Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Microprocessor-based controllers

近年来，美国过剩的发电量 能力已经减弱。 为了提供可靠的 电力面临着更少的发电裕度，响应能力， 现有发电厂的可用性和可靠性需要 提高 为了提供这种改进，Bailey NETWORK 90 要求一种基于分布式微处理器的控制系统， 将与宾夕法尼亚州立大学的其他计算机功能接口， 为了建立一个多用户实验室，在该领域的研究 智能分布式发电控制器。 的 新的和独特的研究实验室将与当前的 商业电厂动态控制系统的发展趋势 organization. 除了数字形式的经典控制 算法，数字控制系统的全部功能取决于 高级应用软件的实施： 常规设备监控、过程故障诊断、有效和 可靠的通信、基于规则的编程和现代控制 算法 研究的需要是充分开发这些软件 分布式控制环境中的能力， 从而实现发电厂性能的期望改进。 先进 发电控制研究需要一个 跨学科的方法和研究人员从电气， 机械，工业和核工程部门将 涉案

Within recent years, the United States' excess electrical generating capacity has diminished. In order to provide a dependable supply of electricity in the face of less generating margin, responsiveness, availability, and reliability of existing power plants need to be improved. To provide this improvement, a Bailey NETWORK 90 distributed microprocessor based control system is requested which will be interfaced with other computer capabilities at Penn State in order to create a multi-user laboratory for research in the field of intelligent distributed control for electric power generation. The new and unique research laboratory will be attuned with the current evolutionary trend in commercial power plant dynamic control system organization. In addition to digital forms of classical control algorithms, the full capabilities of digital control systems depend on implementation of advanced software applications: automation of routine equipment monitoring, process fault diagnostics, effective and reliable communication, rule-based programming, and modern control algorithms. The research need is to fully develop these software capabilities in the distributed control environment in order to achieve the desired improvement in power plant performance. Advanced control research for electric power generation requires an interdisciplinary approach and researchers from the Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, and Nuclear Engineering departments will be involved.