Research Work Plan definition

Research Work Plan means the comprehensive plan, overall strategy and timelines, and any updates thereto, for the Program Research, including a description of the Program Research, expected timelines, and required deliverables, in all cases, as approved by the JSC if such approval is required under this Agreement.

Research Work Plan means the written summary of the specific research activities to be conducted by both Parties and corresponding criteria for Candidate Product advancement attached hereto as APPENDIX 1.

Research Work Plan means, collectively, the Initial Research Work Plan and any Additional Research Work Plans.

Examples of Research Work Plan in a sentence

• The preliminary GMD Research Work Plan addresses each of the GMD-related research areas identified by FERC in Order No. 830 with a specific and targeted set of GMD research activities that are at the forefront of GMD research.

• Therefore, the research should address whether additional realistic time series should be selected to performTask 8: Improve Harmonics Analysis Capability Task 8 of NERC’s preliminary GMD Research Work Plan would focus on developing guidelines for harmonics analysis and developing tools for entities to use in performing system- wide assessment of GMD-related harmonics.

• NERC estimates that this Task would require approximately 10-12 months to complete from start of work.Task 5: Further Analyze the 75 A per Phase Criterion Used for Transformer Thermal Impact Assessments Task 5 of NERC’s preliminary GMD Research Work Plan is to conduct additional research and analysis to assess the transformer thermal impact of the benchmark GMD event or other realistic GMD events.

• NERC estimates this Task would require approximately 24-36 months to complete from start of work.Task 9: Harmonic Impact Studies Task 9 of NERC’s preliminary GMD Research Work Plan is intended to further understanding of the other effects of harmonics, including vibrational effects, on power system equipment such as transformers and generators.

• NERC worked collaboratively with EPRI in developing this plan and received input on specific project activities from the GMD Task Force and NERC technical committees.The research activities described in the preliminary GMD Research Work Plan are grouped into nine research Tasks.

• NERC’s preliminary GMD Research Work Plan also includes activities to facilitate the efficient and effective collection of GMD monitoring data in response to FERC’s third directive, as discussed below.GMD RESEARCH WORK PLANIn accordance with Order No. 830, NERC hereby submits a preliminary GMD Research Work Plan, attached hereto as Attachment 1.

• The Parties may update and amend the Research Work Plan from time to time by mutual written agreement.

• In addition, NERC plans to conduct outreach with stakeholders to explore approaches for structuring the funding requirements of the plan, including identifying opportunities for sharing costs, research management alternatives, and leveraging research responsibilities.NERC expects that these efforts, as well as the comments and FERC guidance received through this proceeding, would inform the scope and structure of NERC’s final GMD Research Work Plan and NERC’s funding responsibilities.

• FERC’s directives and guidance for work plan topics, as well as how NERC plans to address those areas as part of its preliminary GMD Research Work Plan, are described in Section III below.

• NERC estimates that this Task would require approximately 24 months to complete from start of work.Task 3: Improve Earth Conductivity Models for GIC Studies Task 3 of NERC’s preliminary GMD Research Work Plan is to perform further research to improve the accuracy and efficacy of the earth conductivity models used for GIC studies.