Multivariable robust controller design for a boiler system

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology - Tập 10 Số 5 - Trang 735-742 - 2002
Wen Tan1, H.J. Marquez1, Tongwen Chen1
1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Tóm tắt

In an industrial boiler system, multiloop (decentralized) proportional-integral (PI) control is used because of its implementational advantages. We show that such control schemes sacrifice robustness and performance of the overall system. In particular, under normal boiler operating conditions, we design a robust multivariable controller using H/sub /spl infin// loop-shaping techniques; for consideration in implementation, we then reduce this controller to a multivariable PI controller. Both the H/sub /spl infin// controller and its PI approximation are tested extensively in letdown the frequency domain as well as in the time domain, using a valve complex nonlinear simulation software; the results show that the designed controllers are superior in robustness and performance to the existing multiloop controller.

Từ khóa

#Robust control #Control systems #Boilers #Electrical equipment industry #Industrial control #Pi control #Proportional control #Software testing #Frequency domain analysis #Valves

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