The System of Automatic Control of Fuel Supply to the Boiler at the Thermal Power Plant

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the technological process of heat load control and cost-effective fuel combustion in furnaces of drum steam generators at a thermal power plant. The object of automation – boiler unit type “Е-75-3,9-440G” – is analyzed. The mathematical model of fuel and air supply system to the steam generator is developed according to installed equipment characteristics. The model’s parameters are calculated. The actuating element of the system is an electric single-turn mechanism designed to actuate shut-off and control valves in the fuel and air supply channels. Two-channel control system is synthetized for providing an optimal ratio of fuel and air consumption with oxygen content correction in the flue gases. The automatic control system model is realized in Matlab application package, Simulink programming environment. The achieved results show the right settings for cascade control system. In conclusion, an example of the necessary technical equipment complex is listed for technical implementation of the developed control system.