Boil-Turbine System Identification Based on Robust Interval Type-2 Fuzzy C-Regression Model

The boil-turbine system is a multivariable and strong coupling system with the characteristics of nonlinearity, time-varying parameters, and large delay. The accurate model can effectively improve the performance of turbine–boiler coordinated control system. In this paper, the boil-turbine model is established by interval type-2 (IT2) T-S fuzzy model. The premise parameters of IT2 T-S fuzzy model are identified by robust IT2 fuzzy c-regression model (RIT2-FCRM) clustering algorithm. The RIT2-FCRM is based on interval type-2 fuzzy sets (IT2FS) and applies a robust objective function, this clustering algorithm can reduce the impacts of outliers and noise points. The effectiveness and practicability of RIT2-FCRM are demonstrated by the identification results of the boiler–turbine system.