Research and Curriculum Development for Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Control

该合同价值39万美元，用于发电厂智能分布式控制的研究和课程开发。在应用仿真、计算机网络和基于微处理器的控制器编程方面，许多新的专业技能已经被选择这项研究的教师和研究生获得。为了加速实现通过实施现代控制技术来提高发电可靠性、经济性和安全性的目标，需要一种有效的机制来教授新研究生和行业专家在这一领域进行应用研究所需的技能。为此目的，目前的研究将扩大到整个工厂的系统实施，并将在三年的时间内开发一门入门级研究生课程。这门课程以后将适用于即将进入研究生院或将在电力行业就业的高级本科生。

This award, of $390,000, is for research and curriculum development for power plant intelligent distributed control. Many new specialized skills in applying simulation, computer networking, and microprocessor-based controller programming have been acquired by the faculty and graduate students that have been choosing this research. In order to accelerate the achievement of the goal of improving power generation reliability, economy, and safety through the implementation of modern control technologies, an efficient mechanism is needed for teaching new graduate students and industry specialists the required skills for conducting applied research in this area. For this purpose, current research will be expanded to plant-wide system implementation and an introductory graduate level course will be developed over a three year period. The course will later be suitable for advanced undergraduates that are going to graduate school or will be employed in the power industry.