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The Future of Power Plant Automation The advantages of these control solutions are:
Power plant control systems from ABB combine Future oriented platform for process control
innovative technology and broad functionality with and electrical systems
established operational reliability. Enhancement of Easy-to-use and consistent user interface
our power plant control systems is ongoing with the Fast analysis of disturbances
aim of further improving cost effectiveness, function- Simple plant and enterprise-wide access to
ality and quality. Thanks to decades of experience information
with all types of power plants, ABB is consistently High engineering efficiency and quality
ranked as the number one DCS supplier worldwide. Low cost of operation and maintenance
Simple system architecture
State-of-the-art technology and integration of existing
systems

Fig. 1: Typical integration of DCS with instrumentation and electrical systems

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The Window into the Process Power Generation Portal

All functions necessary to monitor plant operation are Power Generation Portal (PGP) is the next generation
integrated into the operator station: Human System Interface (HSI). Built on field-proven
Intuitive display navigation Tenore technology, PGP enhances the robustness and
Faceplate control of any device in the plant reliability of the HSI with new and much-needed func-
Integrated alarm and event management with tionality.
sequence-of-events
Trend curves displaying current as well as historic New features include:
values An integrated historian, with native, embedded
In addition to in-depth process monitoring capa- calculation and trending and Excel-based reporting
bilities, ABB operator stations allow detailed An interface to Computerized Maintenance
analysis of the current state of the control system Management Systems (CMMS)
itself, as a comprehensive system status display. A large variety of interfaces to 3rd party systems
For customer specific extensions, ABB provides state- Available on MS Windows and Linux
of-the art interfaces to its operator systems by means
of OPC. Besides providing access to the system for These features make PGP the ideal HSI for any type
3rd party applications installed in the customer's of power plant, providing a scalable system from
enterprise, these interfaces allow the integration of small compact installations to large client-server
3rd party equipment typically installed in a power architectures.
plant. ABB provides one common operator interface
in power plants where, for example, a water treatment SCADA Functionality
plant is done with the OEMs control system, while PGP supports Supervisory Control and Data Acquisi-
BOP and HRSG are done with an ABB DCS system. tion (SCADA) systems often needed in hydro and
decentralized power plants by effectively communi-
cating remotely over long distances.Various communi-
cation protocols, like IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3.0 etc. are
available, and can be used to easily integrate remote
systems.

Fig. 2: Gas turbine monitoring Fig. 3: Spillway control of a hydro power plant

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System 800xA Operations Decision Support with Role-Based Workplaces

System 800xA Operations (formerly launched as Pro- In order to comply with the various perspectives and
cess Portal) provides an innovative, consistent and information needs of users, the system offers the op-
comprehensive information management system in tion to create role-based workplaces, where users only
power plants. It includes the functionalities of com- have access to the information they need for their
mon operator consoles and information management activities. System 800xA Operations allows for a
systems that are often installed as stand-alone applica- flexible and task-oriented definition of tailored work-
tions (historian functions, archiving, reporting, perfor- places for operators, management or maintenance
mance calculations). It is also capable of integrating personnel.
new applications, such as, Asset Optimization.

Patented Technology
System 800xA Operations is based on the patented
Aspect/Object Technology by ABB which provides
access to information that is available at different loca-
tions, on computers, and in special applications.
The system delivers context sensitive information that
cannot be provided by traditional control technology,
thus delivering information on service data mainte-
nance instructions, engineering data, materials man-
agement, optimization and management applications.
System 800xA provides an efficient means to link the
process and the enterprise level of a utility.

Fig. 4: Patented Aspect/Object Technology

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Information Integration Optimization Included

All data collected from the plant is stored in the inte- The information available in the PGIM server is
grated plant information management system. ABB's also used by ABB's OPTIMAX suite of optimiza-
Power Generation Information Manager (PGIM) is the tion solutions. Performance monitoring, condition
solution of choice for customers worldwide. assessment, diagnostic tools, maintenance manage-
Business and process data from all sources throughout ment systems and asset lifecycle optimization rely
the plant are collected and securely stored in the data on the data from the automation system to provide
server, where they can be analyzed further. This data in-depth information about the process. Informa-
repository, covering the whole history of a plant in its tion, that can otherwise only be assessed by
archive, is an invaluable source of information for effi- machinery maintenance and plant shutdown.
cient plant operation and maintenance. Model-based algorithms and advanced signal
processing functions allow operators to quickly
PGIM offers a wide range of analysis and presentation identify under-performing equipment and take
tools: remedial action on controllable heat rate losses.
Trend curves from historical data on the operator
station to monitor the current process behavior
Post production analysis in the plant engineers
office environment
Data analysis is possible through PGIMs versatile
capability to present data in Microsoft EXCEL
Regulatory reports or custom-made plant analysis
worksheets with the well known functions of the
commercial spreadsheet application.

Fig. 5: Display of optimization results with OPTIMAX BoilerMax

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Reliable Control ABB strictly complies with relevant industry

ABB designs the control architecture to guarantee standards.
the highest possible availability of the plant. Process With the same focus on safety as in the area of
redundancies are mirrored in the control architecture boiler protection, ABB can provide SIL3 certified
to avoid any single point of failure within the entire overspeed protection systems for turbine control,
system. The ABB DCS provides the means to control or plant-wide emergency shutdown systems.
the process either interactively by the operator, or fully
automatically by the advanced control algorithms Power Plant Specific Devices
implemented. Efficient operation of the plant is the ABB provides a number of power plant specific
result. devices that are tightly integrated into the overall
system, such as:
Scalable and Open Systems Servo valve position controller
The ABB DCS is a fully scalable and open architecture Turbine protection and speed monitoring device
allowing that can be applied from small hydro plants Synchronization device
to the largest steam power plants. Vibration monitoring modules
Integrated flame scanner
All major fieldbus and industrial ethernet standards,
as well as OPC connectivity, are supported to easily These devices, tailored to the needs of power gen-
integrate devices and systems. eration, support the various applications within a
power plant control system such as turbine or
Safety First combustion control.
Meeting the highest possible safety and reliability are
among the most important requirements in power
plant operation. Boiler protection and burner manage-
ment systems are dedicated to ensure boiler furnace
safety and fuel control. In the safety system, it is possi-
ble to implement all safety functions that are neces-
sary for safe power plant operation.

Fig. 6: Modules for turbine control, valve positioning and flame scanner

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System Evolution Stepwise Migration

Life Cycle Policy The flexibility achieved with the consistent implemen-
In today's fast moving technology environment, tation of the life cycle policy allows ABB to offer up-
investment protection is one of our customer's top grades and migration paths that match the customer's
priorities. ABBs life cycle policy is tailored to budget and maintenance schedule.
guard the customer's investments, while delivering A stepwise introduction of the most advanced opera-
state of the art technology to provide the greatest tor stations in parallel to the existing consoles may be
benefit to the customer. one option that limits risk and expenses. Plant exten-
sions may be implemented in today's advanced control
The seamless integration between todays ad- platform, and still share a common control room with
vanced automation systems and those systems the existing control system. This allows a common HSI
installed 15-20 years ago is the key element of for both, the new and existing systems with consistent
ABBs life cycle policy. look and feel.

The average life span of the technology greatly Any path chosen can be adapted to provide an optimal
varies between field installations / control level solution for a customer's long term investment
and operations / information level. Because ABB strategy.
can allow these parts of the system to follow sep-
arate migration paths, our customers can benefit
from the advantages of today's information tech-
nology with the reliable and proven operation of
their installed control solution.

Fig. 7: Control room of Jnschwalde 6x500 MWplant before and after modernization

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