A review of anti-surge control systems of compressors and advanced fault-tolerant control techniques for integration perspective

Turki Alsuwian; Arslan Ahmed Amin; Muhammad Sajid Iqbal; Muhammad Taimoor Maqsood

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19557

A review of anti-surge control systems of compressors and advanced fault-tolerant control techniques for integration perspective

Heliyon. 2023 Aug 28;9(9):e19557. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19557. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Turki Alsuwian¹, Arslan Ahmed Amin², Muhammad Sajid Iqbal², Muhammad Taimoor Maqsood²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Electrical Engineering, FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Chiniot Faisalabad Campus, Chiniot 35400, Punjab, Pakistan.

Abstract

In this review paper, the anti-surge control (ASC) of the compressors and fault-tolerant control (FTC) systems are described from the perspective of integration for reliability enhancement against faults in the system components. It explains the phenomenon of a surge in the compressors, surge precursors, and the potential damage caused by this surge. The explanation of surge avoidance methods in compressors incorporated with modern surge control systems is described along with their applications. The sizing of the system components and valves, particularly methodologies for appropriately estimating acceptable upstream pipe sizes, are elaborated. The existing surge protection techniques for compressors are analyzed to highlight the advantages and disadvantages and from a future perspective, new approaches for detecting system changes and surges, are included. In the end, the concept of fault tolerance and its advanced applications concerning the anti-surge control for compressors are explained. This study contributes to the young researchers in the field of anti-surge control systems for compressors with the integration of fault tolerance to increase the reliability of the system.

Publication types

Review