1. Maximizing Power
Generating Asset Value
Through Performance
Management
July 30, 2013
ASME Paper POWER2013-98233

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6. •Identifying
•Acquiring
•Transforming
•Developing
•Disseminating
•Using
•Sharing
•Preserving
Integrated
&
Systematic
Approach
to KM
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1. External Best Practice
(BP) Sharing
2. Internal Best Practice
(BP) Sharing
3. Competitive
Intelligence (CI)
4. Avoidance of Knowledge Loss
through Attrition
Benchmarking Plan & Goals
BP Sharing Initiative,
Plan & Goals
CI Plan & Goals
Establish Loss-Prevention
Projects
Benchmarking Study
Coordination
Communities of Interest
Coordination of CI
Gathering & Studies
Loss-Prevention Plans & Goals
Benchmarking Policies,
Processes, Protocol, Ethics
Best Practices Data
Base(s)
CI Policies, Processes,
Protocol, Ethics
Identification of Critical At-Risk
Knowledge
BP Data Base(s)
Designated Experts
Network
CI Data Base(s) Identification of Key Individuals
Contacts Data Base Knowledge Map
CI Analysis & Reporting
Capability
Recording and Codification of
Explicit Knowledge
Benchmarking Training
Culture of Sharing
Training/Orientation
CI Training/Orientation
Transfer of Tacit Knowledge
through Mentoring
Use of Professional
Researchers & Tech Library
Structural incentives to
Share BPs
Input Mechanisms Net-based Access
Coordination of Purchased
Information
Net-based Access to BP
Resources
Coordination of
Purchased CI
Information
Networks of Designated Experts
Trip Coordination &
Debriefing
Net-based Access to CI
Resources
Net-based Access to
Benchmarking Resources
5. Knowledge of Customers
6. Intellectual Capital (IC)
& CI Protection
7. Innovation & Creation
of New Knowledge
8. Knowledge Management
Information Technology Tools
Coordination of Information
Gathering
IC Inventory
Determine High-Return
Problems/Opportunities
Search Engines
Customer Information
Databases(s)
Safeguards & Valuation
Assessment
Establish Knowledge
Creation/Innovation
Projects
Data Mining
Analysis & Use of
Information
IC Policies, Processes,
Protocol, Ethics
Creativity & Innovation
Training
Internet/Intranet
Net-based Access IC Training /Orientation Knowledge Mapping
Net-based IC inventory
Documents/Records
Management
Intelligent Agents
Collaborative Tools

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9. Microprocessors and Digital
Communications
Wireless/Internet
Smart Sensors with Built-in
Diagnostics
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11. Monitoring
Physical/Environmental Conditions
Pressure
Temperature
Sound
Vibration
Motion
Humidity
Pollutants
Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrates, Ammonia
Oxidation/Reduction
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12. Excelon, Transalta, Southern California
Edison
CMS Energy
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15. • Maximize ROI
• Effectively Utilize Limited
Resources by Leveraging
Technology-Based Tools
• Provide Real-Time Critical
Information
• Provide Alerts to
Improve/Maximize CARE
Fleet of
Coal-
Fired
Plants
120-300
MW
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18. KPIs, Problems, Issues
Faulty Performance-Related Instrumentation
Reports
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19. Reports
• Heat Rate Reconciliation
• Component Level Expected vs. Actual Efficiency
Deviations
• Primary Flow Reconciliation
• Feedwater vs. Main Steam/Throttle Flow
Deviations
• Controllable Parameter Expected vs. Actual
Cost Deviations
• “Lost Opportunity” Report Summarizing All
Non-Reconciled Financial Opportunities 19

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Capacity
Increase,MW
Heat Rate
Benefit,
Btu/kwh
Heat Input Real-Time Measurement 30 to 35 20 $ 14,400,000
Fleet-wide Load Dispatch Heat Input Curves for Economic
Dispatch
0
0.2 to 1%
reduction in fuel
use
$ 3,000,000
HP Turbine Overload Valve 1 to 3 100 to 300 $ 720,000
Cooling Tower Performance 3 130 $ 1,440,000
HP Feedwater Heater By-Pass Valve Leakage 1 55 $ 480,000
Throttle Pressure <1 33 $ 288,000
Economizer Fouling <1 18 $ 216,000
PotentialBenefits
Projected
AnnualSavings
OpportunitiesforImprovement Identified ByMonitoring

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23. Highlighted Key Challenges in
Maximizing Generating Asset Value
Performance Management to Address
New Paradigm – Doing More Efficiently
with Less
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24. Thank You!
Contact Information:
Power & Energy Systems Services
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