Feasibility of Fuzzy Logic Control for Steam Turbine Systems : Analysis, Modeling and Control

Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC) is an important alternative method to the conventional Proportional, Integral, and Derivative (PID) control method for use in nonlinear systems. This book, therefore, highlight the feasibility and effectiveness of fuzzy logic control in application to mathematical models of two basic types of steam turbines; straight expansion and single-automatic extraction turbines. The derived performance of the developed mathematical models, in terms of input/output duty variables without mean of control, is found to be in a good agreement with the actual performance of typical steam turbines with practical technical data and operating conditions. Model components exhibit nonlinear behavior. A comparison is made between the efficiency of Fuzzy Logic Control and the conventional PID control for the dynamic responses of the closed loop drive system. In case of straight expansion steam turbines, the control task is either speed or backpressure control. In case of single extraction steam turbines, the control task is to maintain both speed and extraction pressure of the turbine constants. This is done in presence of severe changes in load and/or steam demand conditions.