Investigating Cognitive Load in Energy Network Control Rooms: Recommendations for Future Designs.

ABSTRACT: This study analyzed and explored the cognitive load of Australian energy market operators managing one of the longest inter-connected electrical networks in the world. Each operator uses a workstation with seven screens in an active control room environment, with a large coordination screen to show information and enable collaboration between different control centers. Cognitive load was assessed during both training scenarios and regular control room operations via the integration of subjective and physiological measures. Eye-tracking glasses were also used to analyze the operators gaze behavior. Our results indicate that different events (normal or unexpected), different participants for the same session, and different periods of one session all have varying degrees of cognitive load. Th

SUBMITTER: Afzal U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8995508 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature