| Feb. 1995 - present |
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione - Politecnico di
Milano
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Research on control systems for vibration suppression in a large flexible
structure with air jet thrusters and/or piezoelectric actuators: modelling,
simulation and experimental activity (jointly with the Aerospace Engineering
Dept. of the Politecnico di Milano).
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Simulation study of an innovative geothermal power plant (situated in Latera,
Italy), exploiting a low-temperature source of water and carbon dioxide
to produce clean steam (in partnership with ENEL S.p.A.). Activities
included the modelling of innovative process components, the extension
the functionality of the ProcSim simulation environment (in use at the
Department Control Lab), the production of a full plant simulator, and
the study of the plant dynamics and of the control system structure and
tuning. The correct approach to solving the plant control problem required
to include optimisation issues. The simulator has also been used by ENEL
personnel for control system commissioning activities.
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Research on the use of Petri Nets for the specification of logic controllers,
with application to a small industrial case.
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Study on the optimal management strategies for a complex co-generation
plant (electrical power, hot water and air conditioning), for the new Bank
of Italy office buildings in Frascati (in partnership with Project Automation
S.p.A., formerly Philips Automation S.p.A). Activities included the
analysis of the plant and control system, the modelling of the relevant
phenomena, the definition of suitable algorithms for both long-term planning
and real-time optimal plant management, and finally the production of code
to be integrated in the plant SCADA system.
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Research in the field of modelling and monitoring of urban water distribution
networks, in partnership with Project Automation S.p.A. and C.I.S. S.p.A.
Forlì. Activities include quality of service monitoring, static
and dynamic modelling of the distribution network, algorithms for non-invasive
leakage detection and isolation in the network.
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Dynamic simulation and simulator validation for the cogeneration plant
installed in the ENEA Research Site at La Casaccia (Rome) (in partnership
with the ENEA research institute, Italy).
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