Design of an Adaptive Predictive Controller for Steam Generators

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 186-193

  Na, M G ^a   Sim, Y R ^a   Lee, Y J ^b  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Generalized prediction control; parameter estimation and water level control; steam generator

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; STEAM TURBINES; WATER COOLED REACTORS;

STEAM FLOW DISTURBANCES;

STEAM GENERATORS;

EID: 0037291035     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.807854     Document Type: Article

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