Kandare, GregorViúdez Moreiras, DanielHernández del Olmo, Félix2025-01-152025-01-152012-10Kandare, G., Viúdez-Moreiras, D., and Hernández-del-Olmo, F. (2012), Adaptive Control of the Oxidation Ditch Reactors in a Wastewater Treatment Plant. International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Vol.26, No. 10, pp. 976-989, ISSN: 1099-1115. https://doi.org/10.1002/acs.22730890-6327 | eISSN 1099-1115https://doi.org/10.1002/acs.2273https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/25298The registered version of this article, first published in “International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Vol.26, No. 10, pp. 976-989", is available online at the publisher's website: Wiley, https://doi.org/10.1002/acs.2273La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en “International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Vol.26, No. 10, pp. 976-989", está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: Wiley, https://doi.org/10.1002/acs.2273This paper describes the application of adaptive predictive expert (ADEX) control methodology to the oxidation ditch reactor in the wastewater treatment plant of Ceutí (Murcia, Spain) and evaluates the performance of the ADEX control system against that of the previous control system operating the plant. After a basic description of ADEX control methodology, the ditch reactor is described, as well as the control objectives and the control strategy, which focused on energy consumption reduction. The results of the application of the ADEX control system show significant improvement compared with the previous control system in terms of higher stability and precision of controlled variables, reduction of energy consumption of the plant, and better quality of the effluent water.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess33 Ciencias Tecnológicas::3306 Ingeniería y tecnología eléctricasartículoAdaptive ControlPredictive ControlExpert SystemsWastewater TreatmentEnergy Optimization