Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-07-28T17:55:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Frederico Martins Costa.pdf: 7875693 bytes, checksum: 1f9e0aaff0875ac10e2311a35da16d31 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-28T17:55:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Frederico Martins Costa.pdf: 7875693 bytes, checksum: 1f9e0aaff0875ac10e2311a35da16d31 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-27 / CAPES / The process of well cementing is very complex, beyond the fact that cement paste presents high density, different rheology fluids are injected into the annulus, altering downhole pressure due to changes on hydrostatic pressure and frictional losses. Knowing the operational window and assuring downhole pressure inside this constraint is primordial for security and well life cycle purposes. Due to downhole variations caused by the disturbances, the superior (fracture) and inferior window limits can be exceeded. As a result, loss circulation problems (mud penetration into a fracture) or kick (reservoir fluid inflow into the annulus) can disturb the cementing process, leading to serious accidents, financial losses, environmental damage and human losses. In order to represent the most important phenomena of cementing process, an experimental unit was built using on line flow, density and pressure measurements. Downhole pressure control through pumping 8, 11 and 14 ppg (lb/gal) fluids was analyzed under loss circulation and kick phenomena. The tracking of the downhole pressure at the set point, by employing a feedback control loop (PI), was implemented through using the opening index of the choke valve as the manipulated variable. / O processo de cimenta??o de po?os ? bastante complexo, al?m da pasta de cimento apresentar elevada densidade e ocorrer o bombeio de fluidos de diferentes reologias, a press?o no fundo do po?o sofre grandes varia??es, devido ? mudan?a na press?o hidrost?tica do po?o e ?s perdas por atrito. Conhecer a janela operacional do po?o e manter a press?o anular de fundo dentro desta ? primordial para a seguran?a e a vida ?til do po?o. Devido ?s varia??es na press?o ocasionadas pelos dist?rbios, a press?o anular de fundo pode extrapolar o limite superior (press?o de fratura) e o inferior (press?o de poros), da janela operacional. Ao extrapolar tais limites, os fluidos da regi?o anular podem migrar para a fratura (perda de circula??o) ou os fluidos nativos do reservat?rio podem migrar para a regi?o anular (kick), essas situa??es s?o indesejadas durante a cimenta??o, podendo causar s?rios acidentes, perdas humanas, preju?zos financeiros e danos ambientais irrevers?veis. Para representar os fen?menos mais importantes do processo de cimenta??o, foi constru?da uma unidade experimental com instrumenta??o capaz de quantificar vaz?o, densidade e press?o em tempo real. Foram analisados o comportamento da press?o anular de fundo no bombeio de fluidos com diferentes densidades (8, 11 e 14 ppg), al?m dos fen?menos de perda de circula??o com kick de g?s, controlando a press?o em um valor desejado (set point), utilizando uma estrat?gia de controle por realimenta??o (controlador PI), atrav?s do ?ndice da abertura da v?lvula choke.

At present, one of the main issues in electric power networks is the reduction in conventional generation and its replacement by low inertia renewable energy generation. The balance between generation and demand has a direct impact on the system frequency and system inertia limits the frequency rate of change until compensation action can be undertaken. Traditionally generation managed frequency. In future, loads may be required to do more than just be able to be switched off during severe under frequency events. This thesis focuses on the development and practical implementation of the control structure of a smart adaptive load for network power-frequency support applications. The control structure developed makes use of advanced demand side management of fan loads (powered by AC drives) used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; where a change in power at rated load has little effect on their speed due to the cubic relationship between speed and power. The AC drive implemented in this thesis is based on an induction motor and a two level voltage source converter. To achieve the smart adaptive load functionality, first a power-frequency multi-slope droop control structure (feedforward control) is developed; relating the frequency limits imposed by the network supplier and the fan power-speed profile (Chapter 2, Fig 2.19). Secondly, this control structure is combined with the control developed, in Chapter 3, for the AC drive powering the fan load. The full development of the control structure of the AC drive, its tuning process and its practical implementation is given; an equation is developed to find suitable tuning parameters for the speed control of the nonlinear load (fan load), i.e. Eq. (3.59).The analysis and simulation results provided in Chapter 4 conclude that a fast control of the active power drawn by the AC drive is possible by controlling the electromagnetic torque (hence current) of the induction motor without disturbing the fan load overly. To achieve this, changes between closed loop speed control and open loop torque control (power control) are performed when needed. Two main issues were addressed before the hardware implementation of the smart adaptive load: the estimation of the network frequency under distorted voltage conditions, and the recovery period of the network frequency. In this thesis two slew rate limiters were implemented to deal with such situations. Other possible solutions are also outlined. Finally, experimental results in Chapter 5 support results given in Chapter 4. A full power-frequency response is achieved by the smart adaptive load within 3s.

