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5 September 2024

Microgrid (MG) control is crucial for efficient, reliable, and sustainable energy management in distributed energy systems. Genetic Algorithm-based energy management systems (GA-EMS) can optimally control MGs by solving complex, non-linear, and non-c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Renewable Energy System Technologies: 2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,269 Views
29 Pages

The general motivation of our work is to meet the main time constraint when implementing a control loop: the Controller’s execution time is less than the sampling period. This paper proposes a practical method to diminish the computational comp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Predictive and Learning Control in Engineering Applications)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,938 Views
25 Pages

1 March 2025

In this paper, we adopt the fuzzy actor–critic learning (FACL) and model predictive control (MPC) algorithms to solve the pursuit–evasion game (PEG) of quadrotors. FACL is used for perception, decision-making, and predicting the trajector...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Autonomous Flight of Drone: Control, Trajectory Optimization and Mission Planning: 2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
360 Views
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7 September 2026

Aiming at the problems of large speed synchronization error and prominent speed overshoot existing in conventional PID control algorithms widely adopted for diesel-engine parallel-unit speed-governing systems, this paper proposes a speed control algo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Marine Propulsion Systems and Hydrodynamic Performance)
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  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,009 Views
17 Pages

13 August 2025

This paper proposes a robust control method of trajectory tracking for quadrotors under disturbance conditions, combining Model Predictive Control (MPC) and the Super-Twisting Algorithm (STA). MPC is a control strategy that solves an optimization pro...

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1,007 Views
33 Pages

With the rapid development of urban rail transit, train operation control is required to meet increasingly stringent demands in terms of energy consumption, comfort, punctuality, and precise stopping. The optimization and tracking control of speed pr...

(This article belongs to the Section Biological Optimisation and Management)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,433 Views
24 Pages

Network Security Prediction of Industrial Control Based on Projection Equalization Optimization Algorithm

  • Guoxing Li,
  • Yuhe Wang,
  • Shiming Li,
  • Chao Yang and ,
  • Qingqing Yang and
  • Yanbin Yuan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

20 July 2024

This paper predicts the network security posture of an ICS, focusing on the reliability of Industrial Control Systems (ICSs). Evidence reasoning (ER) and belief rule base (BRB) techniques are employed to establish an ICS network security posture pred...

(This article belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
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1,061 Views
23 Pages

1 October 2025

Various industrial technologies require flexible material webs to undergo processes such as thermal treatment (e.g., drying), printing, or laminating. Such processes are usually performed within winding systems, where the web goes through a set of ro...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,045 Views
15 Pages

Modeling the Dynamics of Prosthetic Fingers for the Development of Predictive Control Algorithms

  • José Vicente García-Ortíz,
  • Marta C. Mora and
  • Joaquín Cerdá-Boluda

16 October 2024

In the field of biomechanical modeling, the development of a prosthetic hand with dexterity comparable to the human hand is a multidisciplinary challenge involving complex mechatronic systems, intuitive control schemes, and effective body interfaces....

(This article belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,722 Views
22 Pages

29 November 2024

This paper proposes a multi-objective nonlinear model predictive control (MOMPC) method based on an improved non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGAII) for the path tracking problem of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). To enhance performance...

(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,549 Views
25 Pages

18 September 2019

This paper proposes a nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) strategy based on a local model network (LMN) and a heuristic optimization method to solve the control problem for a nonlinear boiler–turbine unit. First, the LMN model of the boil...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Computational Intelligence for Data Analytics, Modeling, Control and Optimisation of Sustainable Energy Systems)
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21 Citations
3,440 Views
13 Pages

Real-Time Weight Optimization of a Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller Using a Genetic Algorithm for Ship Trajectory Tracking

  • Dunjing Yu,
  • Fang Deng,
  • Hongyan Wang,
  • Xiuhui Hou and ,
  • Hualin Yang and
  • Tikun Shan
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This paper presents a weight optimization method for a nonlinear model predictive controller (NMPC) based on the genetic algorithm (GA) for ship trajectory tracking. The weight coefficients Q and R of the objective function in NMPC are obtained via t...

(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,019 Views
23 Pages

4 March 2022

The paper presents a comparative analysis of selected algorithms for prediction and data analysis. The research was based on data taken from a computerized numerical control (CNC) milling machine. Methods of knowledge extraction from very large datas...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Issues of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Mechatronics)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,978 Views
18 Pages

16 October 2023

To migrate Loss of Control In-flight, the number one cause of aviation fatalities, pilots need to undergo upset prevention and recovery training with flight simulators. The fidelity of a moving base flight simulator is greatly dependent on the washou...

