Implementación de un controlador basado en lógica borrosa aplicado a la válvula de impulso de un prototipo de ariete hidráulico para garantizar un bombeo permanente de agua.

Abstract

The objective was to implement a controller based on Mamdani type fuzzy logic applied to the impulse valve of a hydraulic ram prototype to guarantee permanent pumping of water. The need of certain populations in Ecuador to supply themselves with vital liquid, in areas where they totally or partially lack irrigation water, has driven their inhabitants to seek natural water sources in the bowels of the mountains, far from any type of energy that could be used for the operation of any machine that helps pump water to their land. However, pumps based on hydraulic rams are a viable alternative as they do not use electrical energy or fuel, but are inefficient due to flow variations. If there is a drop in water flow and the tank from which the hydraulic ram is fed is affected, it simply stops working or its maximum potential is not used. This studio focuses on the need to apply control methods and strategies to implement an embedded platform that acts on the most sensitive parts of this machine and thus improve its performance. A control based on fuzzy logic is proposed that acts on the delivery valve that allows delaying or advancing the closing of said valve in order to compensate for variations. of flow. The results obtained from the experiments carried out with a control based on the Mamdani method and a ram prototype, demonstrate that the control system works correctly. effectively, since it has a wide range of action on the measured data. This allowed the control system to make timely variations in the closing and opening of the valve. impulsion when there are flow variations from the storage tank.