Power Plant - Performance Analysis

Diagnosis & Optimization (PADO)

Performance Monitoring System

AVEVA Team

03. July.2019
The Concept of PADO (Performance Analysis
Diagnostic & Optimization)
PADO is divided into sub-features:

1. Performance Monitoring System (PMS)

2. Predictive Emission Monitoring System (PEMS)
3. Boiler Combustion Optimization System (BCOS)
01 PMS OVERVIEW
Performance Monitoring

Monitoring Performance means:

Knowing actual and expected performance for current ambient and
operating conditions.
Knowing where inefficiencies are and their impact on financial
performance.
Understanding the impact of performance deficiencies on current and
future operations.

Objective:
Having real-time and historical performance information available to the
entire power generating enterprise in a concise and visual manner.
How is performance monitored?
• Performance Modules (efficiencies & other calculations – ASME PTC codes)
• Plant thermodynamic model (data validation & “what-if” analysis)
• Diagnostics
• Applies to both conventional fossil power and CCGT installations
• Uses AVEVA Wonderware IT architecture for easy integration
• Multi-unit, multi-site or fleet-wide deployment
• Calculation frequency – typically hourly
Overview Of Performance Monitoring System

Inputs/Outputs Graphic symbols

PMS
Server

Logic/Scripting Diagnostics

Historical Information
Alarms and events

Security
PMS - Capabilities
Controllable Parameters

• Provides BEST ACHIEVABLE and

DESIGN- based targets that
automatically adjust with load and
ambient conditions

• Provides real-time economic

feedback on operating decisions

“Provides real-time feedback to operations on

plant economy.”
 Plant Analysis Model (PAM)

PAM is based on thermodynamic model

Plant Analysis Model (PAM)
Plant Analysis Model (PAM)
Plant Analysis Model (PAM)
Plant Analysis Model (PAM)
Plant Analysis Model (PAM)
Model Configuration & What-if Analysis
Plant Analysis Model
• Power cycle modeling framework that provides a robust steady state model of the entire
power plant.

High accuracy due to rigorous first principles thermodynamic basis.

Ease of use – intuitive graphical modeling approach (GUI based)

Detailed design for multiple design cases VWO, TMCR, BMCR etc.,

System level what-if analysis and Component level what-if analysis.

Supports entering missing values based on engineering judgment.

02 PMS – SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
Typical Performance Monitoring System Architecture

Software requirement
Plant Data
•PMS server (per unit)
•WW InSQL Historian
(approx 5000 tags license
depending on tag
configuration)

Unit 1
Any Vendor’s DCS Wonderware InSQL
Historian
Typical Hardware
requirement
•1 server grade machine for
PMS server and 1
workstation for PMS Client

Unit1 Unit1
PMS Server PMS Client
03 PMS- Modules
 Typical Coal Fired Power Plant
(Conventional Rankine Cycle)
1 Reductant injection
Waste gas
2 Catalytic converter modules
3 Air preheater
4 Blower Denitrification
(DeNOX) plant
5 Mill air
6 Pulverized coal conduits 1
Chimney
7 Coal bunker Flue gas
8 Burner
2
9 Coal mills
Steam
10 Feedwater pump 3

11 Turbo set Flue gas

Feedwater desulphurization
12 Generator 380 kV line
Boiler plant (FGD))
4 Electrostatic filter
13 Condensers
Power house
14 Flash vessel 6 5 7 Cleaned gas
Flue gas 18
15 Ash extractor 12
11 8
16 District heating 10 Ashes 19
17 Cooling water pipe PROCESS DATA, Gypsum
DCS
9
18 Limestone slurry 17 13 14 Controller via OPC
19 Fan 16 15
Typical Combined Cycle Power Plant
Fluidized Bed Combustion Boiler
 Boiler Performance

Calculates Boiler Efficiency as per ASME PTC 4.1

standards

Useful for Combustion optimization with A/F

ratio calculations

Calculates the expected Boiler efficiency, A/F

Ratio, which guides the operating team to run
the plant in optimum condition

“Calculates the Expected Boiler efficiency as well as guides in improving combustion

efficiency”
 Boiler Cleanliness

Based on Heat and Material balance calculations

Monitors Individual heat transfer section &

Trends tube fouling

Provides Optimized Values for the Boiler controls

Provides insight into the Boiler Operations and

the furnace exit gas temperature

“Provides insight into boiler heat transfer patterns and sootblowing effectiveness.”
Boiler Tube Stress Analysis
 Steam Turbine Performance

Enthalpy-drop efficiencies

Corrected stage pressures

and flow coefficients

Expected section efficiencies modeled using

standard OEM procedures

IP turbine efficiencies corrected for N2 &

cooling steam flows

“Calculates steam turbine stage efficiencies for condition assessment.”

