INDUSTRY: POWER China Huaneng Group power plants in 23 provinces, China Huaneng Group (CHNG) had...
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“Invensys Operations Management has been an important partner, offering us a cost-effective process control solution and has helped to sharpen our competitive edge.” Mr. Jinjian Operations China Huaneng Group Powers up for Growth Goals • Build a power plant in the Anhui Province to service its high commercial and industrial energy demands. Challenges • In light of China’s rapid economic growth, there has been inadequate construction of power plants, resulting in shortages. Rapid expansion in capacity is required to service demands and avoid additional shortages. • Connect thousands of stations at data speeds up to 1GB between switches. Solutions and Products • Foxboro Distributed Control System - I/A Series® • Foxboro Mesh Network Results • The plant reduced the power shortage risks in the Anhui Province and has helped accelerate the development of its economy. • The digital control system reliably monitors and controls the power plant’s 19,000 I/O points, production and process optimization. • The fault-tolerant system design provides continuous and reliable power to the province. • The more advanced control system improved equipment and unit performance INDUSTRY: POWER China Huaneng Group www.chng.com.cn
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“Invensys Operations Management has been an important partner, offering us a cost-effective process control solution and has helped to sharpen our competitive edge.”
Mr. JinjianOperations
China Huaneng Group Powers up for Growth
Goals• BuildapowerplantintheAnhuiProvinceto
serviceitshighcommercialandindustrialenergydemands.
Challenges• InlightofChina’srapideconomicgrowth,there
hasbeeninadequateconstructionofpowerplants,resultinginshortages.Rapidexpansionincapacityisrequiredtoservicedemandsandavoidadditionalshortages.
• Connectthousandsofstationsatdataspeedsupto1GBbetweenswitches.
Solutions and Products• FoxboroDistributedControlSystem-I/ASeries®• FoxboroMeshNetwork
Results• Theplantreducedthepowershortagerisksin
theAnhuiProvinceandhashelpedacceleratethedevelopmentofitseconomy.
• Thedigitalcontrolsystemreliablymonitorsandcontrolsthepowerplant’s19,000I/Opoints,productionandprocessoptimization.
• Thefault-tolerantsystemdesignprovidescontinuousandreliablepowertotheprovince.
• Themoreadvancedcontrolsystemimprovedequipmentandunitperformance
INDUSTRY:POWER
China Huaneng Group www.chng.com.cn
Chaohu, China–In1978,afteryearsofstatecontrol,thegovernmentofChinaembarkedonasuccessfulprogramofeconomicreform.AsChina’seconomygrew,theChineseworkforceslowlybegantoevolve.Priortothe1978reforms,nearlyfourinfiveChineseworkedinagriculture;by1994,theratiowasoneintwo.
EconomicgrowthandthechangingdemographicoftheChineseworkerhavegonealongwaytocreateunprecedenteddemandforpowerandelectricity.In2006,China’selectricitydemandgrewby14%overthepreviousyear,whileinstalledcapacityincreasedbyapproximately100,000Megawatts(MW)toreach622,000MW,a20.3%increaseoverthepreviousyear.
Lookingahead,thegrowthinpowerdemandisexpectedtoremainstrong.Unfortunately,powerplantconstructionrateshavebeenunabletokeeppacewiththegrowingdemandforelectricity.
Withpowerplantsin23provinces,ChinaHuanengGroup(CHNG)hadalreadysuppliedmorethan70,000MWofelectricityby2007,makingitthelargestpowergeneratorinChina.Withamarketshareof10%ofnationalinstalledcapacity,CHNGisstillexpandingextensively.
Inaccordancewiththenationaleconomicdevelopmentplan,China’sindustrypoliciesandthemarketdemand,CHNGhasidentifieditsdevelopmentstrategythatbytheyear2010,itwillincreaseitsgenerationcapacityto80Gigawatts(GW),becomingoneoftheworld’stop500powercompanies.
Tomeettheever-growingpowerneedsinChina,CHNGisacceleratingitsmarketexpansionplans.ThenewHuanengChaohupowerplantisitsfirstdigitallyautomatedplant.CHNGhaschosenInvensysOperationsManagement,oneoftheworld’sleadingnamesintheautomationindustrytoprovidearangeofadvancedcontrolandsafetysolutionsservices.
