PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES FOR POWER PLANT PERFORMANCE MONITORING

摘要

The problems faced in monitoring power plant performance are outlined and consideration is given to more effective utilization of the data generated on-line by the distributed control system (DCS). Partial least squares (PLS) is identified as a method ideally suited to coping with the large number of correlated and collinear signals available on a power plant, for process monitoring and performance related analysis. Non-linear PLS models are trained using archived data from a local utility to predict quality measures of thermal efficiency, and NO_x and SO_x emissions for generating units dual-firing on both oil and gas. The performance and diagnostic capabilities of the resulting models are examined, illustrating the simplicity of operation of the proposed monitoring tool.