COMPUTERIZED AUXILIARY ELECTRIC SYSTEM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS.

The design of the auxiliary electric system has a significant effect on the availability and reliability of a large power plant. Larger unit size and added environmental systems have resulted in an increase in the size and complexity of the plant's auxiliary electric system. As the power plant design proceeds from conceptual to final design, the electrical auxiliary system must be constantly monitored to assure adequate power supply resources, that equipment is within specified ratings and that the system will provide desirable operating characteristics. The technique developed at Chas. T. Main, Inc. is an interactive inquiry, calculation, and update sytstem which provides ready access to the complete auxiliary electric supply scheme using computer terminals and conventional batch operation.