Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Simulator Definition

  • A simulator is a complex system of hardware and software packages assembled and configured according to each customer's specific requirements.
  • A power station training simulator is a training tool designed to replicate the steady state and dynamic responses of a power station to operator actions. In its simplest form, a simulator is a combination of:
  • mathematical models of the plant that "trick" a control system into thinking it is controlling real plant control system emulation man-machine interface. There are several type of simulators :

1. Replica power plant simulators
  • Replica power plant simulators with emulated controls and MMI
  • Replica power plant simulators with stimulated controls and MMI
  • Replica power plant simulators with hybrid controls and MMI

2. Generic simulators

3. Part task simulators

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