Research Article

Robust State Estimation for a Nonlinear Hybrid Model of the Alternating Activated Sludge Process Using Filtered High-Gain Observers

Table 1

Parameters of the activated sludge process model.

ParametersValuesDesignation

9.5 Dissolved oxygen saturation concentration
225 or 0 Coefficient of oxygen transfer
62.59 Heterotrophic biomass growth rate
187.37 Speed of production of nitrate by the autotrophic activity
52.63 Speed of hydrolysis of slowly biodegradable substrate by the heterotrophic activity
987.2 Soluble organic nitrogen ammonification
0.2 Average saturation coefficient of oxygen for the heterotrophic biomass
0.5 Average saturation coefficient of nitrate
0.98 Average saturation coefficient of ammonia for the autotrophic biomass
0.4 Average saturation coefficient of oxygen for the autotrophic biomass
0.64 Performance coefficient of heterotrophic biomass
0.086 Mass of nitrogen in the heterotrophic and autotrophic biomass concentration
0.31Hydrolysis correction factor in the anoxic phase
1.14 The dilution rate
0.016 The dilution rate