Tasks

• Evaluation of malfunctions in electrical components and I&C-systems
• Recommendations for planning of I&C-systems in connection with process engineering
• Support for research projects
• Connections to the grid
• VGB Conference KELI

Service

• Conceptual requirements of I&C and auxiliary supply
• Ageing management electrical engineering and I&C

Current Topics

The participants were provided with information on the training programme and the new simulators for coal-fired power plant units at the centre. The simulators for the 800 / 1100 MW power plants are used not only for staff training purposes, but also for testing of automation systems at an early stage prior to commissioning of the reference power plants.

The Working Panels on "Control & Instrumentation and IT" and "Electrical Equipment" reported on the most important results of their work. In electrical engineering, work is being performed on various VGB Guidelines in the fields of generators and unit protection. In the field of I&C, the subject of SIL is developing into a central working topic.

The "Power plant operation with infeed from wind farms" research project at the University of Rostock is being continued in part II. In this follow-up project, various aspects of the previous studies are being examined with more extensive modelling and further topics integrated in the project.

For the implementation of the results from the research project on "Reduction of operational demands on power plants" with regard to frequency deviations caused by trading, various activities in which the IFK (University Stuttgart) is involved are in progress on the European and national levels. Consultations on the sub-topic of the use and assessment of non-linear tracking filters have also been continued.

The subject of Smart Grids was identified by the TC as a working topic and is to be dealt with in greater detail in the next meetings.