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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Maina A. Macharia, Round Rock, TX (US);
Donald Melvin Maxwell, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Srinivas Budaraju, Austin, TX (US);
Maina A. Macharia, Round Rock, TX (US);
Donald Melvin Maxwell, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Srinivas Budaraju, Austin, TX (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides novel techniques for controlling flow rates through parallel distribution paths of centrifuges and dryers using model predictive control. In particular, the present techniques are presented in the context of biofuel production, wherein control of whole stillage flow rates through parallel distribution paths of centrifuges and dryers may be optimized. However, the present techniques may also be applied to other suitable applications, such as the production of agricultural products, where parallel distribution paths of centrifuges and dryers may be used to separate solids from liquids as well as to remove water from the solids and liquids.