“Invensys optimization tools and expertise in controls has helped us improve our commissioning efficiency, making us more competitive.”
Mr. YangFuChief Engineer
The Challenge of Growth
Goals• TohelpChina’splanofreducingenergy
consumptionby20%• Expandplantcapacitybyconstructingtwonew
powergeneratingunits
Challenges• Increaseenergyproductionwhileimplementing
energy-savingmeasures• Lowercostsofproductionwhileadjustingto
fluctuatingmarketconditions
Solutions and Products• InFusion™EnterpriseControlSystem(ECS)
Results• Thesolutionhelpsprovide600MWof
additionalpowertoShanxiprovince• Significantcostsavingsrealizedviaresourceand
performanceoptimization• Fasterload-followingcapabilitythrough
adaptive,non-linear,multivariablecoordinatedcontrol
• Improvedassetreliabilityandreducedmaintenancecosts
• Maximizeassetreturnofinvestmentofassetbybalancingtheavailabilityandutilizationofequipment,energy,fueloptimizationandimprovement
• Improvedplantavailabilityandgreaterproductionefficiencies
INDUSTRY:POWER
Datang Powerwww.dtpower.com
Datang City, China–Thedawningofthe21stcenturypromisesnewopportunitiesforDatangInternationalPowerGenerationCompanyLimited(Datang).TheChinesegovernment’sopenpoliciesandaflourishingmacro-economyrequirecontinuousgrowthtokeepupwithdemand.Alongwiththeseunprecedentedopportunitiescomeuniqueandcorrespondingchallenges.DatangPowerisadvancingundertheprinciplesofunity,pragmatismandpursuitofexcellence.
AsoneofthelargestindependentpowerproducersinChina,Datangisengagedinthedevelopmentandoperationofpowerplants,thesaleofelectricityandthermalpowerandtherepairandmaintenanceofpowerequipmentandpower-relatedtechnicalservices.Datangcurrentlyowns4operatingpowerplantsandmanages17powercompanies.Bytheendof2007,totalinstalledcapacityamountedto20,135Megawatts(MW).
Datang’schallengeistomaintainsubstantialgrowthwhilebeingcertainnottooversupplythenationwideinstalledcapacity.WithChina’sconcernsaboutenergyconservationandconsumptionreductionaswellassustainabledevelopment,thoughtfuldevelopmentneededtobeinstitutedtomeettheseimportantgoals.Aspartofthisgoaltoprovideadditionalpower,theYungangpowerplant,locatedinDatangCity,Shanxiprovinceisinvolvedinanexpansionprojectconsistingoftwonew300MWgeneratingunits.
Inrecentyears,powercompanieshavefacedmanynewchallenges.Besidesprovidinghighreliabilityandqualityofservice,regulatoryrequirementsalsodemandstricterconstraints.Intensecompetitionhasdrivenpricesdownward,whereasvolatilityinfuelsupplydrivescostsup.
Withglobalmacroeconomiceventsresultinginskyrocketingoilandenergyprices,streamliningcostsandsavingenergyaretopicsthatareparamountforpowergeneratingbusinesses.
Datang’spowerplantexpansionprojectneededareliablepartnerthatcouldcreateanddelivervalue-addedpropositionsthatwouldenablethemtooptimizetheirassetperformance.
Toachievethesegoals,DatangsuccessfullypartneredwithInvensysOperationsManagementtoprovidesourceoptimizationandgreaterproductionefficiencies.
Asahigh-service,advancedtechnology,knowledge-basedbusinessfocusedonthereal-timeconvergenceofplantoperationsandenterpriseperformance,InvensysbringsacollaborativeapproachtoDatang.Withvastexperiencedevelopingstrategiesforindustrialsustainabilitythroughenergyconservationandefficiencyimprovement,Invensyswastheobviouschoice.
InvensysprovidedtheDatangYungangpowerplantwithacompletehardwareandsoftwaresolutionincludingvalue-addedintegratedconsultativeservice.Tosupportthewidescopeoftheexpansionproject,InvensysprovidedafullyengineeredsolutionbyworkinginconcertwithDatang’sin-houseengineeringstaff.
ThesolutionsuiteconsistedofanInFusionEnterpriseControlSystemthatincludesanAdvancedControlSystem,AssetPerformanceSolution,andEnergyManagementConsultingService.Invensyshelpedthecustomertomaximizetheirreturnofinvestmentoftheirassetsthroughbalancingtheavailabilityandutilizationofequipment,energy,fueloptimizationandimprovement.
On-going Optimization
UnderChina’stargetedregulatoryrequirement,energyconsumptionperGrossDomesticProduct(GDP)istobereducedby20%.Byincreasingproduction,companieshavebeentryingtoleveragetheeconomiesofscaletoreduceenergyconsumptionandreachthetargetof20%energyreduction.Energyintensivecompanies,suchasthoseinpower,steel,cement,oilandgasindustriesarethemostaffectedbysuchmarkettrends.
Themostimportantconcernforapowergeneratorisfuelpriceandavailability.Meetinggrowthrequirementsatthelowestpossiblecostisoneofthehighestprioritiesforindustryexecutives.Theeventsoftheearly21stCentury,suchasescalatingfuelpricesandunprecedentedfinancialcrisissituationshavereconfirmedtheimportanceofflexibilityandeffectiveassetutilization.
Competitionintheglobalpowerandfinancialmarketshaschangedtheplayingfielddramatically.Optimizationatanylevel,fromindividualcoalmillstogeographicallydistributedassetsconnectedtomultiplesystemsisabsolutelyessential.
Tapping Into Data
AwealthofdataisgeneratedbyanoperationsuchasDatang.Becausemostofthesesystemsoperateindependentofeachother,gatheringtheappropriateinformationonwhichtobasedecisionsisoftenatimeconsumingandunreliableprocess.
TheInFusionintegratedassetperformanceoptimizationsolutionprovidesaunified,comprehensivesystemregardlessofvendororgeneration.InFusionprovidesasystemthatoffersusefulandreliableinformationtothosewhoneeditwhentheyneedit,allowingDatangtoruntheirbusinessinrealtime.
“TheInFusionoptimizationtoolsandInvensys’expertiseincontrolshashelpedusimproveourcommissioningefficiency,makingusmorecompetitive.Throughtheintegratedsolution,theInvensyssystematicmethodologyandstep-by-step
roadmap,Datangisabletoreapgreaterenergyefficiencies,”saidMr.YangFu,ChiefEngineer,DatangPower.
InFusionistheworld’sfirstEnterpriseControlSystem(ECS).Sinceitslaunchin2006,theInFusionECShasbeenwidelyacceptedastheplatformofchoiceforunifyingbusinessandautomationsystems.InFusionprovidesthemeansforintegratinginterdependentcontrolunitsacrossmultiplesitesanddifferentautomationsolutionstooperateasoneintegratedsystem.
InFusionenablesuserstodevelopanenvironmentforeasilyreplicatinganddeployingbestpracticesacrosstheirenterprise.Itisaplatformforsolutionsthatmaximizethevalueofnewandexistingproductionassets.
Poised for Greater Achievements
Datang’srapiddevelopmentofitspowergenerationbusinessandongoinggrowthispoweredbyInvensys’integratedsolution,helpingtoreapcostefficienciesandachieveassetoptimizationtodrivefleetperformanceandindividualunitefficiency.
NowDatangcanleveragetheInvensysassetperformancemanagementtechniquesintheInFusioncollaborativeenvironmenttomeettheirgoalsofreducedmaintenancecosts,improvedreliabilityandavailabilitywhilemovingforwardtomeetthechallengesofthefuture.
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