Research Initiation: Configuration and Component Selection for Dynamic, Mixed Systems

9410114卡尔森设计具有暂态性能规范的多能源系统是一项耗时的工作，需要广泛的知识，包括系统设计、建模、动态分析、计算机编程和优化。这项研究工作的目的是通过解决目录设计领域的问题来减少设计和优化这些类型的系统所需的时间。在目录设计中，工程师将使用组件类型开发配置，以执行给定的任务或功能。一旦确定了配置，就从制造商的目录中选择特定的部件，以便系统按照设计规范的规定执行所需的任务。这项研究的目标是开发设计配置的方法，并为该配置选择一组最佳组件以执行指定的任务。由此产生的方法将在计算机系统上进行测试。这项研究的成功将标志着在开发更广泛适用的计算机辅助设计工具方面向前迈进了一步，因为所开发的方法应适用于广泛的系统，并应处理具有瞬时性能规格的系统。

9410114 Carlson Designing multi-energy systems that have transient performance specifications is a time consuming undertaking that requires a wide range of knowledge, including system design, modeling, dynamic analysis, computer programming, and optimization. The purpose of this research effort is to reduce the time required to design and optimize these types of systems by addressing the area of catalog design. In catalog design an engineer will develop a configuration using component types to perform a given task or function. Once the configuration has been determined, specific components from manufacturers' catalogs are selected so that the system performs the desired task as specified by the design specifications. The goal of this research is to develop methodology to design a configuration and select an optimal set of components for this configuration to perform a specified task. The resulting methodology will be tested on a computer system. The success of the research will represent a step forward in the development of more widely applicable computer-aided design tools, as the methodology developed should apply across a wide range of systems and should handle systems with transient performance specifications.