Controlling for Boiler in Thermal Power Plants by Using Fuzzy Logic Controller

Abstract

Presently used modern techniques to control instead of the traditional control techniques for many industrial applications virtually or theoretically. In this research, a Fuzzy logic has been applied to control the important variables of steam generator in AL Dura station in Baghdad that generate (160 MW). These controlled variables are pressure, temperature ,air fuel ratio ,lower water level, flame and gas . Fuzzy requires a data, which obtained from actual power plant. This work explains the control on two stages during operation boiler and after operation boiler in order to make a right decision if any faults occurred during these stages at limit conditions based on fuzzy system. It was used simulation of Fuzzy system in MATLAB program. The results showed that the adoption of control technique that based on Fuzzy logic have a high response to indicate the control signals and thus can be depended as an active control system for selecting a right decisions compared with traditional systems. The adoption of fuzzy logic in control system gave the ability to take on decision for control signals with a high stability compared with traditional methods. The fuzzy system contributed in giving prophesies for station case to tell the operator what to do therefore enhancement the performance of station through to take a right decision to avoid stopping. The adoption of mfs in term (trapezoidal) showed a big corresponds with the proposed system and that is through a rapid response. The enhancement of efficiency was 10% when using fuzzy system. The accuracy of fuzzy in control was 0.99 that gave the ability to take on decision for control signals with a high stability compared with traditional methods.