An optimization approach within supervisor architecture for boiler control

This paper presents an approach that uses a supervisor architecture structure with the intention to reach flexibility of the combustion process control during the boiler functioning on the example of the high qualified GETEC Heat & Power AG. For this case, adaptive distributed 3-layer boiler control system with the supervisor on top is invented, supported on the middle layer with load distribution on burners and maintenance of optimal fuel amount value. All layers are described in the paper, particular attention is paid to the optimization algorithm in the middle part. The approach determines how the efforts necessary if boarding conditions of the controller are changed could be reduced. This paper is in work-in-progress.