Over the last years, electrical roads have emerged as a cost effective and environmentally friendly solution towards a transportation system with less dependency on fossil fuels. This thesis presents the design of a search and locate system for road-bound conductive electrical roads with position control in two axes. The system is intended to find and follow the position of an electrified rail. The actuator system constitutes a firm groundwork for further research and development in this field. A laboratory test set up has been designed and both hardware and software parts have been constructed. The control of the system uses the CompactRIOTM technology from National Instruments. Results from the practical evaluation suggest that the non-linear characteristic of the system and the lack of direct position feedback from the motor rotation are the main causes of a non-accurate position control. Future development steps should focus on improving the mechanical design and include encoder feedback for the control loop as well as absolute automatic control with the incorporation of rail sensors.

The transition to more environmentally sustainable transports, as well as rising fuel prices create a demand for efficient means of transportation. Liftable axles have shown potential to save fuel and reduces tire wear on heavy vehicles. This thesis proposes a simulation environment and a control method for the electronically controlled air suspension system on a four axle truck that enables axle lifting. The goal of the work is to propose a control method that fulfills certain safety criteria and is robust to disturbances introduced by an external un-modeled controller. A simulation environment is proposed, based upon two different physical models of the suspension system. The first model offers simplicity for the initial tuning of the controller and the second model serves as a platform for more realistic testing of the controller before the final vehicle test. The results from the vehicle tests show that the proposed controller is able to regulate the pressure in the suspension bellows to the desired load distribution between the axles of the vehicle, while the vehicle is maintaining a certain height above ground. The vehicle test showed that it was difficult to read the correct pressure in the suspension bellows when the valves controlling the airflow in and out of the suspension bellow were open. A method for compensating the error when the valves are open is proposed. / Övergången till hållbara och miljövänliga transporter samt stigande bränslepriser skapar en efterfrågan av mer effektiva transportmedel. Lyftbara axlar har visats medföra minskad bränsleförbrukning och däckslitage. Denna uppsats föreslår en simuleringsmiljö samt en metod för reglering av det elektroniskt styrda luftfjädringssystemet på en fyraxlig lastbil som möjliggör lyftning av en axel. Målet med arbetet är att föreslå en metod för reglering av systemet som uppfyller en rad säkerhetskriterier och är robust för störningar introducerade av en extern, icke-modellerad styrenhet. Den föreslagna simuleringsmiljön är baserad på två olika fysiska modeller av fjädringssystemet. Den första modellen karakteriseras av dess enkelhet och används för inledande testning och justering av regulatorn. Den andra modellen används för mer realistisk testning av regulatorn innan det avslutande fordonstestet. Resultatet från fordonstesterna visar att den föreslagna regulatorn kan reglera trycket i luftbälgen till den önskade lastfördelningen mellan axlarna på fordonet medan dess höjd bibehålls. Under fordonstestet konstaterades att det inte gick att avläsa det korrekta trycket i luftbälgen när ventilerna som styr luftflödet till och från luftbälgen var öppna. En metod för att kompensera felet som uppstår när ventilerna är öppna föreslås.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-03T15:07:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AndreFOAD_DISSERT.pdf: 2002320 bytes, checksum: 0ebf2e7fb75a8ce59284dc72a43ef7ba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-18 / The separation methods are reduced applications as a result of the operational costs, the low output and the long time to separate the uids. But, these treatment methods are important because of the need for extraction of unwanted contaminants in the oil production. The water and the concentration of oil in water should be minimal (around 40 to 20 ppm) in order to take it to the sea. Because of the need of primary treatment, the objective of this project is to study and implement algorithms for identification of polynomial NARX (Nonlinear Auto-Regressive with Exogenous Input) models in closed loop, implement a structural identification, and compare strategies using PI control and updated on-line NARX predictive models on a combination of three-phase separator in series with three hydro cyclones batteries. The main goal of this project is to: obtain an optimized process of phase separation that will regulate the system, even in the presence of oil gushes; Show that it is possible to get optimized tunings for controllers analyzing the mesh as a whole, and evaluate and compare the strategies of PI and predictive control applied to the process. To accomplish these goals a simulator was used to represent the three phase separator and hydro cyclones. Algorithms were developed for system identification (NARX) using RLS(Recursive Least Square), along with methods for structure models detection. Predictive Control Algorithms were also implemented with NARX model updated on-line, and optimization algorithms using PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization). This project ends with a comparison of results obtained from the use of PI and predictive controllers (both with optimal state through the algorithm of cloud particles) in the simulated system. Thus, concluding that the performed optimizations make the system less sensitive to external perturbations and when optimized, the two controllers show similar results with the assessment of predictive control somewhat less sensitive to disturbances / Os m?todos de separa??o de ?leo e ?gua possuem, em sua maioria, aplica??es reduzidas devido ao custo operacional, a baixa efici?ncia de separa??o e ao alto tempo de processamento da separa??o. Por?m, Esses m?todos de tratamento s?o importantes devido a necessidade de extra??o dos contaminantes mais indesejados no processo de produ??o do petr?leo, a ?gua, e ao mesmo tempo, a concentra??o de ?leo na ?gua deve ser m?nima (da ordem de 40 a 20ppm) para o descarte regular da fase aquosa ao mar. A partir dessa necessidade de tratamento prim?rio objetiva-se, neste trabalho, estudar e implementar algoritmos de identifica??o para modelos polinomiais NARX em malha fechada, detectando a estrutura dos modelos, e comparar estrat?gias de controle PI e preditivo utilizando os modelos NARX (Nonlinear Auto-Regressive with Exogenous Input) atualizados online em uma combina??o de separador trif?sico em s?rie com tr?s baterias de hidrociclones. Os objetivos principais deste trabalho s?o obter um processo otimizado de separa??o trif?sica que regule o sistema, mesmo na presen?a de golfadas; mostrar que e poss?vel obter sintonias otimizadas para os controladores analisando a malha como um todo; e, avaliar e comparar as estrat?gias de controle PI e preditivo aplicadas ao processo. Para cumprir estes objetivos foi utilizado um simulador para representar o separador trif?sico e os hidrociclones, al?m de desenvolvidos algoritmos de identifica??o de sistemas (NARX) utilizando MQR (M?nimos Quadrados Recursivo), aliados a m?todos de detec??o de estrutura de modelos. Tamb?m foram implementados algoritmos de controle preditivo com modelos NARX atualizados online, e algoritmos de otimiza??o que utilizam PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization). O trabalho finaliza com a compara??o de resultados obtidos a partir da utiliza??o dos controladores PI e preditivo no sistema simulado ambos com par?metros otimizados atrav?s do algoritmo de nuvem de part?culas, e concluindo que as otimiza??es realizadas tornam o regulat?rio menos sens?vel a perturba??es externas (golfadas) e quando otimizados os dois controladores apresentam resultados similares, sendo os resultados do preditivo um pouco menos sens?vel as perturba??es

Mechanical vibrations are inevitable in drilling operations. Torsional stick-slip vibrations are vibrations that occur in drilling columns, which are produced by periodic variations of torque and characterized by large fluctuations in the speed of the drill bit. These vibrations are dangerous, primarily by the cyclical characteristic of the phenomenon that by the amplitude of the same, which can cause fatigue of the pipe, failures in the components of the drill string, deformations in the walls of the well, excessive wear of the drill, low rate of penetration, and collapse of the drilling process. The frequency of these unwanted oscillations can be reduced by the application of automatic control techniques. The objective of this study is to evaluate through numerical simulations, the application of conventional control techniques, such as proportional-integral control (PI), and nonlinear, as the sliding mode control (SMC) and the input-output linearization control (IOLC), to eliminate the presence of stick-slip oscillation in drilling columns. The controllers are designed primarily to maintain a constant speed of rotation system, by manipulating engine torque, thereby inferentially control the speed of the drill, thus providing optimum operation conditions, beyond preserving system stability. Results of simulations using drill string torsional models of two degrees of freedom (2-DOF) and four degrees of freedom (4-DOF) show the performance of the proposed control systems, which are analyzed and qualitatively compared. / Vibrações mecânicas são inevitáveis nas operações de perfuração. Vibrações torcionais stick-slip são vibrações que ocorrem em colunas de perfuração, as quais são produzidas pelas variações periódicas de torque e caracterizadas por grandes oscilações da velocidade da broca. Estas vibrações são prejudiciais, mais pela característica cíclica do fenômeno que pela amplitude da mesma, podendo originar fadiga da tubulação, falhas nos componentes da coluna de perfuração, deformações nas paredes do poço, desgaste excessivo da broca, baixa taxa de penetração e, inclusive, colapso do processo de perfuração. A frequência destas oscilações indesejadas pode ser reduzida pela aplicação de técnicas de controle automático. O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar, mediante simulações numéricas, a aplicação de técnicas de controle convencional, como o controle proporcional-integral (PI), e não linear, como o controle por modos deslizantes (SMC) e o controle por linearização entrada-saída (IOLC) para eliminar a presença de oscilações stick-slip em colunas de perfuração. Os controladores são desenvolvidos principalmente para manter constante a velocidade do sistema de rotação, mediante a manipulação do torque do motor, para assim controlar inferencialmente a velocidade da broca, fornecendo desta maneira condições ótimas de operação, além de preservar a estabilidade do sistema. Resultados das simulações, usando modelos torcionais de uma coluna de perfuração de dois graus de liberdade (2-DOF) e de quatro graus de liberdade (4-DOF), mostram o desempenho dos sistemas de controle propostos, os quais são analisados e comparados qualitativamente.