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Title: How much can we rely on a combined-cycle plant

Abstract

New findings should relieve some of the uncertainties about the reliability characteristics and control of combined-cycle power plants using combustion turbines. The new analyses conclude that combined-cycle is practical and that designs can be modified to use coal-derived fuels. Reliability questions had developed from the experiences of peaking units which experienced frequent forced outages. The Electric Power Research Institute and others analyzed the operating records of these units to characterize six factors of the failures: duty cycle, automated operation immaturity, dependency, repair urgency, and spare parts. Their findings are forming the basis for research and development programs aimed at design changes which will improve reliability. (DCK)

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5495357
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
EPRI J.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; COMBINED CYCLES; DATA ANALYSIS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; PERFORMANCE TESTING; RELIABILITY; TURBINES; MACHINERY; POWER PLANTS; PUBLIC UTILITIES; TESTING; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES; TURBOMACHINERY; 200102* - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Power Cycles; 296001 - Energy Planning & Policy- Electric Power Generation- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Whitaker, R. How much can we rely on a combined-cycle plant. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
Whitaker, R. How much can we rely on a combined-cycle plant. United States.
Whitaker, R. 1980. "How much can we rely on a combined-cycle plant". United States.
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abstractNote = {New findings should relieve some of the uncertainties about the reliability characteristics and control of combined-cycle power plants using combustion turbines. The new analyses conclude that combined-cycle is practical and that designs can be modified to use coal-derived fuels. Reliability questions had developed from the experiences of peaking units which experienced frequent forced outages. The Electric Power Research Institute and others analyzed the operating records of these units to characterize six factors of the failures: duty cycle, automated operation immaturity, dependency, repair urgency, and spare parts. Their findings are forming the basis for research and development programs aimed at design changes which will improve reliability. (DCK)},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5495357}, journal = {EPRI J.; (United States)},
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volume = 5:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
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