| Course title |
Control Techniques for Power Plants |
| Acronym |
26M051REP |
| Study programme |
Electrical Engineering and Computing |
| Module |
Applied Mathematics, Audio and Video Technologies, Biomedical and Nuclear Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics, Electronics and Digital Systems, Energy Efficiency, Information and Communication Technologies, Microwave Engineering, Nanoelectronics and Photonics, Power Systems - Networks and Systems, Power Systems - Renewable Energy Sources, Power Systems - Substations and Power Equipment, Signals and Systems, Software Engineering |
| Type of study |
master academic studies |
| Lecturer (for classes) |
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| Lecturer/Associate (for practice) |
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| Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) |
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| ESPB |
6.0 |
Status |
elective |
| Condition |
None |
| The goal |
Students acquire advanced knowledge in the field of processes control in thermal power plants, with an emphasis on the application of modern control methods in thermal and nuclear power plants. They develop the ability to analyze, model, and design automatic control systems to ensure the safe and efficient operation of thermal energy facilities. |
| The outcome |
Student will be able to analyze and model system dynamics, design and implement automatic control and regulation systems, understand safety and reliability principles in nuclear plant management, apply modern control methods including adaptive and model-based predictive techniques, and use software tools for model simulation and implementation. |
| Contents of lectures |
Principle of operation. Modeling: boilers, turbines, generators, exchangers, reactor cores (NPP). PID, cascade structures. Optimal and predictive control. NPP regulation: reactivity management, cooling systems, safety systems, redundant and fail-safe architectures. Safety standards and regulations: IAEA guidelines, reliability standards, functional safety, DCS systems. |
| Contents of exercises |
Simulation of dynamic models of boiler and turbine components in MATLAB/Simulink. Design and implementation of PID/cascade controllers for pressure, flow, and temperature control. System performance analysis. Modeling and control of reactor systems (basic nuclear power plant models). Use of DCS software packages (T3000, PCS7). |
