Human Factors in Power Generation

B. S. Dhillon ()
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B. S. Dhillon: University of Ottawa

Chapter Chapter 6 in Human Reliability, Error, and Human Factors in Power Generation, 2014, pp 81-92 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract A modern large electrical power plant, powered by fossil fuels, hydro, nuclear energy, etc., may simply be called a complex human–machine system that controls a thermodynamic process employed for generating electricity. The machine aspect of the system is a rather sophisticated arrangement of software and hardware elements that are generally highly reliable and redundant. The human aspect of the system is a fairly large sociotechnological organization with engineering, management, training, operations, and maintenance manpower.

Keywords: Power Plant; Nuclear Power Plant; Human Factor; Safety Culture; System Interface (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04019-6_6

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