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<br />UG\:;315 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />THE INTEGRAL PROJECT <br /> <br />This section provides an overview of the INTEGRAL Project and major project components. <br />Example applications of the INTEGRAL system and the general project design approach are <br />also discussed. This information provides the context in which to understand the modeling <br />component of the project. <br /> <br />Project Overview <br /> <br />INTEGRAL is an EPRI-TVA Collaborative Project to develop enhanced methods for the <br />integrated analysis and management of water resource systems and power operations. The <br />objective of the project is to develop improved tools for the coordinated planning and <br />scheduling of power generation and multipurpose reservoir operations. The INTEGRAL <br />system is being designed for use by operational decision makers and technical staff. <br /> <br />The two major components of the project are the development of a Decision Support System <br />and an Integrated Modeling System. The Decision Support System (DSS) will aid in the <br />collection, analysis, and display of reservoir and power system data. The DSS will serve <br />five primary functions: <br /> <br />1. Provide important power and reservoir system constraints, commitments, and <br />guidelines that affect operations; <br />2. Provide near real-time data to portray the current status of the power and reservoir <br />systems; <br />3. Check the compliance of current system status against constraints, commitments, <br />and guidelines and provide a warning when thresholds or limits are violated; <br />4. Aid in power and reservoir system scheduling; and <br />5. Integrate forecasted and planning information into system operations to anticipate <br />problems and plan for the best use of available resources. <br /> <br />An Integrated Modeling System will support the scheduling, forecasting, and planning <br />functions of the DSS. The modeling system will include several types of models: <br />hydrolol!:ic models to generate reservoir system inflows and account for land use and climatic <br />influences on basin runoff; power and reservoir system schedulinl!: and olanning models; <br />river system temperature and dissolved oXYl!:en models to address thermal compliance and <br />water quality issues; and site-soecific hydro and power plant models where detailed <br /> <br />2-1 <br />