Constrained control of a low power industrial gas turbine based on input-output linearization

A constrained linear optimal control for a low-power industrial gas turbine based on input-output linearization is proposed in this paper. It uses a nonlinear state space model of the gas turbine in input-affine form based on first engineering principles. According to the control aims the nonlinear model is input-output linearized and an LQ servo controller is developed for the linearized model. We have some additional constraints on the state and input variables of the closed-loop plant fed back by the LQ servo controller. These constraints can be kept in a simple way designing an MPT-controller. The complete control structure is investigated by simulation studies.