Local Partial Least Squares Based Online Soft Sensing Method for Multi-output Processes with Adaptive Process States Division

Local learning based soft sensing methods succeed in coping with time-varying characteristics of processes as well as nonlinearities in industrial plants. In this paper, a local partial least squares based soft sensing method for multi-output processes is proposed to accomplish process states division and local model adaptation,which are two key steps in development of local learning based soft sensors. An adaptive way of partitioning process states without redundancy is proposed based on F-test, where unique local time regions are extracted.Subsequently, a novel anti-over-fitting criterion is proposed for online local model adaptation which simultaneously considers the relationship between process variables and the information in labeled and unlabeled samples. Case study is carried out on two chemical processes and simulation results illustrate the superiorities of the proposed method from several aspects.

SOFT SENSING MODEL BASED ON SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE AND ITS APPLICATION

Soft sensor is widely used in industrial process control. It plays animportant role to improve the quality of product and assure safety in production. The core of softsensor is to construct soft sensing model. A new soft sensing modeling method based on supportvector machine (SVM) is proposed. SVM is a new machine learning method based on statistical learningtheory and is powerful for the problem characterized by small sample, nonlinearity, high dimensionand local minima. The proposed methods are applied to the estimation of frozen point of light dieseloil in distillation column. The estimated outputs of soft sensing model based on SVM match the realvalues of frozen point and follow varying trend of frozen point very well. Experiment results showthat SVM provides a new effective method for soft sensing modeling and has promising application inindustrial process applications.

A subspace ensemble regression model based slow feature for soft sensing application

A novel adaptive subspace ensemble slow feature regression model was developed for soft sensing application.Compared to traditional single models and random subspace models,the proposed method is improved in three aspects.Firstly,sub-datasets are constructed through slow feature directions and variables in each subdatasets are selected according to the output related importance index.Then,an adaptive slow feature regression is presented for sub-models.Finally,a Bayesian inference strategy based on a slow feature analysis process that monitors statistics is developed for probabilistic combination.Two industrial examples were used to evaluate the proposed method.

Application in soft sensing modeling of chemical process based on K-OPLS method

Aiming at the problem of soft sensing modeling for chemical process with strong nonlinearity and complexity,a soft sensing modeling method based on kernel-based orthogonal projections to latent structures(K-OPLS)is proposed.Orthogonal projections to latent structures(O-PLS)is a general linear multi-variable data modeling method.It can eliminate systematic variations from descriptive variables(input)that are orthogonal to response variables(output).In the framework of O-PLS model,K-OPLS method maps descriptive variables to high-dimensional feature space by using“kernel technique”to calculate predictive components and response-orthogonal components in the model.Therefore,the K-OPLS method gives the non-linear relationship between the descriptor and the response variables,which improves the performance of the model and enhances the interpretability of the model to a certain extent.To verify the validity of K-OPLS method,it was applied to soft sensing modeling of component content of debutane tower base butane(C4),the quality index of the key product output for industrial fluidized catalytic cracking unit(FCCU)and H 2S and SO 2 concentration in sulfur recovery unit(SRU).Compared with support vector machines(SVM),least-squares support-vector machine(LS-SVM),support vector machine with principal component analysis(PCA-SVM),extreme learning machine(ELM),kernel based extreme learning machine(KELM)and kernel based extreme learning machine with principal component analysis(PCA-KELM)methods under the same conditions,the experimental results show that the K-OPLS method has superior modeling accuracy and good model generalization ability.

Hybrid Modeling for Soft Sensing of Molten Steel Temperature in LF

Aiming at the limitations of traditional thermal model and intelligent model, a new hybrid model is established for soft sensing of the molten steel temperature in LF. Firstly, a thermal model based on energy conservation is described; and then, an improved intelligent model based on process data is presented by ensemble ELM （extreme learning machine） for predicting the molten steel temperature in LF. Secondly, the self-adaptive data fusion is pro- posed as a hybrid modeling method to combine the thermal model with the intelligent model. The new hybrid model could complement mutual advantage of two models by combination. It can overcome the shortcoming of parameters obtained on-line hardly in a thermal model and the disadvantage of lacking the analysis of ladle furnace metallurgical process in an intelligent model. The new hybrid model is applied to a 300 t LF in Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd for predicting the molten steel temperature. The experiments demonstrate that the hybrid model has good generalization performance and high accuracy.

Soft Sensing of Overflow Particle Size Distributions in Hydrocyclones Using a Combined Method

Precise, real-time measurements of overflow particle size distributions in hydrocyclones are necessary for accurate control of the comminution circuits. Soft sensing measurements provide real-time, flexible, and low-cost measurements appropriate for the overflow particle size distributions in hydrocyclones. Three soft sensing methods were investigated for measuring the overflow particle size distributions in hydrocyclones. Simulations show that these methods have various advantages and disadvantages. Optimal Bayesian estimation fusion was then used to combine three methods with the fusion parameters determined according to the performance of each method with validation samples. The combined method compensates for the disadvantages of each method for more precise measurements. Simulations using real operating data show that the absolute root mean square measurement error of the combined method was always about 2% and the method provides the necessary accuracy for beneficiation plants.