Improving boiler unit performance using an optimum robust minimum-order observer

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1728-1740

  Moradi, Hamed ^a   Bakhtiari Nejad, Firooz ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Minimum order observer; Model uncertainties; Regulator design; Tracking system; Utility boiler

Indexed keywords

MINIMUM-ORDER OBSERVER; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; REGULATOR DESIGN; TRACKING SYSTEM; UTILITY BOILER;

DESIGN; NAVIGATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; POLES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS;

PULVERIZED FUEL FIRED BOILERS;

EID: 78650519445     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.10.038     Document Type: Article

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