Systems and methods for predicting transient operational characteristics of a power plant

A system for predicting and controlling behavior associated with a power plant, the system comprising:

• at least one memory for storing data and computer-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions for:
• modeling dynamics associated with a power plant;
• modeling controls associated with the power plant;
• receiving operating information associated with the power plant;
• determining, by modeling the dynamics, a current operating state of the power plant based at least in part on the received operating information;
• and
• predicting, by modeling the dynamics and controls, one or more future operating parameters associated with power plant based at least in part on the determined current operating state, the received operating information, and multiple controllable scenarios, wherein the multiple controllable scenarios include two or more of:
• time to start each generating unit in the power plant, time to start blending steam from different steam generation units in a common header, rate at which blending occurs, time to start rolling turbine shafts, acceleration rate to reach rated speed, timing of chemical dosing, magnitude of chemical dosing, time to start cooling fans, cooling fan speed, time to close a breaker, loading rate of one or more turbines, and time to transition switch operating modes;
• generating actionable operating information based at least in part on the one or more future operating parameters.