The customer newsletter of ABB Power Generation 1 I 12 in control

Symphony Plus: in performance Breaking performance records Korea’s largest thermal power plant Symphony Plus in Singapore Singapore’s largest power generation company selects Symphony Plus The evolution continues Evolving and assessing Symphony Plus one year after launch Advanced alarm management Efficient and stringent alarm management with S+ Operations From the Editor in control 1 I 12

Dear Reader, We are delighted to announce the With this issue of In Control we addition of several new control and celebrate the first anniversary of the I/O products to our rapidly expanding introduction of Symphony™ Plus, ABB’s Symphony Plus portfolio. In line with total plant automation platform for the our three decade long control system power generation and water industries. philosophy of ‘evolution without One year ago we unveiled the latest obsolescence,’ the latest products offer generation of the Symphony family. backward compatibility with previous During the past 12 months, we have generations of the Symphony family. introduced the technology in all the Meanwhile, we remain committed regions and major markets of the world. to meeting the present and future We have also released several new control needs of our customers and to functionalities and enhancements for all contributing to their competitiveness areas of the system. through performance, efficiency and The first year of Symphony Plus has total plant automation. been a big success. We have delivered We hope you enjoy this issue of In Franz-Josef Mengede Symphony Plus solutions that will Control and we look forward to hearing Head of ABB Power Generation control more than 8,000 MW of electrical your views on any of the featured articles. generation. We are also executing several Happy reading! orders for system evolutions from earlier releases of the Symphony platform. Sincere regards, Two of the customers who are benefiting from these solutions have agreed to share their experience of Symphony and we are honored to feature Franz-Josef Mengede interviews with Mr. Hwang Byoung- Head of ABB Power Generation Hyun, section chief for plant operation at Korea Midland Power’s 4,000 MW Boryeong power plant in South Korea, and with Mr. Lim Leong Chuan, head of instrumentation and control at Senoko Energy's Senoko Power Station in Singapore. Boryeong is the largest thermal power plant in South Korea, and Senoko among the biggest in Singapore. You will also get to read about other ongoing or recently completed Symphony Plus projects for power and water installations in Europe, North America, Australia, and East and Southeast Asia. Contents

10 Singapore’s Senoko Energy selects Symphony Plus 12 Avedøre 1, Denmark

Application focus Service 4 Symphony Plus: The evolution continues 19 System evolution We assess the progress made since launch and Reducing control system life cycle costs and announce a batch of exciting new products risk through system evolution 6 Symphony Plus: Defining great performance Overview: Total plant automation for the power generation and water industries Technology and innovation 22 Alarm management for power generation S+ Operations provides efficient and stringent Customer interviews alarm management 8 Record breakers! Interview with Korea Midland Power Co 10 Senoko Energy selects S+ Operations Interview with Senoko Energy, Singapore Acquisitions 24 ABB completes the acquisition of Powercorp 25 ABB invests in water network monitoring Projects company TaKaDu 12 Case studies A selection of Symphony case studies Product news 26 Combustion instruments ABB adds new functionality to a powerful new family of flame scanners

ABB in control 1 | 12 03 Application focus Symphony Plus: The evolution continues

Twelve months ago ABB unveiled Symphony Plus at Automation and Power World 2011 in Orlando, Florida. One year on we look back on the progress made, announce an exciting new range of control and I/O products, and look to what lies ahead.

uch has happened in the than 8,000 MW of electrical generation. past year. The global intro- And the request for upgrades or expan- Within the first 12 duction of Symphony™ Plus sions from existing installed base power months, ABB has M in April 2011 was followed and process customers has been equal- delivered or is delivering by rollouts in all the regions and major ly impressive. Profiles of several of these markets of the world: the Americas, Eu- Symphony Plus projects are presented Symphony Plus total rope, Asia, China, the Middle East and in this issue of In Control. plant automation systems Africa, India, South Korea, Australia and On the product front, ABB has been to control more than many more. Most of these rollouts took very active. New functionalities and place at high-profile industry trade fairs features are continuously under devel- 8,000 MW of electrical and conferences like Power-Gen, or at opment to ensure that Symphony Plus generation. And the ABB’s hugely popular regional Automa- delivers the best-fit automation system request for upgrades or tion and Power World events. Over the for the markets it serves. Over the past course of these events, hundreds of in- year, new product functionalities and expansions from existing stalled base customers and thousands enhancements have been introduced to installed base power and of representatives of the power genera- all areas of the system – from electrical process customers has tion and water industries attended the integration and alarm management to launch presentations and live demos. engineering efficiency and cyber securi- been equally impressive. The response of our customers and ty. And now, as Symphony Plus reaches of the market in general has been over- the one-year anniversary of its introduc- whelmingly positive. New orders and tion, we are excited to announce the upgrades have flowed in. Within the addition of several new control and I/O first 12 months, ABB has delivered or products that are specifically designed is delivering Symphony Plus total plant to meet the present and future control automation systems to control more needs of our customers.

