A fuzzy controller with a real-time tuning algorithm and its application to a steam generator water level control

It is nesessary to tune the fuzzy rules and the scalling factors in real-time control of a large scale system, the steam generator of a nuclear power plant, as it is related to safety and availability of the plant. A novel real-time tuning algorithm of fuzzy controller based on the scaling factors is proposed and applied to the steam generator water level control system of the nuclear power plant. The new real-time tuning algorithm adopts a variable reference tuning index for a good system tuning response and an instantaneous system fuzzy performance for scaling factor tuning. For the fuzzy steam generator controller, an image signal of feedwater flow error at low power is proposed and pressure compensation rules and a gain scheduler of feedwater temperature are designed also. The fuzzy controller of the steam generator water level is simulated by the proposed method. The simulation results show that the improved performance of the steam generator water level controller by the proposed method.