Impact of Automatic Control Research on Industrial Innovation

EditorsSilvia Mastellone, PhD, is Professor for Signals and Systems at the Institute for Electric Power Systems in the School of Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), Switzerland. She is one of the principal investigators and Equal Opportunity Officer in the NCCR-Automation, and a member of the advisory board for the multiutility company IBB. She currently serves as the VP of Finances for the International Federation of Automatic Control, and as member of the CSS Board of Governors.Alex van Delft, PhD, is co-founder of VanDelft.IT, the Netherlands, a technology company whose portfolio includes the areas of process control and automation, machine learning, and data engineering. Until 2020 he worked as Corporate Manager Process Control for Royal DSM in the Netherlands. He is also an active member of the Industry Committee of the International Federation of Automatic Control.

• About the Editors xiList of Contributors xiiiForeword xvPreface xviiAcknowledgments xix1 Introduction 1Silvia Mastellone and Alex van Delft1.1 Background and Motivation 41.2 The Cradle of Innovation 51.3 Final Remarks 10References 11Part I Infrastructure and Mobility 132 Data Industry 15Amritam Das, Ramachandra R. Kolluri, and Iven Mareels2.1 Introduction 152.2 Anatomy of a Data Center 202.3 Reducing Power in a Data Center 232.4 Codesigning Energy Assets 312.5 Beyond the Data Center 362.6 Conclusion 36References 373 Building Automation 43Scott A. Bortoff, Bryan Eisenhower, Veronica Adetola, and Zheng O’Neill3.1 Introduction 433.2 HVAC Background 453.3 Industry Trends and Drivers of Innovation 603.4 Consequences and Implications 653.5 Industry Needs-Driven Innovation 673.6 Vision-Driven Innovation 703.7 Conclusions 79References 804 Future Impact and Challenges of Automotive Control 85Stefano Di Cairano, Carlos Guardiola, Andreas A. Malikopoulos, and Jason B. Siegel4.1 Introduction 854.2 Internal Combustion Powertrain 864.3 Electrification 964.4 Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving 1044.5 Connected and Integrated Transportation Systems 111References 117Part II Energy and Production 1355 Control of Electric Power Conversion Systems 137Peter Hokayem, Pieder Joerg, Silvia Mastellone, and Mario Schweizer5.1 Introduction 1375.2 Power Electronic Conversion Systems 1385.3 Grid-Connected Power Converters 1455.4 Industrial Drives 1575.5 Research Roadmap 1625.6 Conclusions 164References 1646 Robotics and Manufacturing Automation 169Alisa Rupenyan and Efe C. Balta6.1 Introduction 1696.2 Vision 1786.3 Future Challenges and Trends 188References 1897 Process Industry 199Alex van Delft7.1 Introduction 1997.2 Existing Control Challenges in Process Industry 2087.3 Vision of the Future Generation of Products and Processes 2117.4 Formulation of Control Research – Directions for Process Industry 2167.5 Conclusion: What Drives and Blocks Innovation in Process Industry? 221References 222Index 225