(This article belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
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  • Open Access
52 Citations
8,227 Views
18 Pages

Model Predictive Control Optimization via Genetic Algorithm Using a Detailed Building Energy Model

  • Germán Ramos Ruiz,
  • Eva Lucas Segarra and
  • Carlos Fernández Bandera

23 December 2018

There is growing concern about how to mitigate climate change in which the reduction of CO2 emissions plays an important role. Buildings have gained attention in recent years since they are responsible for around 30% of greenhouse gases. In this cont...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,867 Views
27 Pages

25 May 2025

With the enhancement of safety performance requirements in the car manufacturing field, the quality standards for the sheet molding process have imposed higher demands. However, during the pressure-building phase of pump-controlled hydraulic die cush...

(This article belongs to the Section Control Systems)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,012 Views
19 Pages

Computerised Method of Multiparameter Optimisation of Predictive Control Algorithms for Asynchronous Electric Drives

  • Grygorii Diachenko,
  • Serhii Semenov,
  • Katarzyna Marczak,
  • Gernot Schullerus and
  • Ivan Laktionov

18 July 2025

This article addresses the problem of increasing the energy efficiency of electromechanical systems driven by asynchronous electric drives. In this context, one of the promising areas is the application of a predictive control strategy that allows fo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Power Electronics and Motor Control)
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  • Open Access
45 Citations
8,412 Views
22 Pages

10 December 2019

Energy intense nature of cement kiln demands optimal operation to minimize the energy requirement. Optimal control of cement kiln is achieved by proper tuning of the model predictive controller (MPC), which is addressed in this work. Genetic algorith...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Real-time Process Optimization with Simple Control Structures, Economic MPC or Machine Learning)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
775 Views
28 Pages

20 March 2026

Model Predictive Control (MPC) has emerged as a promising approach for energy management in hybrid electric vehicles, enabling predictive optimization of powertrain operation. The energy management problem in parallel hybrid powertrains constitutes a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges and Research Trends of Energy Management)
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84 Citations
6,322 Views
19 Pages

Robust Model Predictive Control Paradigm for Automatic Voltage Regulators against Uncertainty Based on Optimization Algorithms

  • Mahmoud Elsisi,
  • Minh-Quang Tran,
  • Hany M. Hasanien,
  • Rania A. Turky and ,
  • Fahad Albalawi and
  • Sherif S. M. Ghoneim
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

12 November 2021

This paper introduces a robust model predictive controller (MPC) to operate an automatic voltage regulator (AVR). The design strategy tends to handle the uncertainty issue of the AVR parameters. Frequency domain conditions are derived from the Hermit...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Systems Modeling, Analysis and Optimization)
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  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,394 Views
14 Pages

26 August 2019

Finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) methods in different power electronic applications are gaining considerable attention due to their simplicity and fast dynamics. This paper introduces an assessment of the two-level three-phase vo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Power Electronic Applications in Power and Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,838 Views
25 Pages

14 February 2024

Vector control of an induction machine (IM) is typically performed by using cascade control structures with conventional linear proportional–integral (PI) controllers, the inner loop being designed for current control and the outer loop for rot...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Control in Power Electronics, Drives and Generators)
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  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,003 Views
24 Pages

Networked Control System Based on PSO-RBF Neural Network Time-Delay Prediction Model

  • Dazhang You,
  • Yiming Lei,
  • Shan Liu,
  • Yepeng Zhang and
  • Min Zhang

30 December 2022

To satisfy the requirement of real-time and accurate control of the system, a time-delay prediction control system based on the PSO-RBF neural network model is established to solve the effect of time delay on the control system’s performance. F...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Frontiers in Advanced Manufacturing)
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2 Citations
1,929 Views
28 Pages

25 September 2024

In addressing the optimal formation obstacle avoidance control problem for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) in environments with unknown and moving obstacles, this paper employs the Modified Fireworks Algorithm based on a Loser Elimination Mecha...

(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
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21 Citations
9,879 Views
15 Pages

24 June 2018

This study aimed to develop a control algorithm that can operate a variable refrigerant flow (VRF) cooling system with optimal set-points for the system variables. An artificial neural network (ANN) model, which was designed to predict the cooling en...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Building Energy Use: Modeling and Analysis)
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  • Open Access
47 Citations
7,327 Views
25 Pages

Multi-UAV Trajectory Planning during Cooperative Tracking Based on a Fusion Algorithm Integrating MPC and Standoff

  • Bo Li,
  • Chao Song,
  • Shuangxia Bai,
  • Jingyi Huang and ,
  • Rui Ma,
  • Kaifang Wan and
  • Evgeny Neretin
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14 March 2023

In this paper, an intelligent algorithm integrating model predictive control and Standoff algorithm is proposed to solve trajectory planning that UAVs may face while tracking a moving target cooperatively in a complex three-dimensional environment. A...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue UAV-Assisted Intelligent Vehicular Networks)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,669 Views
20 Pages

9 October 2023

In recent years, with the continuous advancement of the construction of the Yangtze River’s intelligent waterway system, unmanned surface vehicles have been increasingly used in the river’s inland waterways. This article proposes a hybrid...

