TY - GEN
T1 - Bridging Theory and Practice
T2 - 2025 IEEE Colombian Caribbean Conference, C3 2025
AU - Caiza, Luis
AU - Benitez, Diego S.
AU - Camacho, Oscar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 IEEE.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - This paper presents the implementation and experimental evaluation of a Model-Free PID controller applied to the EPC Educational Plant. The proposed approach does not require an explicit process model and relies solely on input-output data, simplifying tuning and improving robustness against disturbances and model uncertainties. The performance of the Model-Free PID is compared with that of a conventional PID controller under the same operating conditions. Results highlight the advantages of the Model-Free strategy in terms of ease of implementation, reduced sensitivity to process changes, and suitability for educational and cost-sensitive industrial environments.
AB - This paper presents the implementation and experimental evaluation of a Model-Free PID controller applied to the EPC Educational Plant. The proposed approach does not require an explicit process model and relies solely on input-output data, simplifying tuning and improving robustness against disturbances and model uncertainties. The performance of the Model-Free PID is compared with that of a conventional PID controller under the same operating conditions. Results highlight the advantages of the Model-Free strategy in terms of ease of implementation, reduced sensitivity to process changes, and suitability for educational and cost-sensitive industrial environments.
KW - EPC educational plant
KW - hands-on experimental validation
KW - learning in educational environments
KW - Process control education
KW - teaching model-free PID
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105033339317
U2 - 10.1109/C366505.2025.11340145
DO - 10.1109/C366505.2025.11340145
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:105033339317
T3 - C3 2025 - IEEE Colombian Caribbean Conference
BT - C3 2025 - IEEE Colombian Caribbean Conference
A2 - Gomez, Yesica Beltran
A2 - Mendoza, Paul Sanmartin
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 17 September 2025 through 20 September 2025
ER -