Combined Cycle

The combined cycle power plant is being installed in increasing numbers around the world where there are substantial supplies of natural gas. Yokogawa’s power experts deliver total instrumentation and control solutions.

Challenges

Customer Challenge

Improving power plant efficiency

Solution

Yokogawa helps power plants operate more efficiently by improving the control of fuel, steam, and feed water.

Enabling Technologies

CENTUM VP Integrated Production Control System

CENTUM VP Integrated Production Control System

The CENTUM VP integrated control system secures interruption-free “uptime only” plant performance for optimal productivity and profitability in the renewable energy field.


Pressure transmitters

Transmitter

The DPharp series of digital pressure transmitters use a differential pressure high accuracy resonance pressure (DPharp) sensor that represents one of the most revolutionary advances in transmitter technology.


ZR Series Zirconia Oxygen Analyzers

Zirconia Oxygen Analyzers

Yokogawa’s zirconia oxygen analyzers are used for combustion monitoring and control applications and are relied on by a wide range of industries to optimize combustion and reduce NOX emissions.


Process operators

Plant Service

Commissioning, operator training, operation, maintenance, and simulation services

 

Customer Challenge

Improving combustion efficiency and reducing/eliminating harmful stack emissions

Solution

Yokogawa oxygen analyzers measure the oxygen (O2) concentration in flue gas. With this information, the air-fuel ratio can be adjusted to optimize combustion. Likewise, our stack gas analyzers can be used to reduce harmful emissions by measuring the concentrations of nitrogen oxide (NOX) and sulfur oxide (SOX) in stack gas.

Enabling Technologies

ZR Series Zirconia Oxygen Analyzers

ZR Series Zirconia Oxygen Analyzers

Yokogawa’s zirconia oxygen analyzers are used for combustion monitoring and control applications and are relied on by a wide range of industries to optimize combustion and reduce NOX emissions.


SG750 Stack Gas Analyzer

SG Stack Gas Analyzer

The SG stack gas analyzer consists of an infrared gas analyzer unit, a zirconia oxygen analyzer unit, and a sampling unit, and can simultaneously measure up to five components: NOX, SO2, CO2, CO, and O2.

 

Customer Challenge

Reducing the emission of CO, NOX, dioxins, and other substances into the atmosphere by burning off residual gas components in the stack gas

Solution

Yokogawa gas analyzers measure the oxygen concentration in the stack gas so that adjustments can be made in the O2 supply that will improve combustion efficiency and burn off more residual gas components.

Enabling Technologies

CENTUM VP Integrated Production Control System

CENTUM VP Integrated Production Control System

The CENTUM VP integrated control system secures interruption-free “uptime only” plant performance for optimal productivity and profitability in the renewable energy field.


ZR Series Zirconia Oxygen Analyzers

ZR Series Zirconia Oxygen Analyzers

Yokogawa’s zirconia oxygen analyzers are used for combustion monitoring and control applications and are relied on by a wide range of industries to optimize combustion and reduce NOX emissions.


TDLS Laser Gas Analyzer

The TruePeak TDLS gas analyzer relies on a proprietary peak area integration method and is ideal for in-situ analysis in harsh process environments. It significantly improves the efficiency of boiler operations.


SG750 Stack Gas Analyzer

SG Stack Gas Analyzer

The SG stack gas analyzer consists of an infrared gas analyzer unit, a zirconia oxygen analyzer unit, and a sampling unit, and can simultaneously measure up to five components: NOX, SO2, CO2, CO, and O2.

 

Customer Challenge

Prevent fire accident in coal yard, transmission, and any other facilities.

Solution

Distributed Temperature Sensor (DTS) provided by Yokogawa contributes fire detection, Leak/Plugging Detection, Hot (Cold) Spot Monitoring, and Facilities Preventive Maintenance.

Enabling Technologies

Distributed Temperature Sensor (DTS)

Distributed Temperature Sensor (DTS)

Yokogawa DTSX makes possible gapless detection and monitoring up to 50km.

 

Details

Combined Cycle Power Generation Process

Coal/Oil/Gas fired Power Generation Process

Combined cycle power generation requires the following control and optimization.
Unit control: boiler/ burner management/ turbine/ balance of plant/ flue gas desulfurization/ emergency shutdown
Plant optimization: plant information management/ operation efficiency improvement support/ alarm management

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Resources

Overview:

Sandi Electricity Company selected Yokogawa to replace Foxboro IA Series at its power plant.
Yokogawa carefully extracted the configuration of old systems and successfully replaced with CENTUM VP and ProSafe-RS.

Overview:
  • Easy set point definition for all plant power generation operations
  • Stable electric power generation
  • Power plant optimization
  • Control of electric power generation based on net performance
Overview:
  • Fully automated power plant supplies steady flow of electricity to national grid
  • The CENTUM CS 3000 plays a core role by controlling and enabling the monitoring of all processes at the EGCO Cogen plant
Overview:
  • CENTUM CS3000 seamlessly integrates with multivendor control systems through OPC interface. 
  • Challenging predictive maintenance to monitor many transmitter data through PRM.
Overview:
  • The visualization of data using the Exaquantum PIMS plays an important role in efforts to improve operations at this power station. 
  • To reduce operator workload and eliminate unplanned shutdowns, HERA decided on the use of field digital technology at this power station.

 

Overview:

Learning these four lessons will help you improve your engineering skills and most importantly extend the life of your pH sensors.

Overview:

Select the correct pH glass and reference type to improve your pH sensor lifetime and you can limit or even eliminate the effects of temperature and pressure on especially the reference sensor.

Overview:

The lifetime of a pH sensor has a significant impact on the overall annual costs of a pH measuring loop. Optimizing four key factors will decrease these costs and optimize process control and overall plant efficiency.

Overview:

Kind of. Calibration itself will not extend the life of a sensor, however, a sensor that is not calibrated properly can cause unreliable measurements - that are often misdiagnosed leading to unnecessary replacements.

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