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The Symphony Plus controller family tions that require modular DIN rail pack- All the Symphony Plus controllers, grows aging. including BRC410 and HPC800, are One of the strengths of the Sym- HPC800 features a high-perfor- flexible and secure, have a high-perfor- phony Plus portfolio is that it includes mance, Fast Ethernet-based plant net- mance capability and include state-of- a comprehensive suite of standards- work that makes it particularly suitable the art ABB control technology. They based control hardware and software for distributed control applications in are interoperable with previous genera- that meets the requirements of total modern conventional and renewable tions, and share control functionalities plant automation. power plants and water networks. Intel- and technologies that are designed to S+ Control HPC800 is the latest ad- ligent electrical and field device integra- protect the customer’s investments over dition to the Symphony Plus controller tion, as well as PROFIBUS and HART the plant’s life time. family. It complements existing control- communication protocols, are also avail- ler versions and is suitable for applica- able with this controller.

S+ Control HPC800 controller S+ Control PDP800 PROFIBUS S+ I/O HAI805 and HAO805 HART Interface module modules S+ Control HPC800 is a high-perfor- mance, high-capacity process con- S+ Control PDP800 PROFIBUS In- S+ I/O HAI805 and HAO805 HART troller that supports the plant’s total terface module provides connection modules provide connection be- control requirements. between the HPC800 controller and tween the HPC800 controller and PROFIBUS DP communication chan- intelligent devices using the HART HPC800 features include: nels. This allows for easy integration communication protocol. Unlike tra- - Simultaneous support of Harmony of intelligent devices such as smart ditional HART I/O modules, these (and S+) Rack I/O, S800 I/O, transmitters, actuators and intelligent HAI805 and HAO805 modules have S+ HART I/O, S+ Turbine I/O and electronic devices (IEDs). Each de- dedicated HART modems for each intelligent field devices (MCCs, IEDs, vice’s resident information can then I/O channel. This allows for better flame scanners, etc) be used in control strategies and signal isolation and faster process- - PROFIBUS DP, HART and Modbus higher level applications. ing, and it makes the secondary, ter- TCP support tiary and quaternary digital variables - Uses ABB’s extensive set of field- PDP800 PROFIBUS interface fea- available for use in real-time control proven standard function code tures include: applications within the HPC800. algorithms and is configured by - Supports PROFIBUS DP V0, V1, V2 HAI805 and HAO805 features include: S+ Engineering Composer tool - Supports PROFIBUS PA devices - HAI805 (8 analog input channels) -Downloadable firmware through DP/PA linking device - HAO805 (8 analog output channels) - Extended user configuration mem- - Supports 1 msec time stamping of - Dedicated HART modem for each ory (NVRAM) and runtime memory devices by PROFIBUS DP V2 I/O channel (RAM) - Supports electric and fiber optic - Each channel’s secondary/tertiary/ - Support for 30,000 function blocks media for PROFIBUS DP link quaternary variables are available for - Flexible and online configuration - Up to 12 Mbps rate of PROFIBUS use in control applications capability DP link - Update rate of secondary/tertiary/ - Up to 15 km by fiber optic PROBUS quaternary variables for all channels DP link is less than 1 second

Based on field-proven technology The HPC800 controller uses ABB’s set of best-in-class control technologies to build its automation solutions. This allows end customers and EPCs alike to effectively reuse their extensive library of ABB field-proven and time-tested control solutions with these latest control products. Specifically, HPC800 solutions: – Use the same extensive set of field-proven INFI 90 function code algorithms as in our large installed base of controllers – Use traditional INFI-Net exception reporting over redundant 100 Mbps Fast-Ethernet (PN800) – Extend current Composer graphical design engineering tools with device management capabilities

In summary, HPC800 control-based Many more Symphony Plus products window to plant operations.’ solutions provide increased flexibility and upgrades are in the pipeline. Each of these new products and en- and best-fit automation for all power and Forthcoming releases include AC 870P hancements is confirmation of ABB’s water applications. They reduce system controller enhancements, which will commitment to its installed base and installation and maintenance costs and provide upgrade support for existing to meeting the current and future au- preserve the customer’s investments CMC-50 controller installations; and tomation system requirements of its through their backward compatibility IEC 61850 connect options, which will customers. with previous generations. further expand S+ Operations ‘single

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Inherent system security Complete plant information ensures plant integrity drives effective operations and confidentiality

Office Network

Router/ Firewall Router/ Firewall System Network

ABB embedded

intellectual know-how Plant Information Management optimizes system design System

PLC

Controller

Operator Workplace(s) Input/Output Modules Safety Controller Carbon in Ash

Input/Output Coal Mill Modules Flame Scanner

Controller

Fieldbus Interface

Condenser Turbine Control Modules

Field Network Condition Monitoring

Turbine + Generator

Transformer

Substation A single control and I/O platform achieves total plant automation

Defining great performance

SymphonyTM Plus is the new generation of ABB’s widely acclaimed Symphony family of distributed control systems – the world’s most widely used DCS in the power generation and water industries.

