Faculty:  School of Electric Power

Degree:   Ph.D

Specialty:   Power Station System and Its Control

Minimum Total Credits: 12.0

Minimum Compulsory Course Credits:  8.0

Minimum Optional Course Credits:  4.0

Doctoral candidates in this program should be equipped with solid theoretical foundation of the course of power station system including fluid dynamics, engineering thermodynamics, heat transfer, chemical reaction kinetics, fluid machinery and power station equipment fault diagnosis and simulation. They should also have in-depth and broad specialized knowledge of power supply system, power station system and equipment analysis and numerical simulation, optimization and intelligent control of power station operation, power station economic analysis and energy saving with a good command of systematic knowledge (including experimental skills) and with deep studies in the research field and related areas and the capability of making creative achievements. Doctoral students are expected to be able to conduct scientific researches independently and to have the competence of taking the lead of academic researches and being in responsible position of subject studies, that is, to have the capacities of undertaking researches which are significant to the disciplinary development or national economy construction, or the development of subjects, or the work of technical management and engineering design of important engineering programs.

3 years.

1. Power Station System and Equipment Simulation and State Diagnosis

2. Optimization and Control of Power Station Operation

3. Economic Analysis and Energy Saving of Power Station

4. Power Station System Reliability Analysis and Safety Operation

Advisory system is applied in this doctoral program. Doctoral students should draw up a working program with the instruction of their supervisors in the first two weeks after registration. Students are supposed to participate in the medium term assessment between the 8^th and 15^th weeks of the third semester according to Doctor Degree Candidate Medium-Term Assessment Method of South China University of Technology and complete the required social practices. Regular seminars (stage summary reports) are needed. In-service doctoral students are exempt from social (teaching) practices.

Doctoral students should draw up a working thesis plan and write thesis proposals between the 8^th and 15^th weeks of the third semester. Defense of thesis proposals is held publicly at the school and three professors or above are supposed to attend the defense. The reading amount of literature review should reach no less than 30 pieces. Before applying for the thesis defense, students are required to publish academic papers officially according to the requirements listed inDocument #61, 2008 of SouthChinaUniversity of Technology. Thesis defense will be arranged according to Rules for the Implementation of Graduation Degrees of South China University of Technology and Regulations of the Applications for Thesis Defense of South China University of Technology on the completion of theses.