Abstract:
A system 100 for controlling a gas turbine based power plant 10 includes a plurality of sensors 34 configured to transmit signals 72 indicative of one or more operating parameters of the gas turbine 12, and a control system 20 in electronic communication with each sensor 34. The control system 20 is configured to compute cumulative wear for one or more hardware components of the gas turbine 12 based at least in part on the sensors signals 72. Instructions are inputted into the control system 20 which indicates a desired operational mode for the gas turbine 12. The control system 20 may then compute a hardware consumption rate for the hardware component based at least in part on the cumulative wear. The hardware consumption rate may then be displayed to an operator via a display device 74. The operator may use the hardware consumption rate to determine potential economic impact of operating the gas turbine at the desired operational mode.