Abstract

In this article, a nonlinear model predictive control algorithm for a micro-turboshaft engine is designed. The control effect is verified by a bench test. First, a micro-turboshaft engine test bench is built, and the open-loop control experiment was carried out on it. Based on experiment data, a linear parameter varying prediction model is established. Then, by online rolling optimization based on multistep output prediction, together with feedback correction, a nonlinear model predictive control algorithm is obtained. The influence of algorithm parameters on the control effect is studied, and reasonable prediction period M, control period N, and control coefficient R are designed. Finally, the application of nonlinear model predictive control in micro-turboshaft engine is verified by bench test. The results show that with the changing of pitch angle, nonlinear model predictive control algorithm has a faster adjustment speed and smaller overshoot, compared with the conventional cascade proportional–integral control with feedforward. It is proofed that nonlinear model predictive control can be applied to a real turboshaft engine and has a better control effect.

Highlights

  • Model predictive control (MPC) is a model-based closed-loop optimization control strategy, which has been used for more than 15 years in the industry as an effective means to deal with multivariable constrained control problems.[1]

  • nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) control target of micro-turboshaft engine is to ensure that the power turbine speed np is constant, so the established linear parameter varying (LPV) prediction model should be a linear model of power turbine near the command speed

  • The feedback correction module can modify the prediction model by modifying linear interpolation output of the LPV model. It first calculates the error of command speed npr and micro-turboshaft engine np and uses PI term of the error to correct linear interpolation output value u0 of the LPV model, eliminating the steady-state error existing in NMPC control system

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Introduction

Model predictive control (MPC) is a model-based closed-loop optimization control strategy, which has been used for more than 15 years in the industry as an effective means to deal with multivariable constrained control problems.[1]. NMPC control target of micro-turboshaft engine is to ensure that the power turbine speed np is constant, so the established LPV prediction model should be a linear model of power turbine near the command speed. The LPV model established in this article can obtain steady-state point (x0, y0, u0) and state space model parameters A and B of micro-turboshaft engine according to u interpolation at each time.

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