Implementacin del control adaptable por modelo de referencia en un sistema de deshidratacin

In this article, the use of Model Reference Adaptive Control (MRAC) is proposed as a technique to regulate a system with input delay. As a case study, a thermal system represented by a cabin dehydrator is considered. The analysis of the selected system is carried out to determine the equations that describe its behavior, and a reference signal is designed, which is essential for the proper operation of the control algorithm. The identification of the parameters of the thermal system and the tuning of the adaptation gain are performed. The theory of Lyapunov is used to evaluate the stability of the system and design the control. The performance of the proposed control is compared with other methods using the performance index (2 pound norm).