Control systems design: the technology of simulation and optimization

Abstract

The simulation and optimization technology is proposed for creating control systems that are designed for heat and power facilities. This paper presents an automatic feed control system of steam generators in the nuclear power plant unit on the basis of microprocessor controllers. The technology of simulation and optimization combines the methods of statistical modelling of disturbance signals, the control system simulation and the controller parameters optimization using genetic algorithm. As the initial data for the model design, we used archival information about processes on the existing unit equipment. The results of simulation studies and optimization of automatic control system’s parameters are derived in MATLAB.