This paper investigates the comparison between mixed H 2 /H∞ with regional pole placement control and H 2
optimal control for the design of steam condenser. The comparison have been made for a step change in the steam
condenser pressure set point for a step change of 10 & 23 seconds using MATLAB/Simulink environment for the
steam condenser with mixed H 2 /H∞ with regional pole placement controller, steam condenser with H 2 optimal
controller and steam condenser without controller. The steam condenser with mixed H 2 /H∞ with regional pole
placement controller presented excellent and superior dynamic performance in response to the two step changes
and an improvement in settling time. The overall simulation results demonstrated that the steam condenser with
mixed H 2 /H∞ with regional pole placement controller can be an efficient alternative to the steam condenser with
H 2 optimal controller for the steam condenser