Turbojet Engine Industrial Min–Max Controller Performance Improvement Using Fuzzy Norms

Soheil Jafari; Theoklis Nikolaidis

doi:10.3390/electronics7110314

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Turbojet Engine Industrial Min–Max Controller Performance Improvement Using Fuzzy Norms

Soheil Jafari

Theoklis Nikolaidis

Electronics Vol. 7 No. 11 pp. 314 · MDPI AG

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Abstract

The Min–Max control strategy is the most widely used control algorithm for gas turbine engines. This strategy uses minimum and maximum mathematical functions to select the winner of different transient engine control loops at any instantaneous time. This paper examines the potential of using fuzzy T and S norms in Min–Max selection strategy to improve the performance of the controller and the gas turbine engine dynamic behavior. For this purpose, different union and intersection fuzzy norms are used in control strategy instead of using minimum and maximum functions to investigate the impact of this idea in gas turbine engines controller design and optimization. A turbojet engine with an industrial Min–Max control strategy including steady-state and transient control loops is selected as the case study. Different T and S norms including standard, bounded, Einstein, algebraic, and Hamacher norms are considered to be used in control strategy to select the best transient control loop for the engine. Performance indices are defined as pilot command tracking as well as the engine response time. The simulation results confirm that using Einstein and Hamacher norms in the Min–Max selection strategy could enhance the tracking capability and the response time to the pilot command respectively. The limitations of the proposed method are also discussed and potential solutions for dealing with these challenges are proposed. The methodological approach presented in this research could be considered for enhancement of control systems in different types of gas turbine engines from practical point of view.

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Published: Nov 11, 2018
Vol/Issue: 7(11)
Pages: 314
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Soheil Jafari

Centre for Propulsion Engineering, School of Aerospace Transport and Manufacturing (SATM), Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK

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Theoklis Nikolaidis

Centre for Propulsion Engineering, School of Aerospace Transport and Manufacturing (SATM), Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK

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Soheil Jafari, Theoklis Nikolaidis (2018). Turbojet Engine Industrial Min–Max Controller Performance Improvement Using Fuzzy Norms. Electronics, 7(11), 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics7110314

Turbojet Engine Industrial Min–Max Controller Performance Improvement Using Fuzzy Norms

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