<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Miguel Drake:
OK, it looks like you are implementing three things here, first a non-linear proportional control, a time integral control with adaptive gain, and a feed forward based on external knowledge of the process. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I really set the parameters for what I thought would work best with an electric smoker. I'm sure it could be adapted to handle a number of control environments.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Should work well. You may have problems with disturbance handling, but since you are using electricity you have a much better chance to control the overshoot.
Cool. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
When a disturbance occurs, such as opening the smoker door, the temperature will become unstable causing the target set point to remain constant. It will remain unchanged until the temperature stabilizes again, probably very close to where it was before.
Curt