Power unit wide-range load tracking through set-point optimization and feedforward/feedback control

Author

Garduno-Ramirez, Raid ; Lee, Kwang Y.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

1203

Abstract

Current overall unit control strategies for fossil fuel power units consist of decentralized multiloop configurations based on conventional fixed-gain PID control algorithms. These strategies are challenged during wide-range load-following operation by the nonlinear plant dynamics. In this paper, an overall unit control scheme is proposed to achieve optimized wide-range operation. Process optimization is provided by a multiobjective set-point generator, and wide-range operation is facilitated by a fuzzy feedforward control path in addition to the already existing feedback control path. Simulation results demonstrate the feasibility of this approach

Keywords

control system analysis; control system synthesis; decentralised control; feedback; feedforward; fuzzy control; nonlinear control systems; optimal control; power station control; thermal power stations; three-term control; control strategies; decentralized multiloop configurations; feedforward/feedback control; fixed-gain PID control algorithms; fossil fuel power units; fuzzy feedforward control path; multiobjective set-point generator; nonlinear plant dynamics; process optimization; set-point optimization; wide-range load tracking; Combustion; Control systems; Feedback control; Feeds; Fossil fuels; Fuzzy control; Power generation; Production; Student members; Three-term control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 1999. IEEE

Conference_Location

Edmonton, Alta.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5569-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESS.1999.787489

Filename

787489