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Abstract

The paper is devoted to one of the ways to improve the efficiency of industrial power plants management using a software product for calculating and optimizing of their modes. As a rule, the solution of optimization problems is of the deterministic nature; particular problems of control or increasing the efficiency of the functioning of a particular unit or section are solved. The authors of the paper propose an integrated approach to finding the optimal operating modes of a generating electrical installation in order to predict them and determine the best options for a given operating time. The approach is focused on the simultaneous search for optimal operating modes of generators and boilers as well as the composition of the fuel mixture, provided that the cost of fresh steam is minimized, which goes to production and heating extractions as well as electricity generation. When developing the algorithm, the distinctive features of power plant schemes, the possibility of using several types of fuel, the seasonality of operation, as well as the residual resource of the equipment were taken into account. The calculation algorithm is based on the dynamic programming method in combination with the sequential equivalent method and is implemented in the modules of the KATRAN software product. The initial data for the calculation are the technical and economic models of power equipment given in tabular form and reflecting the operational limitations. The results of the research work are intended for the planning services for the operating modes of industrial power supply systems as well as for the technical departments of power plants. The paper provides an example of a calculation under the conditions of an existing power supply system of an industrial enterprise, calculates the optimal operating maps of boilers and power diagrams of generators and predicts possible post-emergency modes of operation of heat and power equipment and their effective load in these conditions.

Keywords

Thermal power plant, turbine generator, power boiler, industrial power center, in-house power generation, secondary energy resources, optimization, energy efficiency, dynamic programming.

AleksandraV. Varganova

Ph.D. (Engineering), Associate Professor, Industrial Electric Power Supply Department, Power Engineering and Automated Systems Institute, Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University, Magnitogorsk, Russia. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4675-7511.

Nikolay F. Djagarov

D.Sc. (Engineering), Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4234-4659.

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