Supervisory fuzzy control system for biological processes in sequencing wastewater batch reactor

ABSTRACT

The paper proposes the design of the supervisory heuristic fuzzy control system applied to a Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) in the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). Based on real data records and the biological process and aeration system models, a control system for biological processes has been designed. The supervisory control system performs management of the reactor work cycle, determines the phase length, controls the sludge age, calculates the setpoint of dissolved oxygen, and adapts parameters of the lower control layer. The results of simulation tests for the case study wastewater treatment plant are presented.

KEYWORDS:

• Aeration
• biological processes
• fuzzy control
• nonlinear control
• sequencing batch reactor
• wastewater treatment plant

Disclosure statement

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