Dynamic control-setpoint modification

A controller for a generator comprising:

• a model reference module configured to receive a setpoint value for each of a plurality of power states, and create a reference-time response within each of the plurality of power states;
• a difference module configured to compute, for each of the plurality of power states, an error value based upon a difference between the reference-time response and a delivered-power value;
• a setpoint-shaping controller configured to produce, for each of the plurality of power states:
• a controller output value based upon the error value;
• and
• produce an internal power setpoint by adding the controller output value and the setpoint value.

A method for controlling a generator, comprising:

• receiving a setpoint value for each of a plurality of power states;
• and within each of the power states:
• creating a reference-time response;
• computing an error value based upon a difference between the reference-time response and a delivered-power value;
• producing a controller output value based upon the error value;
• and
• producing an internal power setpoint by adding the controller output value and the setpoint value.

A controller comprising:

• a field programmable gate array comprising instructions to program the field programmable gate array to produce a delivered-power value based upon measurements of output power;
• and
• a processor and a tangible computer readable storage medium encoded with processor readable instructions to:
• receive a setpoint value for each of a plurality of power states;
• and
• within each of the plurality of power states:
• create a reference-time response;
• compute an error value based upon a difference between the reference-time response and the delivered-power value;
• produce a controller output value based upon the error value;
• and
• produce an internal power setpoint by adding the controller output value and the setpoint value.