Boiler-Turbine Control System Design Using a Genetic Algorithm

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 752-759

  Dimeo, Robert ^a   Lee, Kwang Y ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiler Turbine; Control; Genetic Algorithm; Optimal Control; PI Control

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; OIL FIRED BOILERS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; TURBINES; TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

BOILER TURBINE PLANTS; NONLINEAR MULTI INPUT OUTPUT PLANT MODEL; STATE FEEDBACK CONTROLLER;

ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0029512720     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: 15580059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/60.475849     Document Type: Article

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