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o other automation platform has such a long fi eld record and large installed base in N power and water applications as Symphony. For more than 30 years, Transforming data into actionable ABB has evolved the Symphony family, business decisions sustains ensuring that each new generation profitable growth enhances its predecessors and is backwardly compatible with them – all in accordance with ABB’s long-held policy of ‘Evolution without obsolescence.’ Symphony Plus opens a new era of total plant automation that is simple, scalable, seamless and secure.

Office Remote Seamless life cycle Workplace(s) management protects Corporate capital and intellectual investments Office Remote Simple Workplace(s) Symphony Plus is easily adapted to

Videowall Engineering meet the broad spectrum of plant Workplace(s) configurations and applications in the power and water industries.

Operator Workplace(s) Scalable IED A unified engineering (Generator Protection) workbench simplifies Symphony Plus’ unique system design and maintenance architecture provides flexible and Engineering Workplace(s) scalable configurations, from the small

IED and server-less to large multi-system, System Server multi-server architectures.

IED Seamless Symphony Plus enables the seamless Comprehensive electrical integration of field devices, process and and device integration improves plant visibility turbine automation systems, electrical and SCADA systems, and business and maintenance systems. Secure Symphony Plus provides users with a secure and reliable control environment with built-in security features that prevent unauthorized control system access.

In all, there are more than 6,000 Symphony DCS installations in operation all over the world, more than 4,000 of which are in power and water applications.

ABB in control 1 | 12 07 Customer interview Record breakers!

ABB has delivered in record time a new Symphony plant automation system for a 500 MW supercritical unit at Korea’s largest thermal power plant, enabling the unit to start production 11 days ahead of schedule. The unit is one of four that plant owners Korea Midland Power Co (KOMIPO) have contracted ABB to modernize with Symphony. They include the renowned unit 3, which holds the world record for trouble-free operation without unscheduled downtime.

he solution is the fi rst of four new plant automation systems that ABB is contracted to deliver for T units 3-6 at the Boryeong Ther- mal Power Plant in South Korea. All four units have been operating since 1994 and were the fi rst supercritical coal-fi red units to be built in South Korea. Boryeong is South Korea’s largest thermal power plant. It produces 4,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity from eight coal-fi red units, 1,800 MW of power from four combined cycle units, and around 7.5 MW from hydroelectric and photovol- taic solar power plants. Units 3-6 each have a generating ca- pacity of 500 MW and are renowned for their high levels of plant performance. Boryeong Thermal Power Plant, South Korea Unit 3 holds the world record for running without unscheduled downtime – this currently stands at 4,500 consecutive The Symphony solution handles some ABB is currently installing an identi- days of trouble-free operation and is still 17,000 I/O points. Huge amounts of logic cal Symphony solution for unit 5 at Bo- ongoing. had to be analyzed, converted into stand- ryeong, with units 3 and 4 to follow. The To ensure that the four units will con- ard SAMA (Scientifi c Apparatus Makers modernization project for all four units is tinue to operate at the same remarkable Association) logic, and implemented in scheduled for completion in mid-2013. levels of reliability, KOMIPO selected ABB the Symphony DCS. The turbine control in early 2011 to replace the existing multi- system includes triple redundant servo vendor control systems with state-of-the- valve control. art Symphony™ plant automation systems. ABB also remodeled and modernized Unit 6 was the fi rst of the four sys- the central control and electrical control tems to be modernized. ABB completed rooms to provide a more ergonomic and the project within just 59 days, enabling productive operator environment to en- the plant to start producing power and hance operational performance, plant generating revenues 11 days ahead of productivity and site safety. schedule. Other customer benefi ts of the ABB solution include increased reliability for Obsolete multivendor systems the turbine and boiler protection system, ABB was responsible for removing better operational fl exibility thanks to the the existing multivendor control systems new state-of-the-art operator interface, and auxiliary monitoring systems for unit improved diagnostics for plant avail- 6 and replacing them with a Symphony ability, reduced maintenance costs, ex- integrated control and monitoring system tended operating life of the unit, and the for the boiler, turbine, balance of plant, security of ABB’s unique commitment to fl ue gas desulfurization system, and se- protecting the long-term investment of lective catalytic reduction system. customers in the Symphony platform.

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Interview with Korea Midland Power Co

