Regulation method

1. A method for automatic regulation of a system in which a plurality of parameters characteristic of the system are measured and in which at least one control parameter (u) is applied as a function of the measured parameters (y), the method comprising:

choosing a nominal operating point of the system;

determining a nominal model (Mn) describing the system at this nominal operating point;

determining a set of representative models ([Mk]) of the possible variations relative to the nominal model (Mn);

parametering the error of the nominal model (Mn) of the system by decomposition ([δik]) over all the errors between the models of the set of models ([Mk]) representative of the possible variations and the nominal model (Mn);

minimizing a given optimization criterion (J) by varying at least one of the previously obtained parameters ([δik]) of the error (Δ) relative to the nominal model (M) of the system; and

optimizing the command (u) with error (Δ) relative to the nominal model (Mn) fixed by determination of at least one feedback gain (−K(s)).

2. The method claimed in claim 1 , further comprising fixing the minimization of the optimization criterion (J) by varying the parameters of the error (Δ) relative to the nominal model (Mn) of the system and optimization of the command (u) with error (Δ) relative to the nominal model (Mn) by determination of at least one feedback gain (−K(s)) are repeated successively in an iterative loop.

3. The method claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nominal model (Mn) is an approximation (Am, Bm, Cm, Dm) of the ideal transfer function of the system.

4. The method claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nominal model (Mn) is the linearization (Am, Bm, Cm, Dm) around an operating point of the ideal transfer function of the system.

5. The method claimed in claim 1 , further comprising applying said at least one control parameter of the system as a function of the errors determined to reduce the error between the estimated characteristic output parameters (yr); and determining the measured output parameters (y) by applying optimum feedback to an augmented system derived from the initial system by adding the integral to at least one of the predetermined measured characteristic parameters.

6. The method claimed in claim 1 , further comprising determining the control parameter of the system that is applied by optimization of an integral criterion.

7. The method claimed in claim 1 , further comprising determining the control parameter of the system that is applied by the Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) optimum control method.

8. The method claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

determining estimated characteristic parameters (ur, yr) corresponding to measurable characteristic parameters (u, y) from said nominal model,

determining the errors between at least one of the measured characteristic parameters (u, y) and at least one corresponding of the estimated characteristic parameters (ur, yr); and

applying at least one control parameter of the system as a function of the errors determined to reduce the error between at least one of the estimated characteristic output parameters (yr) and the corresponding at least one measured value of the measured characteristic output parameters (y).

9. The method claimed in claim 1 , wherein the system includes an electrical power station alternator connected to an electrical network and its exciter.

10. A method for automatic regulation of a system in which a plurality of parameters characteristic of the system are measured and in which at least one control parameter (u) is applied as a function of the measured parameters (y), the method comprising:

choosing a nominal operating point of the system;

determining a nominal model (Mn) describing the system at this nominal operating point;

determining a set of representative models ([Mk]) of the possible variations relative to the nominal model (Mn);

parametering the error of the nominal model (Mn) of the system by decomposition ([δik]) over all the errors between the models of the set of models ([Mk]) representative of the possible variations and the nominal model (Mn);

minimizing a given optimization criterion (J) by varying at least one of the previously obtained parameters ([δik]) of the error (Δ) relative to the nominal model (M) of the system; and

an electrical power station alternator connected to an electrical network and its exciter;

wherein the state of the system is represented by a state vector (x) that includes the stator voltage (Vs), the rotation speed (ω) of the rotor, the total angle (θ) and an image of the flow in the exciter (efd).

11. The method claimed in claim 10 , wherein the set of output magnitudes includes the rotation speed (ω) of the rotor, the active power (Pe) and an approximate value of the mechanical power (Pmec) modeling a main disturbance.

12. The method claimed in claim 10 , wherein said at least one control parameter that is applied includes an approximate value of the mechanical power modeling the main disturbance (Pmec) and the exciter control voltage.