Adaptive Control of Solar Energy Collector Systems

This book describes methods for adaptive control of distributed-collector solar fields: plants that collect solar energy and deliver it in thermal form. Controller design methods are presented that can overcome difficulties found in these type of plants:t

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João M. Lemos Rui Neves-Silva José M. Igreja

Adaptive Control of Solar Energy Collector Systems

Advances in Industrial Control

Series editors Michael J. Grimble, Glasgow, UK Michael A. Johnson, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, UK

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João M. Lemos Rui Neves-Silva José M. Igreja •

Adaptive Control of Solar Energy Collector Systems

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João M. Lemos INESC-ID IST University of Lisbon Lisboa Portugal

José M. Igreja Institute of Engineering of Lisbon Lisboa Portugal

Rui Neves-Silva FCT New University of Lisbon Caparica Portugal

ISSN 1430-9491 ISSN 2193-1577 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-06852-7 ISBN 978-3-319-06853-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-06853-4 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014940059  Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

This book is dedicated by the authors to Edoardo Mosca, for the scientific influence he had on them, Eduardo Camacho, for introducing them to solar energy control, Virgílio Cardoso Igreja, a pioneer of control in Portugal

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