To find out more about the Sympho- problem. To secure another 12-15 years Is there anything about the solution ny solution for Boryeong Thermal Power of reliable operation, we required a new that particularly impresses you? Plant, In Control interviewed Mr. Hwang distributed control system for each unit I am impressed by the performance Byoung-Hyun, section chief for plant op- that would control all unit operations of the Symphony integrated control and eration at Boryeong, with responsibility and meet our very high requirements monitoring system. It is a huge improve- for the plant automation retrofits. for reliability. ment on the mix of other systems that we were using, which were causing us Please describe KOMIPO’s power Why did KOMIPO choose ABB and difficulties. Unit 6 is the first thermal generation business activities in the Symphony control system for this power plant in Korea with such a uni- South Korea. project? fied distributed control system. ABB Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) is ABB is a leading company in the produced a good result and displayed one of South Korea’s largest power gen- DCS market and the Symphony family is a mature engineering capability within a eration companies. We operate five large a proven system, as the installed base short and challenging delivery time. power generation sites, which comprise data clearly shows. ABB's power plant a total of 51 units and have a combined DCS market share in Korea is very high Did ABB’s execution of the project generating capacity of 8,400 MW. Each – around 55 percent, excluding nuclear. proceed satisfactorily? site is fueled by coal. Several sites also The reasonable price that ABB quoted The project was a rare case of great have large combined cycle units fueled was key to their selection in an open success – thanks to an exhaustive pre- by liquefied natural gas. We also gen- bidding process. When I was informed verifi cation process, training and, most erate power from renewable sources that ABB had been selected as the DCS importantly, tight cooperation between – hydro, solar and wind. Beyond South supplier, I felt comfortable and confident KOMIPO and ABB. I am sure that ABB has Korea, KOMIPO is active in plant con- that the retrofit would be completed also learnt a lot from this project. It was a struction, operations and maintenance, successfully. win-win project for both companies. consulting and training.

Please describe the power plant com- plex at Boryeong and its importance to South Korea’s power supply. Boryeong is the largest thermal pow- er plant in Korea and the largest in the KOMIPO fleet. It has a total generating capacity of 5,800 MW and supplies 8 percent of the country’s electric power. The site comprises eight 500 MW coal- fired units and 12 combined cycle units producing 1,800 MW. In addition there is a 7.5 MW hydropower plant and a small photovoltaic power plant at the site.

KOMIPO recently awarded ABB a contract to replace the control sys- tems for four of the 500 MW coal-fired units (units 3-6). Why did KOMIPO The Symphony control room, Boryeong need to replace the old systems and what features and benefits did you require from the new system? The old systems were more than 15 years old, and were composed of vari- ous subsystems from a number of dif- ferent suppliers – boiler control from Sulzer and AEG, turbine control from GE, balance of plant control from West- inghouse, and so on. Some of these systems were obsolete. This made it dif- ficult for the operators and maintenance engineers to keep the plant in good shape. With so many systems to oper- ate and maintain, training was also a

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Senoko Power Station, Singapore Senoko Energy selects S+ Operations

When Senoko Energy, Singapore’s largest power generation company, needed to upgrade the control system for units 3, 4 and 5 of its combined cycle power plant in Singapore, they chose S+ Operations, ABB’s state-of-the-art human machine interface for a secure and reliable operations environment.

enoko Energy produces close Operations and evaluating the alterna- will operate in parallel with the Process to one-third of Singapore’s tives, Senoko selected S+ Operations as Portal B consoles throughout the up- electricity from two power the ideal HMI upgrade solution. grade process. The upgrade is sched- S plants on the north and south uled for completion in July 2013. sides of Singapore Island. Stepwise evolution The benefits for Senoko Energy in By far the largest of the two plants is ABB’s stepwise evolution approach evolving their existing Symphony HMI to the Senoko Power Station, which com- provides Senoko Energy with the flex- S+ Operations are extensive and include: prises seven combined cycle units and ibility to improve plant operations over – Upgrade of all critical hardware and two thermoelectric units. Units 3-5 at time while maintaining its investment in software in accordance with ABB’s Senoko Power Station have a generat- human knowledge and in the existing unique and long-term life cycle policy ing capacity of 1,095 MW. They were DCS. Compared to rip-and-replace al- of ‘Evolution without obsolescence’ converted from smaller oil-fired units in ternatives, S+ Operations was the lowest – Improved system reliability and cyber 2005. cost and lowest risk option for Senoko protection thanks to the inherent Senoko Energy recently selected ABB Energy to extend the operating life and security features in all core functional to upgrade the control system for units 3, attain the highest efficiency of its control areas of Symphony Plus, including S+ 4 and 5 to S+ Operations, ABB’s intuitive system assets. Operations, to protect the integrity and easy-to-use HMI for Symphony™ ABB will upgrade all the critical hard- and reliability of system operations Plus. Senoko required a dedicated DCS ware and software components of the – Extended operating life of the ABB historian for long-term data archiving to existing Symphony control system and control system enhance plant integrity and confidential- perform the upgrade online without any – No plant shutdown during system ity and provide inherent system security. interruption to plant operations. To en- upgrade activities After looking at the rich features of S+ sure a risk-free transition, S+ Operations

