Purposes To address the challenges of severe coupling disturbances, complex decoupler design, and insufficient robustness in multivariable thermal systems of coal-fired power plants, a modified coupling active disturbance rejection control (MC-ADRC) method is proposed. Methods In this method, coupling observers were introduced to achieve real-time estimation and feedforward compensation of coupling disturbances, while parameter tuning was simplified through global bandwidth and global coupling gain. Further more, it was optimized by using the steady-state gain approximation method. The stability of the controller was rigorously proven via the Lyapunov stability criterion. Results Time-domain performance and robustness simulations conducted on a steam-to-steam heat exchanger system demonstrate that MC-ADRC achieves more than a 30% improvement in time-domain performance and significant robustness advantages compared with other decentralized control strategies. Additionally, experimental validation on a dual-path coupled temperature control laboratory confirms its superior applicability in engineering. The method features a simple structure, making it suitable for implementation in decentralized control systems and applicable to complex multivariable control scenarios such as coordinated systems and flue-gas systems in coal-fired power plants.
为进一步验证MC-ADRC在TITO热工耦合系统中的有效性,采用双路耦合温度控制试验台(Temperature control laboratory, TCLab)与PSO-PI和MADRC进行对比试验。Tclab试验台如图11所示,采用MATLAB/Simulink进行串行通信控制,通过调节PWM占空比(%)实现双侧温度(℃)调节。在Simulink中搭建待对比的控制器和示波器。TCLab系统包括Arduino开发板、A/B侧加热模块、温度传感器、耦合散热片、散热风扇和驱动电源。通过耦合散热片,A/B侧模块实现温度耦合。
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