Comparative Controller Design for a Marine Gas Turbine Propulsion Plant

Abstract

Improved control of gas turbine propulsion plants could offer the Navy increased economic, maintenance, and tactical benefits. This thesis provides methods of steady state and dynamic computer modelling, as well as two nonproprietary control design methods. The classical proportional integral (PI) regulator design method and the modern linear quadratic regulator (LQR) controller design method are used to demonstrate a base for Navy redesign of existing gas turbine propulsion plant control systems. A comparison of the PI and LQR designs is conducted. In addition, a real or near-real time dynamic computer simulation is presented that has immediate application in the areas of model-based control and plant health monitoring. Marine gas turbine control; Gas turbine modeling; Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202195

Entities

People

  • Vincent A. Stammetti

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Gas Turbines
  • Generators
  • Mechanical Energy
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Regulators
  • Steady State
  • Turbine Components
  • Turbines
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Turboshaft Engines
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Computer Vision.
  • Electrical Engineering