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\address{Paul Coddington\\
	 Northeast Parallel Architectures Center\\
         111 College Place, 3-228 CST\\
         Syracuse University\\
         Syracuse, NY 13244 \vspace*{2mm}\\
         Phone:            (315) 443-4883\\
         FAX: {\hskip 5pt} (315) 443-1973\\
         Email: paulc@npac.syr.edu}

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James Mitchie \\
Power Technologies Inc. \\
1482 Erie Boulevard \\
Schenectady, NY 12301 \\
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\opening{Dear Mr. Mitchie,}

Here is a copy of the proposal for our research project with Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation. It would be extremely valuable for our work
if you could provide us with the following information:
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\item Some documentation on the algorithms used in the PTI transient stability
      program.
\item A copy of any reports on previous studies of using parallel
      processing for this program.
\item Some idea of the relative times required for solving the generator
      and network equations.
\end{enumerate}

We would also greatly appreciate access to the actual code at some point,
if this could be arranged.

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A major part of our project is concerned with investigating the possibility
of developing an on-line stability analysis program. For this to be 
feasible, the analysis of the output of the program would have to be done
on-line by an expert system, rather than off-line by an engineer. 
Investigating the feasibility of developing such an expert system is another
part of our project. 
GE has a similar project, utilizing their ENGINEOUS expert systems program
and the PTI stability program. We will be meeting with representatives of
the GE project soon to discuss a possible collaboration, on both the expert
systems and parallel processing aspects of the problem.

I would like to talk to you about this aspect of our work after our meeting
with GE. In order to implement a prototype expert system, access to the PTI 
program (which we currently do not have) would be invaluable. 


\closing{Yours sincerely,}

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