Boiler drum-level control using QFT

Neural Networks-based Process Model and its Integration with Conventional Drum Level PID Control in a Steam Boiler Plant

“…The steam boiler plant is a very critical plant in all industries involved in the production of steam for use in a variety of industrial applications [12,13,14,15,16,17,18]. In a coal fired power plant, the steam boiler is basically a group of energy conversion equipment that converts chemical energy from fossil fuels like coal, fuel oil or gas into steam energy which will then be used as a source of mechanical energy for driving the turbines that turn the generators.…”

“…In a coal fired power plant, the steam boiler is basically a group of energy conversion equipment that converts chemical energy from fossil fuels like coal, fuel oil or gas into steam energy which will then be used as a source of mechanical energy for driving the turbines that turn the generators. Its primary function is for producing steam for use in electric power generation and for the maintenance of energy locked up in steam in balance with the load demand while retaining the internal variables such as drum level and pressure within optimum and safe operating range as per the plant design [14].…”