 Condenser Performance

Expected condenser performance modeled using HEI

Standard and complies with ASME PTC 12.2

Achievable performance considers plugged tubes

Overall cleanliness calculated

Compares actual pressure, TTD, and CW temp rise to

expected values

“Calculates condenser cleanliness and expected condenser pressure for current

operating conditions.”
 Pump Performance

Determines a pump performance factor based on

actual flow vs. expected flow with given power input

Detects pump degradation

Complies with ASME PTC 8.2 Centrifugal pumps

“Calculates actual and expected pump performance for current operating conditions.”
 Gas Turbine Performance

Expected Power Output & Heat rate for

Operating conditions

Inlet Pressure drop effect on capacity & heat

rate

Compressor efficiency

“Calculates expected thermal performance of combustion turbines for current

conditions.”
 HRSG Performance

Expected HP, IP and LP performance

Efficiency and Effectiveness are calculated

Complies with ASME PTC 4.4

“Calculates expected capacity and efficiency of heat recovery steam generator.”

Steady State Analysis using Trends
Alarms
Set Alert Limits

Set alarm &

historian high
& low
04 PMS- Diagnostic Tool & its Features
 PMS Diagnostic Tool

• Developed by operations &

performance experts in Auto &
Manual mode
• Customized for each plant and unit
• Available for controllable
parameters & major equipment

Provides Operations and Technical personnel with expert

tools for diagnosing root causes of losses (for all the
identified Controllable parameters).
Diagnostic Chart (Typical tree structure)
Analyze Alerts

Manual decision • To identify the root cause problem for

deviation in the process value with
tree analysis / reference to Design value, the Operator
has to drill down the tree by checking &
Offline analysis comparing the actual plant/DCS values.

Automatic Decision • In this analysis, the DCS I/O’s present in

the decision tree is mapped directly to
tree analysis LIVE DCS system and it directly drills
down to root cause problem, without
/Online analysis any manual intervention.
 Diagnostic Charts

DEVELOP DECISION TREES

 Hot well level
 Drum level
 Deaerator level
 SH temperature
 Mill dp high
 Furnace pressure
 Condenser vacuum
 Mill outlet temp
 Mill electrical overload
 O2% in flue gas
 ID fan trip
 Rotor winding temp
 Boiler water Silica
 Main steam Ph level
Diagnostic snapshots : Manual/ offline decision
tree analysis
Auto/ Online decision tree analysis
Recap: How is performance monitored?
• Performance Modules (efficiencies & other calculations – ASME PTC codes)
• Plant thermodynamic model (data validation & “what-if” analysis)
• Diagnostics
• Applies to both conventional fossil power and CCGT installations
• Uses AVEVA Wonderware IT architecture for easy information visualization and
integration
• Multi-unit, multi-site or fleet-wide deployment
• Calculation frequency – typically hourly, to have instant health check of plant key
process/equipment, diagnosis, “What-if” studies, performance reporting to various
management functions/levels;
 Reference List (APAC)

• HHI Hanju, Korea

• TTCL IRPC CHP, Thailand (combined cycle unit)
• SWCC Yanbu Ph-3, Saudi Arabia
• SKS PADO, India
 Key Differentiators!


• Unique and Core Competency with Thermal Performance (thermodynamic model - PAM)
for equipment actual and expected performance under multiple normal and abnormal
operation conditions

• Unique and Core Competency in sophisticated Data Validation and comprehensive 

Diagnostics

• 130+ Fossil Power Specialists & Engineers with deep knowledge and experience of both 
conventional fossil fuel (generic drum, supercritical, CFBC) & combined cycle power
plants (no all software solution vendors are specialized in Power)

• Extensive Fleet-wide Monitoring Experience (Enterprise-wide reporting/monitoring 

capabilities)
 Thank you!

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