Modular GUI for hydro power

ii The main goal of this semester project is the implementation of an already existing software tool, written in Matlab, which calculates optimal use of hydro power plants, into a Java application. A second goal is to offer the same functionality for any power plant instead of only one specific. A modular functionality is implemented in the new software. The user can build his own power plant out of its elements (reservoirs, turbines, pumps) graphically. Furthermore, a short-term optimization is included, which means that a time period in the range of a few hours is considered in which a known demanded power is produced with minimal production cost. First, the power plant model and the mathematical representation of the optimization problem is discussed. In a further section, the realization in Java is explained on an example powe