title: Cascade generalized predictive control strategy for boiler drum level.
abstract: This paper proposes a cascade model predictive control scheme for boiler drum level control. By employing generalized predictive control structures for both inner and outer loops, measured and unmeasured disturbances can be effectively rejected, and drum level at constant load is maintained. In addition, nonminimum phase characteristic and system constraints in both loops can be handled effectively by generalized predictive control algorithms. Simulation results are provided to show that cascade generalized predictive control results in better performance than that of well tuned cascade proportional integral differential controllers. The algorithm has also been implemented to control a 75-MW boiler plant, and the results show an improvement over conventional control schemes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Automation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Shaoyuan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wenjian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cai