Glossary · PLC and control programming
Pavilion8 MPC
Also known as: Pavilion8, Pavilion8 model predictive control
German: Pavilion8-MPC-Software
In process automation, Pavilion8 is Rockwell Automation's software platform for model predictive control (MPC), which uses process models to calculate coordinated setpoints for multivariable processes.
- PLC programming
- Vendor product
- Process industry
In one sentence
Pavilion8 is Rockwell Automation's software for model predictive control (MPC) of multivariable industrial processes.
Example
A plant uses a model predictive controller on top of its basic control loops to keep product quality on target while reducing energy use.
How it applies
- Engineering: Model predictive control sits above the basic control layer. It predicts how several controlled variables will respond to changes of several manipulated variables and calculates setpoints for the underlying PID loops, within defined constraints. Products of this kind are used in industries such as chemicals, food, cement and polymers.
- Commissioning: An MPC application depends on its process models. Step tests or historical data are used to identify them, and the models need review when the process or equipment changes.
- Operation: Operators must be able to see whether the MPC is active and to switch back to basic control. Limits and constraints are part of the operating envelope.
- Documentation: Document the controlled, manipulated and disturbance variables, the constraints, the model version and the procedure for switching the MPC on and off. Changes to models are managed like other control software changes, see Model governance.
Keep in mind: product names and features change. Check the scope and current naming of the product against the vendor's current documentation.