Simulator for inter-company operator training

Today power system operation underlies a variety of rapid changes due to external political, ecological and economical impacts, altogether requiring a more extensive co-ordination and parallel acting of all control centres involved under 'normal' as well as 'abnormal' operating conditions. The latter can be achieved through practical operator training which is evolving to an essential key-factor in today's power supply industry as well as additional auxiliary EMS functionality in the control centres based on innovative technologies such as expert systems. Operator training simulators are powerful tools to bridge the gap between required skills and practical experience of operators, if they represent the power system performance with operational realism under all system conditions, as well as the interacting control centre structure including all players involved. Copyright (C) 2000 IFAC.