10 ABB in control 1 | 12 Customer interview Interview with Senoko Energy

Interview with Mr. Lim Leong Chuan, decisions to prevent plant outages. In the gas turbines for units 3, 4 and 5, we head of instrumentation and control at adverse plant conditions, the additional have ABB Bailey N90 control systems Senoko Power Station, Singapore. features of S+ will provide more plant in- installed at our two thermoelectric gen- formation that will assist the operators to erating sets. Although we have sufficient Senoko recently awarded ABB a con- gradually and safely reduce the load on skills to manage the daily maintenance tract to evolve the human machine in- the affected unit and prevent significant of the systems, the proximity of the ABB terface (HMI) for units 3, 4 and 5. Why additional equivalent operating hours service team is an important aspect of did Senoko need to evolve the old (EOH) of the gas turbine due to a forced the service contract. Specialists can be HMI and what features and benefits outage or PLST (protective load shed- called upon for technical support, and did you require the new control HMI ding trip). we know they will respond effectively. platform to have? Our present HMI is PC-based and op- One of Senoko’s requirements was What is your experience of working erates on an earlier version of Process that the S+ solution should improve with ABB? Portal. As the existing HMI is in the ob- plant integrity and system security We have a cordial experience of work- solete phase of its product life cycle, it is from viruses and cyber infiltration. ing with ABB to date. prudent for Senoko Energy to upgrade it Can you explain in more detail your to ensure that our base load generating requirements and how Symphony Plus units (3, 4 and 5) are operating reliably will meet these requirements? and efficiently. There has recently been an increase in S+ Operations is an optimal option for cyber security incidents relating to power Senoko Energy as the upgrade work can plant control systems. We have all heard be done progressively and without any of the case in Iran a couple of years ago. interruption. The enhanced functional- The Symphony Plus upgrade will encom- ity enables the operators to seamlessly pass hardened system configurations to cross-navigate between operation dis- protect the system from infiltration. Anti- plays and engineering documents. This fea- “S+ will enable operators to drill down ture will enhance their skillset tremendously further into the process and pinpoint when troubleshoot- the root cause of a deficiency and ing the controls and take the necessary action to improve process of the water steam cycle, heat re- plant performance.” covery steam genera- tor and balance of plant. virus software will also be included as part of a concerted effort to harness the Why did Senoko choose ABB and the existing network architecture and pro- S+ Operations HMI for this project? vide effective in-depth defense for the With Symphony Plus, no alteration on control systems. the network architecture is required. The existing system hardware can be reused Are there any other functionalities and and the new S+ Operations HMI can be requirements that were important for run in parallel with the existing one. This Senoko when choosing Symphony will enable the operators to acclimatize Plus? during the process of system evolution. By choosing S+ Operations, we can The time required for upgrading work leverage our existing control system net- will also be reduced significantly. work architecture to reduce the cost of the upgrade by only replacing the obso- What operational benefits do you ex- lete parts instead of the entire system. pect the ABB solution to deliver? The time it takes to perform the upgrade The enhanced features of Symphony will also be reduced significantly. Plus will definitely be a plus for the op- erators. S+ will enable them to drill down ABB also provides Senoko with ser- further into the process and pinpoint the vice of the control systems for units root cause of a deficiency and take the 3-5. Can you describe the service necessary action to improve plant per- contract and what the benefits for Se- formance. This know-how will enable the noko are? operators to make prompt and decisive Apart from the ABB Advant DCS for

ABB in control 1 | 12 11 Projects

Avedøre 1, Denmark Modernizing a super-efficient CHP plant

ABB supplies a new control system for the Danish power plant Avedøre 1.

ince its commissioning 22 of heat in combined operation. The plant cabling will remain so that the connect- years ago, the combined originally used the Contronic 3 system ing cables for the field instrumentation heat and power plant (CHP) for boiler automation and the Procon- can be reused. As the installation and S Avedøre 1, located to the south trol 13 (Turbotrol 5) system for turbine connection of the new control system of the country’s capital Copenhagen, has automation. With the new concept, both are perfectly adapted to the existing been reliably automated with ABB Con- boiler and turbine will be automated with plant, the modification and testing effort tronic 3/Procontrol 13 control systems. the ABB Symphony Plus control system can be considerably reduced. This To further increase the efficiency and using AC 870P controllers. This harmoni- well-defined interface between ‘old’ and performance of the CHP plant this tech- zation provides significant advantages in ‘new’ convinced the customer DONG nology is now being replaced by the cur- the areas of operation, maintenance and Energy of the technical concept devel- rent ABB SymphonyTM Plus system with spare parts inventory. In addition, the op- oped by ABB. The reuse of the existing AC 870P controllers. The main part of erator control system S+ Operations will cabinets including the voltage supply al- the automation system will be supplied be used in combination with AC 870P. lowed the modernization costs to be sig- at the end of March 2012, and the power The combined generation of power nificantly reduced. plant is scheduled to go back on grid and heat places high demands on the this year. The customer is DONG Energy, control technology which the new sys- Denmark’s largest utility. tem is ideally suited to fulfil. In the course The power plant consists of two units, of the modernization of Avedøre 1, the which produce both electricity and dis- existing Contronic technology will be trict heating for the city of Copenhagen completely removed from the control using mainly coal and to some extent oil cabinets and replaced by the new sys- as primary energy. Avedøre 1 produces tem and extended by control technology 250 MW of power without district heat- for the auxiliary equipment and connec- ing, and 215 MW of power plus 330 MJ/s tions to third-party systems. The field

