Model-based load demand control

摘要

Embodiments of methods and systems for controlling a load generated by a power generating system may include controlling at least a portion of the system using model-based control techniques. The model-based control techniques may include a dynamic matrix controller (DMC) that receives a load demand and a process variable as inputs and generates a control signal based on the inputs and a stored model. The model may be configured based on parametric testing, and may be modifiable. Other inputs may also be used to determine the control signal. In an embodiment, a turbine is controlled by a first DMC and a boiler is controlled by a second DMC, and the control signals generated by the first and the second DMCs are used in conjunction to control the generated load. Techniques to move the power generating system from Proportional-Integral-Derivative based control to model-based control are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method of controlling a load generated by a power generating system, comprising:
receiving a signal indicative of a load demand at an input of a dynamic matrix controller (DMC); determining, by the dynamic matrix controller, a value of a control signal based on the signal indicative of the load demand and a model stored in a memory of the dynamic matrix controller, the model descriptive of a behavior of a process response at various loads; generating, by the dynamic matrix controller, the control signal; switching control of the load generated by the power generating system from being based on a control signal generated by a PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivate) control routine within the power generating system, to being based on the DMC-generated control signal; and controlling the load generated by the power generating system based on the DMC-generated control signal.