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Optimal Tuning of PI Controller using Swarm Intelligence for a Nonlinear Process

P.Aravind, Dr. S.M.GirirajKumar

This article deals with an application of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to obtain a optimum PI controller settings for a non linear process. In this work, a conical tank level process is identified as first order plus dead time model (FOPTD). Control of level in conical tank is a complex issue but in the presence of gravity discharge flow conical tanks are used in industrial unit. PSO algorithm is used to tune the parameters of PI controller to control the level of the liquid in the conical tank. Efficacy of proposed method has been validated through a comparative study with gain scheduling method. The proposed method has excellent features of high computational efficiency. In this paper optimum values of PI controller settings are found and it is proved that the PSO based tuned PI values gives better results than the gain scheduling method. Hence the results demonstrates that the tuning of PI controller using PSO technique gives minimum rise time, minimum settling time than Gain Scheduling method and also reduces the IAE.