Boiler–turbine system

Abstract

This chapter deals with the application of the MPC-based reference governor (MPC-RG) to a well-known boiler–turbine system, introduced in Åström, Eklund, Int J Control 16(1):145–169, 1972, [1]. The aim here is to design such an MPC-based reference governor, which will increase the control performance of lower level closed-loops containing a set of PI controllers. This case study utilizes the theoretical background presented in Sect. 3.2.2 and in Sect. 4.3.