Mito, Mohamed, Ma, Xianghong, Albuflasa, Hanan and Davies, Philip A (2022). Variable operation of a renewable energy-driven reverse osmosis system using model predictive control and variable recovery: Towards large-scale implementation. Desalination, 532 ,
Abstract
Powering Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems with Renewable Energy (RE) is essential for decarbonising water production. Integration of RE requires large-scale RO plants to operate efficiently using variable power. Nevertheless, variable operation (involving matching the RO load to available power without battery back-up) has only been implemented for small-scale systems. This paper presents a variable-speed operation technique suitable for large-scale RO systems using an optimised operational strategy and a Model Predictive Controller (MPC). The technique was validated using a laboratory test rig having comparable performance to large-scale systems. A dynamic plant model was used to design the operational strategy and control system. Several operational strategies were explored for varying the operating parameters according to power available from a RE source. An advanced control system based on MPC was designed and compared to a conventional Proportional-Integral-Differential controller. The results showed that operation at variable recovery with constant brine flowrate delivered the lowest specific energy consumption and widest operation range for a system with an isobaric pressure exchanger. The MPC controller improved the settling time for a 10% step-change in permeate flowrate by 47%. Moreover, it improved energy utilisation, giving a 2.35% increase in hourly permeate production for a defined power input time-series.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.115715 |
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Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Engineering Systems and Supply Chain Management College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Engineering and Technology > Mechanical, Biomedical & Design College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Engineering and Technology College of Engineering & Physical Sciences Aston University (General) |
Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license 4.0 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | reverse osmosis,renewable energy,Variable operation,model predictive control,wind energy,Model predictive control,Wind energy,Renewable energy,Reverse osmosis,Water Science and Technology,Mechanical Engineering,General Chemical Engineering,General Chemistry,General Materials Science,SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy |
Publication ISSN: | 1873-4464 |
Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2024 08:23 |
Date Deposited: | 01 Apr 2022 09:48 |
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Published Date: | 2022-06-15 |
Published Online Date: | 2022-03-30 |
Accepted Date: | 2022-03-15 |
Authors: |
Mito, Mohamed
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Ma, Xianghong ( 0000-0003-4957-2942) Albuflasa, Hanan Davies, Philip A |
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