Detection and Diagnosis of Stiction in Control Loops : State of the Art and Advanced Methods (Hardcover)

Introduction.- Part I: Stiction Modelling and Oscillation Detection.- Stiction Modelling.- An Alternative Stiction Modelling Approach and Comparison of Different Stiction Models.- Detection of Oscillating Control Loops.- Part II: Advances in Stiction Detection and Quantification.- Shape-based Stiction Detection.- Stiction Detection Based on Cross-correlation and Signal Shape.- Curve Fitting for Detecting Valve Stiction.- A Relay-based Technique for Detection of Stiction.- Shape-based Stiction Detection Using Area Calculations.- Estimation of Valve Stiction Using Separable Least-squares and Global Search Algorithms.- Stiction Estimation Using Constrained Optimisation and Contour Map.- Oscillation Root-cause Detection and Quantification Under Multiple Faults.- Comparative Study of Valve Stiction Detection Methods.- Conclusions and Future Research Challenges.- Appendices.