12 ABB in control 1 | 12 Projects Symphony Plus evolution improves supercritical reliability

ailiao Power Cor- poration, Tai- wan’s largest in- M dependent power producer, selected ABB to improve the reliability of two supercritical units at the 4,200 MW Mailiao power plant in Tai- wan. ABB evolved the existing distributed control systems to Symphony™ Plus, complet- ing the entire project within a short delivery schedule. Mailiao Power Corporation (MPC) owns and operates the Mailiao supercritical coal-fired power plant on the western coast of Taiwan. The plant comprises seven 600 MW pul- verized coal-fired units, which were originally commissioned between 1999 and 2000. The electricity generated at the plant powers the nearby re- Mailiao power plant, Taiwan fineries and petrochemical plants of MPC’s parent company, For- Following ABB’s successful comple- mosa Petrochemical Corporation. tion of the project within the contracted Plant reliability is a key requirement 60 days, the units’ distributed control for MPC, not just to ensure grid compli- systems have achieved the required ance but to secure the reliable supply of improvements in reliability and perfor- power to the parent company’s produc- mance. Operators can easily access tion facilities and refineries. To enhance more and better process information via reliability of two of the 600 MW units, state-of-the-art consoles and the pow- MPC selected ABB to evolve the exist- erful ABB Power Generation Information ing 12-year-old Advant MOD300 distrib- Management (PGIM) system. uted control systems to Symphony Plus. Equipped with the latest S+ Engi- ABB was given 60 days to complete the neering Composer tools, MPC’s plant entire project on-site and achieve MPC’s engineers and operators now have a required levels of reliability. single accurate source of system infor- The ABB solution controls more than mation and a single window into process 16,000 I/O and includes boiler con- automation, field device engineering trol and boiler management. ABB was and maintenance – thereby saving time responsible for engineering, procure- and increasing the efficiency of trouble- ment, simulation, factory testing, site shooting and maintenance. works and commissioning. In addition, ABB also provided a new Uvisor™ flame scanning system to improve combustion effectiveness and thermal efficiency.

ABB in control 1 | 12 13 Projects Steaming ahead in Indonesia Symphony Plus total plant automation systems have been selected by boiler manufacturer PT Zug Industry to control three new coal-fired power plants for national electric utility PT PLN.

Manufacturing a boiler at PT Zug Industry

ABB has been awarded multiple con- and commissioning of the Symphony The projects are scheduled for comple- tracts from PT Zug Industry to supply and Plus control systems. The solutions will tion by 2013. install Symphony™ Plus control systems provide full boiler protection and include ABB recently received another contract for three new coal-fi red power plants in burner management systems to ensure from PT Zug for the supply of a distributed Indonesia. PT Zug, a local OEM manufac- boiler furnace safety, especially during the control system and instrumentation for the turer of boilers, has been appointed by potentially hazardous operating phases 55 MW Benkayang coal-fi red power plant PT PLN, the state-owned national electric of start-up and low-load operations. The in West Kalimantan province, which is also utility, as the engineering, procurement Symphony Plus DCS will communicate scheduled for completion in 2013. and construction (EPC) contractor for the with the 20 kV distribution feeders through control and instrumentation package for the IEC 61850 protocol. ABB will also pro- all three power plants, for which they will vide a wide range of instrumentation to supply the boilers for steam generation. control the boilers, turbines, generators The three new coal-fi red facilities are and plant auxiliaries, as well as integrated a 21 MW power plant at Sungai Ringin plant information management systems for in West Kalimantan province, a 14 MW plant diagnostics and optimization. power plant at Kuala Tungkal in Jambi The construction of the power plants province, and a 14 MW power plant at Ta- will help meet the increasing demand for pak Tuan in Aceh province. electricity in the cities and surrounding ar- ABB will be responsible for the com- eas in which the plants are located. The plete system supply including design, abundant availability of coal at each plant engineering, project management, test- location will help reduce production costs ing and supervision of the installation and make the electricity more affordable.

14 ABB in control 1 | 12 Projects Symphony Plus selected for new thermal power plant in India

ABB is providing a Symphony Plus total plant automation solution to maximize plant efficiency and reliability at a new 700 MW thermal power station in the northeast Indian state of Orissa.

