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Title: Wastewater treatment plant online monitoring and control

Abstract

A method of operating a waste water treatment plant (WWTP) having at least one of an aerobic digester (AD) and a membrane bioreactor (MBR) is described. The method of operating AD is comprised of monitoring and controlling AD in real-time using an online extended Kalman filter (EKF) having a online dynamic model of AD. The EKF uses real-time AD measured data, and online dynamic model of AD to update adapted model parameters and estimate model based inferred variables for AD, which are used for AD control by AD control system having supervisory and low-level control layers. The method of operating MBR is similar to that of AD. The supervisory control ensures the WWTP satisfying the effluent quality requirement while minimize the operation cost. A WWTP having at least one of AD or MBR is disclosed. The method of operating a WWTP can be implemented using a computer.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1471201
Patent Number(s):
10046995
Application Number:
14/234,955
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-08NT05870
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Jul 25
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Kumar, Aditya, Murray, Anthony John, Shi, Ruijie, Wan, Zhaoyang, Dokucu, Mustafa Tekin, and Prasad, Vijaysai. Wastewater treatment plant online monitoring and control. United States: N. p., 2018. Web.
Kumar, Aditya, Murray, Anthony John, Shi, Ruijie, Wan, Zhaoyang, Dokucu, Mustafa Tekin, & Prasad, Vijaysai. Wastewater treatment plant online monitoring and control. United States.
Kumar, Aditya, Murray, Anthony John, Shi, Ruijie, Wan, Zhaoyang, Dokucu, Mustafa Tekin, and Prasad, Vijaysai. Tue . "Wastewater treatment plant online monitoring and control". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1471201.
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