Print Email Facebook Twitter Dynamic simulator and model predictive control of an integrated solar combined cycle plant Title Dynamic simulator and model predictive control of an integrated solar combined cycle plant Author Ponce, Carolina V. Saez, Doris Bordons, Carlos Nunez, Alfredo (TU Delft Railway Engineering) Date 2016-08-15 Abstract This paper presents the design and evaluation of a dynamic simulator for an ISCC (integrated solar combined cycle) plant. The design of the simulator is based on the phenomenological equations for both a combined cycle plant and a solar plant. The simulator incorporates a regulatory control strategy based on PI (proportional-integral) controllers and was developed in the MATLAB/Simulink® environment. A MPC (model predictive control) strategy established at a supervisory level is presented. The intent of the strategy is to regulate the steam pressure of the superheater of the ISCC plant. The combined use of the simulator and the supervisory control strategy allows for the quantification of the reduction in fuel consumption that can be achieved when integrated solar collectors are used in a combined cycle plant. The ISCC plant simulator is suitable for designing, evaluating and testing control strategies and for planning the integration of solar and combined cycle Subject Integrated solar combined cycle power plantSolar-collector-based steam generatorCombined cycle power plantSupervisory model predictive control To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:391a5161-c851-4e3e-abde-a294c52f718e DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.04.129 Embargo date 2018-09-01 ISSN 0360-5442 Source Energy, 109 (August), 974-986 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2016 Carolina V. Ponce, Doris Saez, Carlos Bordons, Alfredo Nunez Files PDF Ponce_et_al_EGY.pdf 803.12 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:391a5161-c851-4e3e-abde-a294c52f718e/datastream/OBJ/view