Power plant simulator
A power plant simulator is a computer-based simulator that allows for the training of the operating personnel , the dynamic behavior of a power plant is simulated. Regular operation with the necessary load adjustments ( power plant management ) as well as special situations such as start-up and shutdown and extreme situations such as malfunctions and component failures can be simulated safely and the correct behavior of the plant operator can be trained.
So that the simulation for the training participants takes place under conditions that are as realistic as possible, a control room with a "real" user interface of the control system is simulated. The fact that control centers in modern power plants are increasingly using computer visualization instead of large, complex blackboards (see picture) , makes simulation easier.
Such training is particularly important and valuable for the operation of nuclear power plants , which play a pioneering role in simulation. Simulations are also increasingly being used as a training method for conventional power plants, and simulations are increasingly being developed for power plants based on renewable energies (wind, water, sun), but they are less about system safety and more about economically optimized operation in changing weather conditions To have a goal.
Examples of power plant simulators
- Simulator center KSG / GfS, Essen-Kupferdreh ( VGB et al.)
- Niederaussem power plant ( RWE )
- Black Pump Power Plant ( Vattenfall Europe )
Individual evidence
- ↑ The simulator center KSG | GfS on www.simulatorzentrum.de
- ↑ 3sat.online: Practice the disaster on the power plant simulator in Essen on 3sat.de
- ↑ State-of-the-art simulator enables the training of power plant personnel at the Niederaußem site at www.rwe.com
- ↑ Vattenfall Europe: Power plant simulator at www.vattenfall.de (PDF)
- ↑ Vattenfall Europe: Training on the power plant simulator at www.vattenfall.de (PDF)