An Improved Model-Based Controller for Power Turbine Generators on Grid System of Shipboard

The purpose of this paper is to present an improved model-based controller for power turbine generators (PTGs) on a shipboard grid system. Propulsion can be accomplished by means of main diesel engines. One arrangement for the onboard power requirements of merchant ships is the PTG extract part of the exhaust gas from the main diesel engines. The speed control, however, is difficult to keep in place because of fouling conditions and variations across time. The proposed controller is evaluated by comparing it with the conventional controller in a simulation. Furthermore, the proposed controller is evaluated in a prototype. In the simulation result using the proposed controller, the limit speed overshooting as a transient response is improved by more than 25%. In the prototype test, the limit frequency overshooting is 0.60%, and the settling time is 3.8 s. Hence, the proposed controller is confirmed to have an excellent property.