Mark E Shepard

US Patent:

20100049486, Feb 25, 2010

Filed:

Aug 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/196839

Inventors:

Chunchun Xu - Clifton Park NY, US
Allen Michael Ritter - Roanoke VA, US
David Smith - Daleville VA, US
Luis Jose Garces - Niskayuna NY, US
Robert Allen Seymour - Roanoke VA, US
Mark Eugene Shepard - Roanoke VA, US
James Michael Nowak - Roanoke VA, US
Bruce Allen Gerritsen - Salem VA, US
Paul Michael Szczesny - Clifton NY, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G06G 7/66

US Classification:

703 6

Abstract:

Embodiments of methods and systems of a system for simulating a plant are provided. According to one exemplary embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a system for simulating a plant. The system may include a controller including plant operation logic for executing control commands to the plant. The system may further include a simulator in communication with the controller, where the simulator may consist of high bandwidth hardware having at least one high bandwidth model of at least a first plant behavior. The simulator may also consist of at least one processor with at least one low bandwidth model of at least a second plant behavior.