Abstract
We explore how feedback control can make chemical producers responsive to market forces through the use of dynamic operating policies. Using a toy model of a marginal chemical producer operating in a dynamic market, we examine two different control strategies for dealing with stochastic price fluctuations. The key contribution of this work is the derivation of switching rules under risk-neutral and risk-sensitive control formulations for problems where the dynamics arise from the market. These results provide a basis for exploring more complex control problems that include the effects of market forces.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-186 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Computers and Chemical Engineering |
Volume | 51 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 5 2013 |
Keywords
- Capacity utilization
- Dynamic programming
- Economics
- Process control
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering
- Computer Science Applications