Instruments and Systems: Monitoring, Control, and Diagnostics Annotation << Back Research of management algorithms by efficiency of heat power objects functioning V.P. SHEVCHUK D.S. GAYDERZHY Modern means of automation allow you to control power units at the cost of a commercial product, in this case, electricity. The processing of the experimental data obtained by the model of governance criteria in the form of the current values of the efficiency of the boiler and turbine. The maximum efficiency of power as the sum of the efficiencies of the boiler and turbine coincides with the minimal cost of electricity generated. With a minimum of cost coincides with the maximum efficiency of the power unit. Therefore, the main objective of indirect estimation of minimum cost is to find the current position values of the gradient of the boiler and turbine gradient and change of control action so as to achieve maximum power efficiency (low cost). This is possible only when the current efficiency of the boiler is in a negative gradient region, and the current value of the efficiency of the turbine is in a positive gradient. Thus, knowing the model estimates the efficiency of a single power plant equipment, in the form of extreme dependency, may move to the optimal management of energy by high efficiency of the power unit (minimum cost of electricity produced). As a result of this work have been proposed criteria for the performance management function of the boiler unit, a steam turbine and power. Proposed software and hardware devices for measuring the performance of a boiler and a steam turbine. Propose an algorithm for adaptive performance management power unit hardware and software devices, adaptive control of the power unit, performance criteria, quality control processes, the identification algorithm the operating point. Keywords: cost, management criteria, the gradient, the efficiency of the operation, the boiler, turbine. Contacts: E-mail: shevchukVP@mpei.ru Pp. 04-11.