BB has been selected by decisions. It seamlessly integrates all ABB was awarded the project after Ind-Barath Energy (Utkal) plant devices and systems, and provides stiff competition from international and Limited (IBUEL) to provide a operators with all plant and process in- local suppliers. IBUEL preferred ABB's A Symphony™ Plus total plant formation in a single environment using new Symphony Plus offering for its sim- automation system for the company’s state-of-the-art graphics and informa- ple and flexible system architecture and new 700 MW coal-based power plant in tion-rich control templates. its ability to support IBUEL’s operations the Jharsuguda district of Orissa state in The control room will be equipped and business requirements - all backed northeast India. with seven operator work stations for up by ABB’s vast global experience and The plant is currently under construc- each unit, as well as two Symphony local expertise in power plants. tion and will comprise two 350 MW units, Plus operator stations for the common IBUEL is a subsidiary of the Indian both of which are scheduled to start pro- systems and one station for the opera- power generation company, Ind-Barath duction towards the end of 2012. The tions supervisor. The MIS Web server at Power Infra Group, which operates a main generating equipment consists of the station level provides plant manage- number of power plants in five Indian two steam turbine generator sets manu- ment with a window into the entire plant. states. factured by Harbin Turbine Company, All the off-site programmable logic con- and two pulverized coal-fired reheat type trollers for the coal handling plant, ash boilers supplied by boiler manufacturer handling plant and other parts of the off- Cethar. site process communicate with the MIS ABB is providing a Symphony Plus server through OPC / Modbus TCP. The distributed control system and man- Symphony Plus BRC410 Controller Mod- agement information system (MIS) to bus TCP feature will be used for commu- maximize plant efficiency and reliability nication to actuators. through the automation, integration and optimization of the entire plant. The system will handle some 7,500 S+ Display Builder I/Os for each unit and 2,000 I/Os for the common system, including remote I/Os for cooling water, auxiliary cooling water, cooling towers and other plant compo- nents. The controls include burner man- agement system, boiler controls, turbine auxiliaries control and electrical systems for each unit and common system.

S+ Operations The solution will include S+ Opera- tions, ABB’s new human machine inter- face for Symphony Plus. S+ Operations is an intuitive and easy-to-use HMI that is designed to lead operators to greater awareness, faster response and better

ABB in control 1 | 12 15 Projects Symphony Plus for one of Australia’s oldest power stations

Complete distributed control system retrofit for Hazelwood Power Station.

Hazelwood Power Station, Australia

BB had been awarded a capacity process controllers, advanced contract from International function code libraries for application By providing precise Power GDF SUEZ Hazelwood programming, and automatic control control of the main plant to retrofit the control system loops that are optimized to strict toler- A parameters, the solution for Hazelwood Power Station, situated in ances. By providing precise control of the Latrobe Valley region of the State of the main plant parameters, the solution enables each unit to Victoria, Australia, approximately 150 km enables each unit to operate at a high operate at a high level of east of Melbourne. level of efficiency, reliability and avail- Hazelwood Power Station has a nominal ability. Stress levels on critical compo- efficiency, reliability and capacity of 1,600 MW from eight gen- nents are also significantly lower, thereby availability. erating units. ABB has earlier retrofitted extending equipment life and reducing and successfully commissioned a similar maintenance and downtime. control system for units 1 and 2 at Ha- Upon completion, the customer will zelwood. benefit from improved asset availability, ABB will be responsible for the de- operational reliability and production sign, engineering, supply, installation and efficiency to assist with Hazelwood’s commissioning of the SymphonyTM Plus business goals, such as asset life exten- control system for Hazelwood’s units 3 sion, carbon dioxide reduction and regu- and 4, which will provide automatic con- latory compliance. trol for the boiler unit and alarm system. The overall project is scheduled for Utilizing the cutting edge capability of completion in 2013. the system, the solution will provide high

16 ABB in control 1 | 12 Projects Improving plant efficiency and load scheduling

ABB has developed a solution that increases energy efficiency and improves load scheduling at five Enipower combined cycle cogeneration plants in Italy.

The control room at Enipower's 780 MW combined cycle cogeneration power plant at Ferrera Erbognone in northern Italy. The plant is equipped with an ABB Symphony Harmony plant automation system

he solution enables Enipower to each plant comprises two or three units, five plants, and estimates the gas con- improve its competitive strength each of which is equipped with a 260 MW sumption required and resultant average in the energy trading market gas turbine and a 120 MW steam turbine. kilowatt-hour cost. It also conducts load T and meet ever-tighter regulatory forecasting over a time-span ranging requirements for reduced greenhouse Integrated solution from a few months to several years, and gas emissions. The targets given ABB The solution’s online monitoring com- performs what-if analyses by evaluating by Enipower were to improve the energy ponent monitors critical equipment in variations in key performance indicators efficiency of the utility’s combined cycle each unit, including the gas and steam caused by changes in the weather and/ assets in Italy, while providing a signifi- turbines, heat recovery steam genera- or plant operating conditions. cant payback in terms of reduced op- tor and condenser. It calculates the key The two integrated package compo- erating costs, improved profitability and performance indicators for each item of nents are based on proven ABB prod- lower carbon impact. equipment and their deviation from the ucts: Power Generation Portal for real- Comprising an integrated platform of reference and optimal figures, taking time monitoring, and ABB SIMPRED for two packages - one for real-time plant into account factors that impact equip- load management. monitoring and the other for load capac- ment performance such as steam export The solution has been in operation ity programming – the solution is installed for cogeneration, fogging and anti-icing, since mid-2010 and has successfully met at Enipower’s fi ve combined cycle co- aging, and so on. It also identifies the Enipower’s expectation of an efficiency generation power plants in northern and causes of the deviations and their reme- improvement of up to 0.1 percent from southern Italy, as well at the company’s diation. the entire plant fleet and a significant re- corporate headquarters in Milan. The The load capacity programming com- turn on investment, both financially and fi ve plants have a combined generating ponent calculates the minimum and max- in terms of emissions reduction. capacity of around 3,900 MW. Typically, imum power generation capability for all

