Journal of Northeastern University(Natural Science) ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9): 1231-1237.DOI: 10.12068/j.issn.1005-3026.2021.09.003

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Soft Sensor of Underflow Concentration for Thickener Based on Broad Learning System

JIA Run-da, HU Hui-ming, ZHANG Shu-lei   

  1. School of Information Science & Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China.
  • Revised:2020-12-30 Accepted:2020-12-30 Published:2021-09-16
  • Contact: JIA Run-da
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Abstract: Since it is difficult to online measure the underflow concentration of the thickener in the thickening-dehydration process, a broad learning system(BLS) based soft sensor modeling method is proposed in this paper. The method has high precision and strong generalization capability. First, several pressure sensors are installed inside the thickener, and the historical dataset under normal operating conditions is established. Then, the soft sensor model is trained by employing the BLS method to online predict the underflow concentration of the thickener. Finally, the efficiency of the proposed method is verified by simulation experiments. Compared with other traditional machine learning methods, the BLS method has higher prediction accuracy.

Key words: thickener; broad learning system (BLS); underflow concentration; soft sensor; deep learning

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