CSP plant automation conception to a sector with a manual operation. With this concept the operator will be a supervisor, and the control is centralised by only a control room.

1. CSP PLANTS AUTOMATION
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2. CSP PLANTS AUTOMATION
INDEX
1. INTRODUCTION
2 AUTOMATION STATE OF ART
2.
3. MANUAL CONTROL DISADVANTAGES
4. AUTOMATION KEYS – EXPERIENCE
5. AUTOMATION PHASES
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3. PRODUCTS & SERVICES
CSP BIOMASS CCGT - CHP
INGESYS
Expenditures in R+D+I
30.000 29.324
28.062
25.515
25.000
20.000 17.808
15.000 12.285
10.000
5.000
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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4. MAIN REFERENCES
Electrical Power Scope of Supply Status
100 MW EPC Power Block In operation
p
Power Plant Engineering
Control System Supply
110 MW Owner E i
O Engineering
i In
I operation
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150 MW Solar Field Control System Supply In operation & In construction
100 MW Electrical System Supply In operation & In construction
260 MW Feasiblity Studies, Conceptual In operation, in construction
Engineering & in planification
19 MW R&D Feasibilty Studies, Conceptual In planification
Engineering
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5. AUTOMATION POWER PLANTS
STATE OF ART
Automation degree of difficulty as per:
Resource input variability:
HIGH VARIABILITY LOW VARIABILITY
Number of systems:
LOW NUMBER OF SYSTEMS HIGH NUMBER OF SYSTEMS
Operation Variability:
HIGH VARIABILITY LOW VARIABILITY
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6. AUTOMATION POWER PLANTS
STATE OF ART
Automation d
A i degree of diffi l
f difficulty
Type of Power Plant: PV Wind Hydro Coal Biomass CCGT CSP
Type of Resource: Solar Wind Hydro Biomass Fosil Fuels
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7. MANUAL CONTROL
TECHNICAL DIS-ADVANTAGES
Variable Solar Resource
Different Operation Modes
Thermal Inertia
Frequent t
F t transitions b t
iti between modes
d
Independent control l i f diff
I d d l logics for different modes
d
No automatic Transitions
Manual Operation
Simple Logics are performed by Operator
Operation Mistake
Equipment Failure Increase
O&M Cost Increase
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8. MANUAL CONTROL
GENERATION DIS-ADVANTAGES
THEORETICAL
AUTOMATION
IENCY
MANUAL
EFFICI
OPERATION YEARS
OPERATION SUPERVISION
CENTRALISED OPERATION CENTER
SEVERAL CSP PLANT
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9. CSP CONTROL SYSTEM
THERMAL STORAGE
WTP
STEAM HTF SYSTEM
GENERATOR
Direct
Master - Slave
DCS
BIOMASS or GAS
BOILER
FCS TCP COOLING SYSTEM
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10. AUTOMATION IMPROVEMENT
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11. AUTOMATION ADVANTAGES
Increase of Annual Power Production
Better efficiency in transitions between Operation
Modes.
Modes
Minimise production losses due to human mistake.
Operation based in objective criteria defined by
Client.
Reduce Operation Cost
Smaller needs of qualified personnel.
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Centralised Operating Center for several plants.
Reduce Maintenance Cost
Better Regime Operation of Equipment.
Fluent Transitions between Operation Modes.
Improve Project Profitability
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12. AUTOMATION KEYS
Keys f a succesful control system optimisation project
K for f l l i i i j
Knowledge in control system
Experience in Solar plants automation
Knowledge in Solar Plants process
To know the control keys
Experienced engineering team
Complete input data
AUTOMATION
CONTROL SYSTEM
ENGINEERING
SUPPLY
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13. AUTOMATION EXPERIENCE
Solar Thermal CSP Phopovoltaic Hydropower
• Engineering • Inverter • Generator
• Control system • Engineering • Control system
• Engineering
Biomass Biofuels Cogeneration
• Engineering • Engineering
• C t l system
Control t • C t l system
Control t • Engineering
• Control system
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14. AUTOMATION EVOLUTION
PV Wind Hydro Biomass Coal CCGT CSP Oil&Gas
CONTROL SYSTEM
ENGINEERING
SAME SCOPE
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15. AUTOMATION PHASES
Automation project phases:
PHASE 1: EVALUATION
INPUT DATA REVIEW PLANT REPORT
PHASE 2: DEVELOPMENT
CONTROL ENGINEERING PROGRAMMING
PHASE 3: IMPLEMENTATION
IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVEMENTS COMMISSIONING (IN SITU)
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16. AUTOMATION PHASES
PHASE 1: EVALUATION
Solar l t i
S l plant input data review
td t i
Automation improvements pre-selection
Plant analysis (in situ)
Data collection
Automation level evaluation (number of variables, control
loops,
loops automation concept…)
concept )
Operation modes
Improvements available
Proposal of automation measures and their presentation to
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Client
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17. AUTOMATION PHASES
PHASE 2: DEVELOPMENT
Conceptual design of automation improvements
Establishment set objectives
Control logics design
Control logics programming
Software test
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18. AUTOMATION PHASES
PHASE 3: IMPLEMENTATION
Program load on DCS
Commissioning
Training
Operation supervision
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19. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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