Application of programmable controllers to oil fired boiler light-off system

Technical Report · Tue Oct 31 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6494623

Copeland, H C; Gallaway, E N

A programmable controller has been used to improve the reliability of an oil-fired boiler burner control system. An outdated and failing Germanium discrete transistor logic control system was replaced with a modern solid state large scale integrated circuit programmable controller. The ease of making this conversion at a modest expenditure during a limited boiler outage is explained, as well as pitfalls and problems encountered. Light-off reliability with fuel savings were prime objectives. The boiler, rated at 575,000 lb/hr at 450 psig, is used as a backup steam supply for the dual purpose N Reactor at Hanford, Washington, which supplies 860 MWe to the Bonneville Power Administration and weapons grade Plutonium for the Department of Energy. High reliability in light-off and load ascension from standby is required of the boiler which serves as the backup power supply for the reactor.

• Research Organization: United Nuclear Industries, Inc., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-06-1857
• OSTI ID: 6494623
• Report Number(s): UNI-SA-52
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
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INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
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PRODUCTION REACTORS
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