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A new technique is described for designing an optimal controller for a system whose dynamical equations contain a backlash element. The approach is applied to the problem of load frequency control (LFC) of a single area steam power system.
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Communicated by C. T. Leondes
This work was supported in part by the National Research Council of Canada, Grant No. A4146.
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Abdel-Halim, M.A., Christensen, G.S. & Kelly, D.H. Optimal load frequency control with governor backlash. J Optim Theory Appl 45, 505–516 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00939131
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00939131