A Bright Road Ahead
CHNG’sHuanengChaohupowerplantisanew,technologicallyadvanced,digitalpowerplantthatisspeciallydesignedtohousefoursupercriticalgeneratingunits,eachwithacapacityof600MW.Theconstructionisdividedintotwophaseswiththefirsttwounitscompletedin2008.
TheplantislocatedinChaohuCity,Anhuiprovince.ThisregionisenjoyingthemostvigorouseconomicgrowthinChinaand,therefore,thehighestdemandforpower.Thegoalofthisnewplantistonotonlyreducetheriskofpowershortages,buttofacilitatetheeconomicgrowthoftheprovince.
Inordertoachievethesegoals,CHNGrequiredapartnerwhocouldeffectivelyimplementanautomationsolutionunderanaggressivetimeframewhilekeepinganeyeonsafety.Todoso,CHNGforgedamutuallybeneficialandstrategicrelationshipwithInvensys.
Invensys’consultativeservice,advancedtechnologyandcustomer-centricsolutionprovedtobeaperfectfit.Invensysprovidesareliableandadvancedautomationsolutionthatenablesareal-timeconvergenceofplantoperationsandenterpriseperformance.
Overcoming Obstacles
Morethanjustaproduct-provider,InvensyswasastrategicpartnertoCHNG.Asaglobaltechnology,softwareandconsultingfirmleadingsignificantchangeinprocessmanufacturing,plantoptimization,businessoperationsandenterpriseperformance,InvensyssuppliedCHNGanintegratedautomationconsultingservicebackedbycriticaltechnicalsupportandtraining.
Invensys’criticalinsighthelpedCHNGtomaximizetheirreturnofassetsthroughbalancingtheavailabilityandutilizationofequipment,energy,andfueloptimization.
“WeareverypleasedwithInvensys’successfulprocesscontrolimplementationasthisisthefirstdigitalpowerplantforCHNG.Invensyshasbeenanimportantpartner,offeringusacost-effectiveprocesscontrolsolutionandhashelpedtosharpenourcompetitiveedge,”saidMr.JinjianfromCHNG’sOperationsDepartment.“Thefastdatacommunicationinreal-timeandthesystem’sopenarchitecturehelpstopreserveCHNG’soriginalinvestment.”
ThissolutionincludedanadvancedFoxboroI/ASeriesDistributedControlSystemofmorethan19,000I/Opoints.Itwasusedtocontrolthenewplant’sboilers,turbinesandgenerators.
SubsystemapplicationsincludedDataAcquisitionSystem(DAS),FurnaceSafetySupervisorySystem(FSSS),BoilerandTurbineSequenceControlSystem(SCS),TurbineDigitalElectro-Hydraulic(DEH)controlsystem,FeedWaterPumpMechanicalElectro-Hydraulic(MEH)controlsystem,andEnvironmentalControlSystems(ECS).
Dedicatedtodigitalcommunicationeffectiveness,FoxboroI/ASeriesDistributedControlSystemuseda1Gigabyte(GB)Meshnetworkthatprovidedhigh-availabilityandself-healingnetworkperformance.
Moreover,Invensyssuppliedageneralinterface,whichcouldcommunicatewithothersystemsequippedwithModbus,ProfibusandHartprotocol.ThisopensystemrevolutionizedhowInvensyssold,deliveredandserviceditsclients,exceedingevenCHNG’sautomationandinformationneeds.
A Brighter Future
BytheendofAugust2008,PhaseIofthispowerplantprojecthadpassedsuccessfullythrough168stringenttests.ThisresoundingsuccessdemonstratedtheeaseandreliabilityoftheInvensyssolution.
Thisbest-in-classapproachinvolvingsuperiortechnology,reliableandaccurateinformationwasimplementedenterprise-wide.ThesuccessofPhaseIhasbeenapplaudedbyCHNG.Invensys’high-performanceculturecoupledwiththeunifiedprojectimplementationteamresultedinthesuccessfulimplementation.
Theresultsareimpressive.Invensysprovidedafault-tolerantsystemdesignwhichextendedunitavailability,advancedcontrolthatimprovedequipmentandunitperformanceandcontroloptimizationthatimprovedunitandstationperformance.
OverallinstallationcostswerereducedandtheopenarchitecturepreservedCHNG’sinitialhardwareinvestment.Workingtogether,InvensysandCHNGarepavingthewaytoabrighterfutureforChina.
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