Comparison of Smith Predictor, Sliding Mode, Sequential Loop Closing and Robust PID Controller for Power Plant Boiler
Abstract
Boiler is one of the most important components of steam power plants responsible for producing the steam needed for the turbine. Boiler is a complex multi-input multi-output time delay system. The purpose of boiler control is to maintain its output at a certain optimum level despite its sensitivities. To control the boiler needs to be modelled and identified. The modelling used in this paper is considering inputs including fuel flow rate, air flow rate, feed water flow rate and three outputs including steam pressure, oxygen gas flow rate and temperature. Various controllers are designed for the boiler, each with its shortcomings and advantages. In this paper, linear, nonlinear, robust and multivariate control methods are used and finally they are compared. PID controller is designed with the purpose of eliminating noise effects and adjustment point tracking, nonlinear sliding mode controller, Smith predictor control, Sequential Loop Closing (SLC) method with studying interaction effect. Simulations in MATLAB and the effectiveness of the proposed controller have been shown.
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