Object-oriented modelling of thermal power plants

Object-Oriented Modelling & Simulation of Power Plants with Modelica

This paper presents and discusses the application of the object-oriented modelling paradigm to thermo-hydraulic systems, with particular reference to fossil-fired and nuclear power plants. As a result, a particular modelling approach is proposed and motivated. The paper also presents the ThermoPower Modelica library, developed at the Politecnico di Milano along the proposed approach, and made a...

Object Oriented Modelling of DISS Solar Thermal Power Plant

The design of advanced control systems to optimize the overall performance of Parabolic Trough Collectors solar plants with Direct Steam Generation is currently a priority research line at PSA-CIEMAT. The development of dynamic models for use in simulation and control of this type of solar power plant is presented in this article, focused on the DISS experimental solar plant. The developed mode...

Object-Oriented Modelling of Small Hydropower Plants

The improvement of the exploitation of energy resources in power stations is a topic of growing interest. However, experimentation costs in order to increase productivity are very high, either because the possible equipment to change would be very expensive, or simply, because the plant would have to stop. In such cases, the simulation is a fast and cheap way to analyze the power plant behavior...

Thermal Power Plants

Solar thermal power plants