Title: Define digital instrumentation and control systems.
Course: Power Generation Design and Function (20904-II) > Section: Upgrading Generation Operational Systems

Definition should include

- plant protection and mitigation systems
- safety systems
- transition from analog to digital control systems
- benefits of a digital control system
- cybersecurity upgrades
- North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) upgrades
- operational excellence
- reliability analysis
- analytics
- process monitoring and controls.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are some functions of digital instrumentation and control systems?
- What is NERC?
- What happens when a power plant violates a NERC regulatory standard?