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Title: Coal handling, five years after PLC conversion, Centerior Energy, Avon Lake Generating Plant

Abstract

From 1969 until 1991, Coal conveyors, splitters, and trippers at Avon Lake had been controlled by a General Electric static logic system. During the 1991 scheduled shutdown of the plant`s largest unit (640 MWatt Unit 9), the controls were replaced with a programmable logic controller (PLC) system. The conversion went smoothly, and the system has performed flawlessly. This paper will describe the overall project as well as the control system itself.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Centerior Energy Corp., Cleveland, OH (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
514862
Report Number(s):
CONF-970456-
TRN: IM9737%%356
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 59. Annual meeting of the American power conference, Chicago, IL (United States), 1-3 Apr 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the American power conference: Volume 59-2; McBride, A.E. [ed.]; PB: 777 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; COAL; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; RETROFITTING

Citation Formats

Olix, G J, and Vollweiler, F D. Coal handling, five years after PLC conversion, Centerior Energy, Avon Lake Generating Plant. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Olix, G J, & Vollweiler, F D. Coal handling, five years after PLC conversion, Centerior Energy, Avon Lake Generating Plant. United States.
Olix, G J, and Vollweiler, F D. 1997. "Coal handling, five years after PLC conversion, Centerior Energy, Avon Lake Generating Plant". United States.
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author = {Olix, G J and Vollweiler, F D},
abstractNote = {From 1969 until 1991, Coal conveyors, splitters, and trippers at Avon Lake had been controlled by a General Electric static logic system. During the 1991 scheduled shutdown of the plant`s largest unit (640 MWatt Unit 9), the controls were replaced with a programmable logic controller (PLC) system. The conversion went smoothly, and the system has performed flawlessly. This paper will describe the overall project as well as the control system itself.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997}
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