Title :
Linear vs. nonlinear control of an axial flow compressor
Author :
Fontaine, Dan ; Liao, Shengfang ; Paduano, James ; Kokotovic, Petar
Author_Institution :
Center for Control Eng. & Computation, California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We compare linear and nonlinear controllers for an axial flow compressor. The control laws are designed for asymmetric interstage bleed valve actuation. We show that a nonlinear LgV controller achieves a larger region of attraction than that achieved by an LQR controller
Keywords :
compressors; control system analysis; linear quadratic control; linear systems; nonlinear control systems; valves; LgV controller; LQR controller; asymmetric interstage bleed valve actuation; axial flow compressor; linear control; nonlinear control; region of attraction; Backstepping; Bifurcation; Control engineering; Control engineering computing; Hemorrhaging; Robust control; Temperature; Turbines; Valves; Weight control;
Conference_Titel :
Control Applications, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5446-X
DOI :
10.1109/CCA.1999.800920
