Title :
Design and implementation of a fuzzy controller based automatic voltage regulator for a synchronous generator
Author :
Hasan, Abul R. ; Martis, Thomas S. ; Ula, A. H M Sadrul
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., South Dakota Sch. of Mines & Technol., Rapid City, SD, USA
fDate :
9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Fuzzy controllers are increasingly being accepted by engineers and scientists alike as a viable alternative for classical controllers. The processes involved in fuzzy controllers closely imitate human control processes. Human responses to stimuli are not governed by transfer functions and neither are those from fuzzy controllers. This study involves the design and application of fuzzy control to the problem of automatic voltage regulation of a synchronous generator. The method explored deals with the use of binary input-output fuzzy associative memories for control. Error and rate of change of voltage are used to maintain a constant output voltage. Software routines were written in the `C´ language and were fast enough for real time computer control. The fuzzy controller was implemented in an IBM compatible personal computer to control an industrial size 5 kVA synchronous machine
Keywords :
control system synthesis; digital control; fuzzy control; machine control; microcomputer applications; power engineering computing; real-time systems; synchronous generators; voltage control; voltage regulators; 5 kVA; IBM compatible personal computer; application; automatic voltage regulator; binary input-output fuzzy associative memories; constant output voltage; design; fuzzy controller; implementation; real time computer control; software; synchronous generator; Application software; Associative memory; Automatic control; Fuzzy control; Humans; Process control; Size control; Synchronous generators; Transfer functions; Voltage control;
Journal_Title :
Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on
