Whale optimisation algorithm-based controller design for reverse osmosis desalination plants. (2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rathore, Natwar Singh; Singh, V.P.
• Is Part Of: International journal of intelligent engineering informatics. Volume 7:Number 1(2019)
• Page Start: 77
• Page End: 88
• Publication Date: 2019
• Subjects: conductivity -- desalination -- flux -- integral-of-squared-error -- ISE -- proportional-integral-derivative -- PID controller -- reverse osmosis -- RO -- whale optimisation algorithm -- WOA; Artificial intelligence -- Engineering applications -- Periodicals; Engineering -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Knowledge management -- Periodicals; 620.0028563
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1758-8715

Abstract

In this contribution, whale optimisation algorithm (WOA)-based controllers are presented for reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plants. Two proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers are designed for flux and conductivity of RO plant model. The tuning of these controllers is carried out with a newly proposed algorithm, i.e., WOA. The minimisation of integral-of-squared-error (ISE) is considered as performance index for design of objective function in the problem. The performance of proposed controllers is compared with other optimisation algorithms-based controllers. Simulation results show the supremacy of WOA-based controllers over the other controllers. The proposed controllers are found best for RO desalination plants in terms of control of RO unit model.