Simulation & Control of Electrical Power Stations (RSP series in engineering systems modelling & control) - Hardcover

Knowles, Jb

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0863801056 ISBN 13: 9780863801051

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1990

Synopsis

The control systems of an electrical power station must cope with the normal changes in demand for power and with fault transients that arise locally or in the grid network. To achieve design-life and to restrict damage-progression, the individual control loops must be co-ordinated so as to prevent the violation of operational constraints during these induced manoeuvres. Due to the complex non-linear interactive dynamics, proposed control schemes can be vindicated in general only by detailed simulations of several major plant items. This book describes the underlying "physics" and simulation of the principal components of an electrical power plant with particular reference to certain types of nuclear steam generators. As well as the basic equations and their numerical solution, emphasis is given to the role of operational constraints and fault transients in determining the salient features of both the simulation and the control strategies for the plant.

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Synopsis

The author supplies an encapsulation of physical data, operational control problems and relevant applied mathematics in this book. It provides qualitative descriptions of major electrical power plant items as far as is necessary for an appreciation of their interactions, operational constraints and mathematical modelling. Corresponding dynamical equations are formulated and suitable numerical techniques for their solution are investigated. Comprehensive flow charts for digital computer programmes illustrate the techniques. The information provided enables the construction of a whole power plant simulation in terms of linked sub-routines which characterise; sections of boiler tube, sections of unheated pipe, steam drums, turbines and more.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863801056
• ISBN 13: 9780863801051
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368