Fuzzy logic controller design with unevenly-distributed membership function for high performance chamber cooling system

• DOI: 10.1007/s11771-014-2230-y
• Publication Date: 2014-07-10T07:01:56Z
• Authors: Jian-peng Cao; Seok-Kwon Jeong; Young-Mi Jung
• Keywords: 0205 materials engineering; 02 engineering and technology

Fuzzy logic controller adopting unevenly-distributed membership function was presented with the purpose of enhancing performance of the temperature control precision and robustness for the chamber cooling system. Histogram equalization and noise detection were performed to modify the evenly-distributed membership functions of error and error change rate into unevenly-distributed membership functions. Then, the experimental results with evenly and unevenly distributed membership functions were compared under the same outside environment conditions. The experimental results show that the steady-state error is reduced around 40% and the noise disturbance is rejected successfully even though noise range is 60% of the control precision range. The control precision is improved by reducing the steady-state error and the robustness is enhanced by rejecting noise disturbance through the fuzzy logic controller with unevenly-distributed membership function. Moreover, the system energy efficiency and lifetime of electronic expansion valve (EEV) installed in chamber cooling system are improved by adopting the unevenly-distributed membership function.