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

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石泉华进行了为期两年的美国-中国关于实时水热系统运行优化的研究项目，目的是开发和测试火电厂和水电站高效发电的优化模型。加州大学洛杉矶分校的小组开发了一个数学模型和计算机程序，以研究各个电力系统有效运行的因素和特征。与南京研究院合作，该模型将在位于西南中国的贵州省和四川省的一个小型水火发电系统进行研究。美国和中国的调查人员将共同确定热液系统的特点、关系和制约因素。中国研究人员将从发电厂的运营经验中收集并形成数据；将在加州大学洛杉矶分校和南京开发并测试一个计算机程序；优化模型将在中国的现场发电厂进行测试。该项目与美国-中国计划的目标有关，即通过中美科学家的共同努力和能力，促进互惠研究，以促进科学知识的发展。该联合项目将产生一种新的计算机化优化模型，该模型可以帮助美国和中国更有效地运行水电和热力系统。通过利用这一模式，可以获得显著的好处，如减少化石燃料消耗和发电厂扩建所需的投资。中国的实地试验场也具有重要意义。在美国，运筹学研究的机会一直很有限。美国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，这些努力一直不完整。因此，这个项目提供了一个独特的机会，可以在中国类似的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.