The research of superheated steam temperature control based on generalized predictive control algorithm and adaptive forgetting factor

Summary The superheated steam temperature system of the thermal power plant has the characteristics of large inertia, nonlinearity, and strong time variation, which make it difficult to be controlled. To address these problems, this paper proposes a generalized predictive control algorithm with an adaptive forgetting factor. First, based on a fuzzy algorithm and a recursive least squares algorithm, the controlled object's model can be quickly and accurately obtained with the adaptive forgetting factor in real time. It overcomes the nonlinear and time‐varying problems of the controlled object in the control progress. Meanwhile, it also solves the problem of data saturation and the weight assignment of the “new and old” data during online identification. Second, an adaptive generalized predictive controller algorithm has been developed with the controlled object. It solves the large inertia problem of the controlled object. Finally, through establishing simulation model of the superheated steam temperature system and simulating, the results show that the proposed method has better control performance, antidisturbance ability, adaptability, and robustness. Moreover, it has a certain reference significance for the design of a practical control system.