Process for estimating and reducing cost of cycling

摘要

The present invention is a method, system and apparatus of estimating the cost of cycling in power plant operation. The present invention is integrated in to the power plant data acquisition and control systems (DACS), and computes damage accumulation rates and dollar costs for specific types of power plant operation including cycling operation. The present invention collects real-time measurements from the power plant DACS and calculates actual damage and ultimately cost accumulation present in the power plant.