An Identification Algorithm of Switched Box-Jenkins Systems in the Presence of Bounded Disturbances: An Approach for Approximating Complex Biological Wastewater Treatment Models

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A. Moradvandi, E. Abraham, A. Goudjil, B. De Schutter, and R.E.F. Lindeboom, "An Identification Algorithm of Switched Box-Jenkins Systems in the Presence of Bounded Disturbances: An Approach for Approximating Complex Biological Wastewater Treatment Models," Journal of Water Process Engineering, vol. 60, p. 105202, Apr. 2024.

Abstract

This paper focuses on the development of linear Switched Box–Jenkins (SBJ) models for approximating complex dynamical models of biological wastewater treatment processes. We discuss the adaptation of these processes to the SBJ framework, showing the model’s generality and flexibility as a class of switched systems that can offer accurate predictions for complex and nonlinear dynamics. This approach of modeling enables real-time data reconciliation from experiments and allows the design of model-based control strategies previously inaccessible with conventional complex wastewater treatment models. Through the extension of the Outer Bounding Ellipsoids (OBEs) algorithm, the paper introduces an online two-stage parameter identification algorithm that effectively handles bounded disturbances for SBJ models. Using the OBE method relaxes the stochastic assumptions on disturbances, which may not be satisfied in practice, particularly for biological and environmental fluctuations. The proposed decomposed OBE algorithm separately identifies the switching patterns and parameters of linear submodels, conducting parameter identification in two distinct phases for input/output and disturbance/output submodels. The efficacy of this approach is shown via simulation results validated against both ADM1 and PBM, demonstrating the proposed algorithm’s capability to accurately predict outputs from different bio-process models.

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@article{MorAbr:24-008,
author={A. Moradvandi and E. Abraham and A. Goudjil and B. {D}e Schutter and R.E.F. Lindeboom},
title={An Identification Algorithm of Switched {B}ox-{J}enkins Systems in the Presence of Bounded Disturbances: {A}n Approach for Approximating Complex Biological Wastewater Treatment Models},
journal={Journal of Water Process Engineering},
volume={60},
pages={105202},
month=apr,
year={2024},
doi={10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105202}
}

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