Optimal Control of Induction Heating Processes

INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF INDUCTION HEATING PROCESSES Short Description of Operating Principles of Heaters on the Level of Basic Physical Laws Mathematical modeling of Processes Typical Industrial Applications and Fundamental Principles of Mass Design Approaches of Mass Technological Complex Heater-Equipment for Metal Hot Technological and Economic Advantages of OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS FOR INDUCTION HEATING PROCESSES Overview of Prior to Metal Hot Working Operations as a Process under Control Cost Criteria Mathematical Models of a Process Control Inputs Constraints Disturbances Requirements of Final Temperature Distribution within Heated Workpieces General Problem of Time-Optimal Control Model Problems of Optimal Control Respective to Typical Cost Functions METHOD FOR COMPUTATION OF OPTIMAL PROCESSES FOR INDUCTION HEATING OF METALS Universal Properties of Temperature Distribution within Workpieces at End of Time-Optimal Processes Extended Discussion on Properties of Final Temperature Distribution for Time-Optimal Processes Typical Profiles of Final Temperature Distribution and Set of Equations for Computation of Optimal Control Parameters Computational Technique for Time-Optimal Control Processes Application of Suggested Method to Model Problems Based on Typical Cost Functions Examples General Problem of Parametrical Optimization of Processes OPTIMAL CONTROL OF THE STATIC INDUCTION HEATING PROCESSES Time-Optimal Control for Linear One-Dimensional Models of Static IHP with Consideration of Technological Restraints Time-Optimal Problem, Taking into Consideration Billet Transportation to Metal Operation Time-Optimal under Incomplete Information with Respect to Controlled System Process with Minimum Product Cost Optimal Control of Multidimensional Linear Models of Processes Optimal Control for Complicated Models of the Process OPTIMAL CONTROL OF PROGRESSIVE AND CONTINUOUS INDUCTION HEATING PROCESSES Optimization of Continuous Heaters at Steady-State Operating Conditions Optimization of Progressive Heaters at Steady-State Operating Conditions COMBINED OPTIMIZATION OF PRODUCTION COMPLEX FOR INDUCTION BILLET HEATING AND SUBSEQUENT METAL HOT FORMING OPERATIONS Mathematical Models of Controlled Processes General Problem of Optimization of a Technological Complex Maximum Productivity Problem for an Industrial Complex Induction Heater-Extrusion Press Multiparameter Statement of the Optimization Problem for Technological Complex Heating-Hot Forming Combined Optimization of and Pressing Modes for Aluminum Alloy Billets About Optimal IHI Design in Technological Complex Heating - Hot Forming Conclusion Index *Each chapter contains References for further study