An intelligent systems approach for on-line power plant efficiency, emisions, and maintenance diagnostics

Technical Report · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:114971

Hunt, M; Williams, S; Hickok, K ^[1]

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1. DHR Technologies, Inc., Columbia, MD (United States)

The Fossil Thermal performance Advisor{sup TM} (FTPA{sup TM}), developed by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and personnel from DHR Technologies, Inc. (DHR), is an advanced, on-line Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS) that helps fossil power plant operators, performance engineers, and plant managers improve daily plant operations. The FTPA uses an intelligent systems approach to identify existing and potential heat rate, emissions, and maintenance-related problems early, and to provide recommendations to help plant staff reduce costs related to these problems. The FTPA has been installed in several plants throughout the United States and abroad, most recently at NYSEG`s Greenridge Station, Unit No. 4. Currently, another system is being installed at Portland General Electric`s Boardman Station. This paper examines advances in the FTPA architecture designed to significantly reduce installation costs while increasing the benefits provided by the FTPA for smaller pulverized coal units, such as Greenidge Unit No. 4.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Encor-America, Inc., Mountain View, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 114971
• Report Number(s): EPRI-TR--104241-V4; CONF-940540--VOL.4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
EFFICIENCY
F CODES
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
GASEOUS WASTES
MAINTENANCE
MONITORING
ON-LINE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS