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US 10,372,847 B2Granted
Systems and methods to integrate power production simulation with power distribution simulation
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMarc Harold McKinley, Brian Thomas, Sajjad Mahmood
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes a processor. The processor is configured to provide for time synchronization between execution of a power production modeling and simulation system (PPMSS) model and a power distribution modeling and simulation system (PDMSS) model, wherein the PPMSS model comprises a power production system simulation and wherein the PDMSS model comprises a power distribution system simulation.
Claims11
A system, comprising;
- a processor configured to execute:
- a simulation integration system configured to provide for time synchronization between execution of a power production modeling and simulation system (PPMSS) model and a power distribution modeling and simulation system (PDMSS) model, wherein the PPMSS model comprises a power production system simulation, wherein the PDMSS model comprises a power distribution system simulation, wherein the PPMSS model is configured to provide for a master control of the PDMSS model, wherein the PDMSS model is configured to execute at a higher frequency compared to the PPMSS model until a simulation time for a PDMSS model execution cycle is equal to an integration time step for the PPMSS model, and wherein the simulation integration system is configured to relinquish control to the PPMSS model to begin completion of another PPMSS model simulation cycle when the simulation time is equal to the integration time step.
A method, comprising:
- executing, via a processor, a simulation integration system configured to provide for time synchronization between execution of a power production modeling and simulation system (PPMSS) model and a power distribution modeling and simulation system (PDMSS) model, wherein the PPMSS model comprises a power production system simulation wherein the PDMSS model comprises a power distribution system simulation, wherein the PPMSS model comprises a gas turbine simulation, an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant simulation, or a combination thereof producing a gas turbine electric power, and wherein the PDMSS model simulates the power distribution of the gas turbine electric power produced, wherein the PPMSS model is configured to provide for a master control of the PDMSS model, wherein the PDMSS model is configured to execute at a higher frequency compared to the PPMSS model until a simulation time for a PDMSS model execution cycle is equal to an integration time step for the PPMSS model, and wherein the simulation integration system is configured to relinquish control to the PPMSS model to begin completion of another PPMSS model simulation cycle when the simulation time is equal to the integration time step.
A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
- execute a simulation integration system configured to provide for time synchronization between execution of a power production modeling and simulation system (PPMSS) model and a power distribution modeling and simulation system (PDMSS) model, wherein the PPMSS model comprises a power production system simulation and wherein the PDMSS model comprises a power distribution system simulation, wherein the PPMSS model comprises a gas turbine simulation, an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant simulation, or a combination thereof producing a gas turbine electric power, and wherein the PDMSS model simulates the power distribution of the gas turbine electric power produced, wherein the PPMSS model comprises a gas turbine simulation, an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant simulation, or a combination thereof producing a gas turbine electric power, and wherein the PDMSS model simulates the power distribution of the gas turbine electric power produced, wherein the PPMSS model is configured to provide for a master control of the PDMSS model, wherein the PDMSS model is configured to execute at a higher frequency compared to the PPMSS model until a simulation time for a PDMSS model execution cycle is equal to an integration time step for the PPMSS model, and wherein the simulation integration system is configured to relinquish control to the PPMSS model to begin completion of another PPMSS model simulation cycle when the simulation time is equal to the integration time step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.