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Main Authors: Zhou, Chenchen, Su, Hongxin, Tang, Xinhui, Cao, Yi, Yang, Shuang-Hua, Ye, Lingjian
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.08438
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author Zhou, Chenchen
Su, Hongxin
Tang, Xinhui
Cao, Yi
Yang, Shuang-Hua
Ye, Lingjian
author_facet Zhou, Chenchen
Su, Hongxin
Tang, Xinhui
Cao, Yi
Yang, Shuang-Hua
Ye, Lingjian
contents Self-optimizing control (SOC) aims to maintain near-optimal process operation by judiciously selecting controlled variables (CVs). In this series of work, the generalized global SOC (g2SOC) approach is proposed, which extends the concept of SOC to the whole operation space and uses general nonlinear functions to design CVs instead of linear combinations. In the first part of this series work, two numerical approaches for g2SOC are proposed: the optimization-based approach and the regression-based approach, based on a theoretical analysis of the existence of perfect self-optimizing CVs. The CVs designed by the former perform better, but are usually infeasible for large-scale problems. In this paper, we propose an algorithm called objective-guided controlled variable learning (OGCVL) that combines the advantages of both and has a better scalability. OGCVL is proposed for efficient CV design that seamlessly integrates symbolic and numerical computation techniques. Finally, the effectiveness of the OGCVL method is verified in two numerical examples. Both examples illustrate show that the OGCVL method is able to achieve good results while maintaining computational efficiency and is also feasible in large-scale problems.
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spellingShingle Generalized Global Self-Optimizing Control for Chemical Processes: Part II Objective-Guided Controlled Variable Learning Approach
Zhou, Chenchen
Su, Hongxin
Tang, Xinhui
Cao, Yi
Yang, Shuang-Hua
Ye, Lingjian
Optimization and Control
Systems and Control
Self-optimizing control (SOC) aims to maintain near-optimal process operation by judiciously selecting controlled variables (CVs). In this series of work, the generalized global SOC (g2SOC) approach is proposed, which extends the concept of SOC to the whole operation space and uses general nonlinear functions to design CVs instead of linear combinations. In the first part of this series work, two numerical approaches for g2SOC are proposed: the optimization-based approach and the regression-based approach, based on a theoretical analysis of the existence of perfect self-optimizing CVs. The CVs designed by the former perform better, but are usually infeasible for large-scale problems. In this paper, we propose an algorithm called objective-guided controlled variable learning (OGCVL) that combines the advantages of both and has a better scalability. OGCVL is proposed for efficient CV design that seamlessly integrates symbolic and numerical computation techniques. Finally, the effectiveness of the OGCVL method is verified in two numerical examples. Both examples illustrate show that the OGCVL method is able to achieve good results while maintaining computational efficiency and is also feasible in large-scale problems.
title Generalized Global Self-Optimizing Control for Chemical Processes: Part II Objective-Guided Controlled Variable Learning Approach
topic Optimization and Control
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.08438