Abstract
An on-line expert system for fossil-fueled power plants, the "Heat Rate Degradation Expert System Advisor," is being developed. This expert system will operate on a microcomputer and will interface with existing plant data acquisition and/or thermal performance monitoring systems, which presents a variety of design challenges. Several significant features of this expert system are discussed in this paper, including the use of a Project Application Specification, design of a modular expert system architecture, design of a consistent user interface, development of a standard specification for information transfer, and application of sensor validation techniques.
Sopocy, D. M.; Henry, R. E.; Gehl, S.; Divakaruni, S. M. (1989). Development of an On-Line Expert System: Heat Rate Degradation Expert System Advisor. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92300.