I/UCRC Planning of Center for Advanced Control of Energy/ Power Systems

可靠的能源是任何类型制造系统必不可少的基础设施支持组件。仅美国一国就消耗了全球约30%的化石燃料和25%的石油。为了使美国制造商在国际市场上具有竞争力，必须提高能源利用的有效性。由于污染物排放的考虑，电力正在取代天然气成为一种能源。因此，制造业和材料加工业对电力的需求增加。在普渡大学建立能源/电力系统先进控制产学合作研究中心，可以建立更好的机制，促进电力和能源系统基础研究的发展和应用。一次规划会议将研究工业界是否会支持总部设在普渡大学的电力/能源系统先进控制产业/大学合作研究中心。会议将评估业界的兴趣，并确定该中心是否有足够的支持和优点来满足产业/大学合作研究中心计划的标准。拟议的研究项目将涉及：1)发电和输电；2)能源分配和利用；3)最佳动态调度；4)监测和诊断；以及5)仪器和控制。首席调查员被公认为一位杰出的研究人员，并拥有规划会议的资源。目前，电力研究院(EPRI)和其他四家公司已承诺支持这一努力。项目经理建议普渡大学获得9999美元的奖励，为期四个月，参加这次规划会议。

A reliable energy source is an essential infrastructure support component for any type of manufacturing system. Approximately 30% of the world's fossil fuels and 25% of the world petroleum are consumed by the United States alone. In order for the United States manufacturers to be competitive in the international market, the effectiveness of the energy utilization should be improved. Because of the pollutant emission considerations, electricity is displacing natural gas as an energy source. Therefore there is an increased demand for electric power by manufacturing and material processing industry. An Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Advanced Control of Energy/Power System at Purdue University could establish a better mechanism to advance the development and application of basic research on power and energy system. A planning meeting will study if industry will support an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Advanced Control of Power/Energy System to be headquartered the Purdue University. The meeting will assess industry interest and determine if the Center has sufficient support and merit to meet the Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program criteria. The proposed research projects will address: 1) power generation and transmission; 2) energy distribution and utilization; 3) optimal dynamic dispatching; 4) monitoring and diagnostics; and 5) instrumentation and control. The Principal Investigator is recognized as an eminent researcher and has the resources for the planning meeting. Currently, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and four other companies have committed to support this effort. The Program Manager recommends Purdue University be awarded $9,999 for four months for this planning meeting.