Abstract: In order to enhance the communication and exchange of the experience in improving the thermal control regulation system among power plants, explore the effects of the system optimization on energy conservation and promote the healthy development of the system, the Thermal Automation Technology Committee of the electric power industry conducts a survey on the operation of the system in the industry, analyzes the situation of the software optimization and its application in the system, and proposes the work to be carried out in the application of the process control system for power plants at present and in the future.

Key words: coal-fired generating unit, automatic regulating system, regulation quality, optimizing software