(This article belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)
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  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,368 Views
16 Pages

1 February 2020

This paper proposed a multi-objective guaranteed feasible connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) platoon control method for signalized isolated intersections with priorities. Specifically, we prioritized the intersection throughput and traffic effici...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Transportation Systems)
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  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,086 Views
19 Pages

6 July 2020

A new proportional integral derivative (PID) control method is proposed for the 3D laser scanning system converted from 2D Lidar with a pitching motion device. It combines the advantages of a fuzzy algorithm, a radial basis function (RBF) neural netw...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
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  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,125 Views
22 Pages

11 October 2019

The automatic train operation (ATO) system of urban rail trains includes a two-layer control structure: upper-layer control and lower-layer control. The upper-layer control is to optimize the target speed curve of ATO, and the lower-layer control is...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,152 Views
23 Pages

Digital Twin-Based MPC for Industrial MIMO Automation: Intelligent Algorithms

  • Batyrbek Suleimenov,
  • Olga Shiryayeva and
  • Dmitriy Gorbunov

This study proposes an intelligent control algorithm for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) industrial processes. This algorithm is based on the integration of a digital twin (DT), model predictive control (MPC), a genetic algorithm (GA), and a ne...

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3 Citations
1,301 Views
21 Pages

3 April 2025

Due to the volatility and uncertainty of wind power generation, energy storage can help mitigate the fluctuations in wind power grid integration. During its use, the health of the energy storage system, defined as the ratio of the current available c...

(This article belongs to the Section A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,638 Views
22 Pages

Performance Prediction for a Marine Diesel Engine Waste Heat Absorption Refrigeration System

  • Yongchao Sun,
  • Pengyuan Sun,
  • Zhixiang Zhang,
  • Shuchao Zhang and ,
  • Jian Zhao and
  • Ning Mei
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

26 September 2022

The output of the absorption refrigeration system driven by exhaust gas is unstable and the efficiency is low. Therefore, it is necessary to keep the performance of absorption refrigeration systems in a stable state. This will help predict the dynami...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications and New Technologies of Waste Heat Recovery)
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  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,691 Views
25 Pages

25 September 2025

Facing global pressures such as population growth, shrinking arable land, and climate change, intelligent agriculture has emerged as a critical pathway toward sustainable and efficient agricultural production. Control algorithms serve as the core ena...

(This article belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
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  • Open Access
37 Citations
3,751 Views
19 Pages

12 July 2022

Path-tracking control algorithms in agriculture typically focus on how to improve the trajectory-tracking performance of autonomous agricultural machinery, and the agricultural productivity is optimized in a two-layer way. The upper operational layer...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Monitoring, Modeling, Optimization and Control in Smart Agriculture)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,528 Views
21 Pages

Analyzing the performance characteristics and applicable environments of intelligent vehicle lateral control algorithms, this paper establishes the Model Predictive Control (MPC), Pure Pursuit (PP), and Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) algorithms and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dynamic Modeling, Identification, and Advanced Control of Intelligent Electric Vehicles)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,566 Views
12 Pages

A Distribution Power Electronic Transformer with MMC

  • Gianluca Brando,
  • Biagio Bova,
  • Andrea Cervone,
  • Adolfo Dannier and
  • Andrea Del Pizzo

16 January 2018

This paper deals with a Power Electronic Transformer (PET) topology for a 3-phase AC distribution grid. In the discussed topology, a Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) and a Full-Bridge converter are employed for the medium voltage (MV) and the low v...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,216 Views
16 Pages

8 May 2019

A data-driven modeling method with feature selection capability is proposed for the combustion process of a station boiler under multi-working conditions to derive a nonlinear optimization model for the boiler combustion efficiency under various work...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Computational Intelligence to Power Systems)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,676 Views
14 Pages

24 September 2023

To remove parameter dependence in existing sensorless control strategies, a parameter-free model predictive current control is proposed for permanent magnet synchronous motor without any position sensor. First, the current variation during one sampli...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Structures, Fault Diagnosis and Tolerant Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,850 Views
20 Pages

22 July 2025

To address the challenges of model uncertainty, strong nonlinearities, and controller tuning in high-precision trajectory tracking for hydraulic servo systems, this paper proposes a hierarchical GA-PID-MPC fusion strategy. The architecture integrates...

