Comparison of Cascade and Feedforward-Feedback Controllers for Temperature Control on Stirred Tank Heater Systems

The temperature control in stirred tank heater (STH) systems is important, especially since the equipment is utilized in a wide variety of industries such as oil and gas. However, within the current STH control process there is often a small disturbance which adversely affects the overall process and it is quite difficult to solve with a regular feedback configuration. Many researchers have applied cascade and feedforward control configurations...