Projects To Develop Novel Monitoring Networks for Advanced Power Systems Selected
Sep 2, 2010
Dept. of Energy - The selected projects represent a total investment of $6.5 million, with nearly $5 million from DOE and the remaining $1.5 million in cost share provided by the recipients. FE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will manage the research. A description of the projects follows: Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas)—Using an innovative two-tier framework, the proposed research will establish a comprehensive methodology to determine the type, location, and number of sensors required for component condition monitoring and fault diagnosis in fossil energy systems. Algorithms will be developed and tested on a pressure-driven, plant-wide dynamic model of a coal-based integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant, and a distributed gasifier model will be used to test sensor placement for unit level condition monitoring. The result will be an integrated model-based algorithm for sensor placement in an IGCC plant that is robust and validated with a nonlinear plant-wide dynamic model. (DOE share: $757,992; recipient share: $223,821; duration: 36 months)
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