(This article belongs to the Section Control Systems)
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  • Open Access
537 Views
20 Pages

9 June 2026

Despite the widespread adoption of model predictive control (MPC) in railway research, the integration of intelligent learning mechanisms into train control systems operating under moving block signaling remains limited, particularly in approaches th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Simulations and Experiments in the Design of Transport Vehicles: 2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,785 Views
29 Pages

27 June 2019

A predictive guidance obstacle avoidance algorithm (PGOA) in unknown environments is proposed for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that must adapt to multiple complex obstacle environments. Using the environmental information collected by the Forw...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Underwater Sensor Networks: Applications, Advances and Challenges)
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  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,787 Views
17 Pages

Stochastic Model Predictive Control for Urban Traffic Networks

  • Bao-Lin Ye,
  • Weimin Wu,
  • Huimin Gao,
  • Yixia Lu and ,
  • Qianqian Cao and
  • Lijun Zhu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 June 2017

This paper proposes a stochastic model predictive control (MPC) framework for traffic signal coordination and control in urban traffic networks. One of the important features of the proposed stochastic MPC model is that uncertain traffic demands and...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,512 Views
34 Pages

A Novel Hybrid Harris Hawk-Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm for Industrial Wireless Mesh Networks

  • P. Arun Mozhi Devan,
  • Rosdiazli Ibrahim,
  • Madiah Omar,
  • Kishore Bingi and
  • Hakim Abdulrab

7 July 2023

A novel hybrid Harris Hawk-Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm (HHAOA) for optimizing the Industrial Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) and real-time pressure process control was proposed in this research article. The proposed algorithm uses inspiration fro...

(This article belongs to the Section Communications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,784 Views
20 Pages

9 January 2026

This study developed a fire evacuation simulation model for a six-level underground station to evaluate evacuation efficiency under both dynamic and static conditions, including structural damage, smoke propagation, and real-time crowd congestion. Tw...

(This article belongs to the Topic Disaster Risk Management and Resilience)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
2,801 Views
17 Pages

20 February 2023

In recent years, the world has been actively promoting the development of wind power, photovoltaic, and other new energy. The inherent randomness and intermittency of wind power output have led to the reduction of supply-side controllability and stab...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Volume II: Situation Awareness for Smart Distribution Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,776 Views
16 Pages

Research on Temperature Control Method of Rice Noodles Extruder Based on APSO-MPC

  • Mengyao Zhang,
  • Yunren Yang,
  • Guohua Gao,
  • Zhenlong Li and ,
  • Yakai He,
  • Peigang Li and
  • Huangzhen Lv
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

13 June 2025

Aiming to address the problems of many temperature control disturbances and the hysteresis of control output in existing rice noodle extruders, a temperature control method for a rice noodle extruder based on adaptive particle swarm optimization (APS...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Perception and Imaging for Smart Agriculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,038 Views
24 Pages

An Improvement of Model Predictive for Aircraft Longitudinal Flight Control Based on Intelligent Technique

  • Mohamed El-Sayed M. Essa,
  • Mahmoud Elsisi,
  • Mohamed Saleh Elsayed,
  • Mohamed Fawzy Ahmed and
  • Ahmed M. Elshafeey

26 September 2022

This paper introduces a new intelligent tuning for the model predictive control (MPC) based on an effective intelligent algorithm named the bat-inspired algorithm (BIA) for the aircraft longitudinal flight. The tuning of MPC horizon parameters repres...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Model Predictive Control and Optimization for Cyber-Physical Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,615 Views
19 Pages

15 June 2023

This paper introduces a novel approach to speed-sensorless predictive torque control (PTC) in an autonomous wind energy conversion system, specifically utilizing an asymmetric double star induction generator (ADSIG). To achieve accurate estimation of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wind Energy Generation and Wind Turbine Models)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
4,291 Views
18 Pages

Robust Load Frequency Control Schemes in Power System Using Optimized PID and Model Predictive Controllers

  • Komboigo Charles,
  • Naomitsu Urasaki,
  • Tomonobu Senjyu,
  • Mohammed Elsayed Lotfy and
  • Lei Liu

7 November 2018

Robust control methodology for two-area load frequency control model is proposed in this paper. The paper presents a comparative study between the performance of model predictive controller (MPC) and optimized proportional–integral–deriva...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electric Power Systems Research 2018)

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