPC
- D3.2.2: Report on newly developed methods for hierarchical and distributed robust nonlinear dynamic MPC
- D3.2.3: Reports and publications on the evaluation results, impact on the economics and operability of distributed processes
- D3.3.1: Report on assessment of existing coordination mechanisms for simple case studies, and on possible options for improving and extending these coordination mechanisms
- D3.3.2: Report on newly developed coordination mechanisms for hierarchical and distributed MPC
- D3.3.3: Report on extensive assessment of the developed coordination mechanisms, including case studies
- D3.4.1: Report of literature survey and analysis regarding timing and delay issues
- D3.4.2 Report on implementation of timing and delay related approaches to simple case studies
WP4
- D4.1.1: Report of literature survey, analysis, and comparison of on-line optimisation methods for hierarchical and distributed MPC
- D4.1.2: Overview, toolbox and tutorial manual of existing state-of-the-art distributed optimisation algorithms
- D4.1.3: Report on new algorithms with guaranteed convergence to an optimum of the global system, at a high rate of convergence, and with intelligent hot-starting
- D4.2.1: Report of literature survey and analysis of optimisation methods for MPC of uncertain large-scale systems
- D4.2.2: Report on redefinition of optimality criteria and generation of optimal solutions, and on analysis of sensitivity, scalability of solutions and computing cost
- D4.3.1: Report on new stochastic optimisation methods for robust distributed MPC
WP5
- D5.1: Report on the state of the art in distributed state and variance estimation, and on preliminary results on disturbance modelling for distributed systems
- D5.2: Intermediate report on new methods for distributed state and covariance estimation for large-scale interconnected systems
- D5.3: Final report on new methods for distributed state and covariance estimation
WP6
- D6.1.1: Report on results of hardware and software analysis
- D6.2.1: Model guide and web-based computer tool for benchmarking
- D6.3.1: Documentation for benchmark cases: Part I & Part II
- D6.4.1: Report on implementation for selected benchmarks
- D6.5.1/D.6.6.1: Final report on maintenance of benchmark service and dissemination results
WP7
- D7.1.1: Report that defines the control specification for the combined cycle start-up
- D7.1.2: Report on the model and open-loop simulation results for the combined cycle start-up
- D7.1.3: Report that presents the closed-loop validation results for the combined cycle start-up
- D7.2.1: Report that defines the control specification for the hydro-power valley
- D7.2.2: Report on the model and open-loop simulation results for the hydro-power valley
- D7.2.3: Report that presents the closed-loop validation results for the hydro-power valley, including stability and constraints issues, as well as the HD-MPC demonstration of results - Part I & Part II
- D7.3.1: Report on meteorological forecasting models
- D7.3.2: Report on hydraulic transport models
- D7.3.3: Report on optimization of distribution of water
WP8
- D8.1.1: Report on the set-up of a website including downloads of reports, presentations, open-source software and a database of benchmark problems
- D8.2.1: Report on or proceedings of a special session at an international conference
- D8.2.2: Report on a special issue of an international journal
- D8.3.1: Proceedings of the international HD-MPC workshop (see also this web page)
- D8.4.1: Report on the organisation of an industrial short course