Title :
Programme for monitoring and control of a fed-batch fermentation process for the production of yeast
Author :
Mkondweni, NS ; Tzoneva, R.
Author_Institution :
Peninsula Technikon, Bellville, South Africa
Abstract :
The paper presents an algorithm and a programme for monitoring and supervisory control, as a part of a SCADA system, for automatic control of the fed-batch fermentation process for the production of yeast, using a Personal Computer, a B Braun Biostat® C Lab scale fermentation unit and a LabVIEW™ as driver software. Hardware and software parts for data acquisition and set point changes of the control systems are described and discussed. LabVIEW™ code is presented. The programme automates the operation of the lab scale fermentation unit. It is safe, stable and operational.
Keywords :
SCADA systems; computerised monitoring; data acquisition; fermentation; process control; B Braun Biostat C Lab scale fermentation unit; LabVIEW; SCADA system; automatic control; control; control systems; data acquisition; fed-batch fermentation process; monitoring; set point changes; yeast production; Automatic control; Computerized monitoring; Control systems; Fungi; Hardware; Microcomputers; Production systems; SCADA systems; Software algorithms; Supervisory control;
Conference_Titel :
Africon Conference in Africa, 2002. IEEE AFRICON. 6th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7570-X
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2002.1146817
