An expert system prototype for event diagnosis and real-time operation planning in power system control

A prototype system called EKA, which is an attempt to apply sophisticated knowledge-engineering methods to power systems, is described. EKA is based on an object-oriented model and model-based reasoning, including multiple ways to represent knowledge: rules, facts, methods, daemons, procedures, logic programs, etc. The EKA system consists of three separate but structurally similar systems: an operation planning system, an event analysis system, and a training simulator. As a development environment, hybrid software and a Lisp computer have been used. The tasks and methods involved are described with and without an expert system. The application environment and prototype implementation are outlined