A powerful and inexpensive supervision and control system for highly distributed power plants networks

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sindona ◽  
M. Sortino
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Distributed Power ◽  
And Control

Development of Modern Electronic Control Systems for Power Distribution

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian D. Gaffney
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Power Distribution ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Electronic Control ◽  
Distributed Power ◽  
Future Needs ◽  
And Control

The power industry is increasingly affected by several trends, which require improvements in the distributed generation and control systems of on-site power. These trends include the ability to share load across generators more effectively, seamless sequencing of generators, and the ability to monitor and control power that is being produced. Electronic control systems can provide these advantages in a cost effective solution. The application of electronic controls to a power distribution system requires a thorough development program. It is imperative to assure that the controls will provide reliable, long-term performance, as well as meeting the plant’s current and future needs for power distribution. This paper describes the development and field evaluation required to apply electronic controls to existing switchgear and power distribution systems in the power generation industry. The microprocessor based electronic control system for today’s power plants replaces out-dated analog equipment and antiquated relay logic. The new systems incorporate three main functions: Paralleling generators, monitoring power requirements, and effective sequencing of generators in power plants. Integration of these functions into the microprocessor based control system provides increased reliability, reduced cost, and enhanced performance, while concurrently providing increased flexibility in the operation of the plant. Additional benefits can be realized including reduced operator requirements, reduced training costs, and reduced burden on instrumentation electricians. A primary focus of this paper is the process used to qualify the control system needed for specific types of existing distributed power systems. This process consists of current system evaluation and categorization, establishment of classification of plant (utility, merchant plant, peak shaving facility, IPP), and determining the future needs of individual plants for power distribution. Local regulatory and utility protection and interconnect requirements must also be assessed to assure that the new control system meets or exceeds them. Methods of accurately monitoring, improving performance, and providing generator sequencing are defined, including accounting for improvements in the long-term expansion of the distributed power control and monitoring system.

Research and Design of the Control System for Natural Gas Heater

2013 ◽  
Vol 842 ◽  
pp. 541-545
Author(s):  
Yun Guo ◽  
Zhi Qiang Huang ◽  
Shun Xin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Combustion Efficiency ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Real Time Measurement ◽  
And Control ◽  
Measurement And Control

Natural gas heaters are widely used in gas-fired power plants to meet the combustion needs and to improve the combustion efficiency. For the control features and technical requirements of the natural gas heater, the computer automatic control system for natural gas heater has been designed,and realizes the temperature and liquid level real time measurement and control. The system increases significantly the control accuracy of natural gas temperature, eliminates potential unsafety and improves production efficiency.

scholarly journals Power Level Control of Nuclear Power Plant Based on Asymptotical State Observer under Neutron Sensor Fault

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Liming Zhang ◽  
Hongyun Xie ◽  
Qizhi Duan ◽  
Chao Lu ◽  
Jixue Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Power Control ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Power Level ◽  
Level Control ◽  
Power Control System ◽  
Neutron Sensors ◽  
And Control

Power level control is one of the critical functions in the instrument and control system of nuclear power plants (NPPs). In most power level control systems of NPPs, the power level or average neutron flux in reactor cores provided by out-of-core neutron sensors are usually measured as feedback of power control systems, while, as critical measuring devices, there is a risk of damage to out-of-core neutron sensors. For improving the operation reliability of NPPs under the neutron sensors’ failure, a power control system based on power observer is developed in this work. The simulation based on NPP simulator shows the power control system based on the observer is effective when neutron sensors fail.

Supervision and control system for power plants

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Carbone ◽  
S. Lentini ◽  
G. Nofroni ◽  
M. Grossoni
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals Early quantification of reliability for a safety critical and control system: a case study of reactor core cooling system

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.12) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
Vinay Kumar ◽  
Suraj Gupta ◽  
Anil Kumar Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Reactor Core ◽  
Safety Critical ◽  
Core Cooling ◽  
And Control

Using Probabilistic Reliability analysis for Quantifying reliability of a system is already a common practice in Reliability Engineering community. This method plays an important role in analyzing reliability of nuclear plants and its various components. In Nuclear Power Plants Reactor Core Cooling System is a component of prime importance as its breakdown can disrupt Cooling System of power plant. In this paper, we present a framework for early quantification of Reliability and illustrated with a Safety Critical and Control System as case study which runs in a Nuclear Power Plant.  

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document