Dynamic control of lithium production facility using model predictive controller
AssigneeExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
InventorsSean A. MASON, William C. HICKS, Jason A. LOGAN
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for enabling lithium extraction. An exemplary embodiment provides an apparatus for lithium processing. The apparatus includes a number of sensors to measure a number of parameters of a brine stream. The apparatus further includes a model predictive controller to adjust a processing of the brine stream via a number of control parameters in response to detecting a change in at least one of the number of measured parameters of the brine stream.
Claims23
An apparatus for lithium processing, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors to measure a plurality of parameters of a brine stream;
- and
- a model predictive controller to adjust a processing of the brine stream via a plurality of control parameters in response to detecting a change in at least one of the plurality of measured parameters of the brine stream.
A method of operating a lithium plant, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a model predictive controller, sensor data from a sensor of a lithium process;
- and
- adjusting, via the model predictive controller, a process in real time to a locally less optimal state using a plurality of control parameters to optimize an objective function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.