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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
Applicants:
Jianhu Jia, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Stephen Piche, Austin, TX (US);
W. Hardey Beaver, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Pegasus Technologies, Inc., Chardon, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for optimizing air flow to a boiler of a power generating unit using advanced optimization, modeling, and control techniques. Air flow is optimized to maintain flame stability, minimize air pollution emissions, and improve efficiency. An optimizer determines optimal setpoint values for manipulated variables associated with the power generating unit by using a model to minimize the value of a cost function while observing at least one constraint associated with operation of the power generating unit.