A fuzzy PLC with gain-scheduling control resolution for a thermal process – a case study

Autor: S.K. Tso, Han-Xiong Li
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Control Engineering Practice. 7:523-529
ISSN: 0967-0661
DOI: 10.1016/s0967-0661(99)00007-6
Popis: This paper presents a case study on the practical implementation of a fuzzy-PLC system for a thermal process. The theoretical study indicates that the inferior performance of fuzzy-controlled processes around a reference point is often caused by insufficient resolution of the fuzzy inference. The limitations of ladder logic cannot support complex algorithms for resolution improvement. A simple gain adaptation method is presented here, to achieve smooth fuzzy control, that can be easily implemented in a PLC system. Real-time experiments on an unidentified thermal process show the effectiveness of the approach, as well as the robustness of the fuzzy controller with respect to the time-varying features of the process.
Databáze: OpenAIRE