Windup in Control Its Effects and Their Prevention

“Windup in Control: Its Effects and Their Prevention” by Peter Hippe, published by Springer London on October 21, 2010, is a softcover reprint of the hardcover first edition from 2006, comprising 314 pages. This book addresses actuator saturation, a common nonlinearity in control applications that leads to both “controller” and “plant” windup, necessitating specific remedies.

Readers will find a comprehensive exploration of antiwindup solutions applicable to both stable and unstable single-input-single-output and multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems. The author employs standard tools for analyzing linear systems, such as state equations and transfer functions, while also presenting less rigorous solutions that enhance performance without strict stability proofs. The text includes discussions on maintaining MIMO system directionality and bumpless transfer, supplemented by easily replicable numerical examples. This book serves as a valuable resource for academics engaged in control-related research and engineers in the process industries, as well as graduate students studying control systems.