U.S.-China Cooperative Research: Optimization of Real-Time Hydrothermal System Operation

这项为期两年的中美研究项目旨在优化实时热液系统的运行，由加州大学洛杉矶分校的William Yeh和中国水利电力部南京水文水资源研究所的Shiquan Hua共同开展，目的是开发和测试一种优化模型，用于热电厂和水电站的高效发电。加州大学洛杉矶分校的研究小组开发了一个数学模型和计算机程序来研究单个电力系统有效运行的因素和特征。在南京研究所的合作下，该模型将在中国西南部贵州省和四川省的一个小型热水发电系统中进行研究。美国和中国的调查人员将共同确定热液系统的特征、关系和制约因素。中国研究人员将从电厂的运行经验中收集和形成数据；将在加州大学洛杉矶分校和南京开发和测试一个计算机程序；该优化模型将在国内现场电厂进行验证。该项目与美中合作项目的目标有关，即通过中美两国科学家的共同努力和能力，促进互利研究，推动科学知识的发展。该联合项目将产生一个新的计算机化优化模型，可以帮助美国和中国的水力和热力系统更有效地运行。通过使用该模型，可以获得诸如减少化石燃料消耗和发电厂扩建所需投资等显着效益。中国的实地试验基地也很重要。在美国，运筹学的机会一直很有限。美国的公用事业公司已经做出了私人努力，但由于缺乏兴趣和时间，这些努力还不完整。因此，该项目提供了一个独特的机会，可以在中国的类似现场全面测试和开发模型。

The objective of this two-year U.S.-China research project on optimization of real-time hydrothermal system operation between William Yeh, University of California at Los Angeles and Shiquan Hua, Nanjing Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources, Chinese Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power is to develop and test an optimization model for efficient power generation in both thermal and hydropower plants. The UCLA group has developed a mathematical model and computer program to study factors and characteristics of the efficient operation of individual power systems. In cooperation with the Nanjing Research Institute group, the model would be studied at a small hydrothermal power system in Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces in Southwest China. U.S. and Chinese investigators will determine jointly the characteristics, relationships and constraints for the hydrothermal system. The Chinese researchers will collect and form the data from the power plant's operating experience; a computer program will be developed and tested at UCLA and at Nanjing; and the optimization model will be tested at field power plants in China. This project is related to the U.S.-China Program's objectives of promoting mutually benefical research to advance scientific knowledge through the combined efforts and abilities of Chinese and American scientists. The joint project will result in a new computerized optimization model which could assist with more efficient operation of hydro and thermal systems in the U.S. and China. Significant benefits such as reduction in fossil fuel consumption and investment required for power plant expansion can be accrued through utilization of this model. The field test site in China is also significant. Opportunities for operations research in the U.S. have been limited. U.S. utilities have made private efforts, but these have been incomplete due to lack of interest and time. Thus, this project offers a unique opportunity to fully test and develop a model at a comparable field site in China.