ABB in control 1 | 12 17 Projects Upgrade in Honolulu

ABB is evolving to Symphony Plus the boiler control systems at Hawaiian Electric’s oil-fired power plant in Honolulu, the capital and most populous city of the US state of Hawaii.

or more than 120 years, Hawai- industry, Hawaiian Electric selected ABB management, installation engineering, ian Electric Company has pro- for boiler control retrofit projects for factory acceptance testing, training, field vided the energy that has fueled units 8 and 9 at Honolulu Power Plant. service and final tuning of the units. A F the development of the Hawaiian construction work package consisting of Islands from a kingdom to a modern US Evolution to Symphony Plus cable schedule, DCS termination draw- state. Hawaiian Electric Company, and Honolulu Power Plant has two 58 MW oil- ings, instrument locations, schematic its subsidiaries, Maui Electric Compa- fired units, which became operational in and wiring diagrams is also included. ny, and Hawaii Electric Light Company, 1954 and 1957. Between 1980 and 2010 Honolulu 9 will be completed in May serve 95 percent of the state’s 1.2 mil- HECO executed various projects that in- 2012 and Honolulu 8 in October 2012. lion residents on the islands of O`ahu, cluded the installation of ABB Network 90 Hawaiian Electric also utilizes ABB Maui, Hawai`i Island, Lana`i and Moloka`i. and INFI 90 control systems. To upgrade Symphony control systems at its Kahe It has been ABB's honor - through aging equipment, ABB was awarded and Waiau power plants. a partnership with Hawaiian Electric - contracts to evolve its installed base of to participate in the modernization of Bailey / Symphony systems to a state- the power generation and power de- of-the-art Symphony Plus control system livery infrastructure for the islands. with which Hawaiian Electric can effi- Each year, Hawaiian Electric par- ciently and reliably operate the two units. ticipates in ABB’s user conferences. The solution is based on the Sympho- During last year's Automation and ny Plus platform and includes 14 S+ Op- Power World 2011, ABB confirmed erations HMI stations, a Composer Engi- its commitment to the Symphony™ neering station, Harmony controllers and family and launched Symphony Plus. S800 I/O, as well as motor control centers. Because of ABB's commitment to ABB is providing the hardware, software, Symphony and its focus on the power system engineering services, project

18 ABB in control 1 | 12 Service System evolution

Reducing control system life cycle costs and risk through system evolution.

BB has a long-standing com- mitment to its control system owners that ensures future A advances in system technolo- gies will enhance rather than compro- mise their current system investments. For more than 25 years, ABB’s evolu- tion policies have allowed system own- ers to maximize the useful life of their control systems and the intellectual as- sets built upon them. Through stepwise evolution of their system solutions, the risk associated with system change is mitigated - minimizing process and system downtime and protecting the owner’s long-term investments in con- trol applications, process graphics and historical data. Working side-by-side with all of our system owners and guided by the own- er’s business goals, ABB assists in the development of the evolution path and its pace. Regardless of whether the ini- tial investment was made 1, 5, 10 or 15 years ago, the installed automation sys- tem is still a vital and sustainable part of the business and manufacturing strategy that can be enhanced and extended for years to come in a way that presents the lowest life cycle costs and lowest risk.

Four-point evolution strategy Superior products are the corner- versions and models of system com- trol hardware infrastructure and protects stone of ABB’s evolution strategy. How- ponents. Each new step is a natural pro- the intellectual asset investment made in ever, simply incorporating new products gression of the current system offering software applications. For example: into an existing system will not ensure and never behaves like a plug-in or raw – Process graphics: Saves the time and success or provide the desired results. adaptation of someone else’s product. expense of re-engineering and inten- ABB’s evolution commitment consists For example, the application code runs sive user/operator retraining of a four-point strategy that represents as it did when first developed, and new – Database: History data preservation a comprehensive solution and provides controllers seamlessly coexist on the restores existing historical data and a roadmap to successful system evolu- same control network as previous gen- can be transferred directly to the new tion. This four-point strategy includes: eration controllers. history platform In order to fulfill an individually tailored – Field wiring: Eliminates the need for 1. Product planning process upgrade path, ABB system enhance- field rewiring and reduces the time ABB’s system planning and develop- ments provide a unique blend of flexibil- and cost of retesting when exist- ment strategy is fundamental - new fea- ity and scalability. The ability to mix and ing I/Os are replaced with a new I/O tures and capabilities must be adapted match hardware and software of differ- product seamlessly with minimum impact to ent generations is a major strength. ABB – Control applications: Preservation of existing applications. The develop- has services and solutions that preserve field-proven control configurations and ment process involves rigid guidelines the system owner’s investments. This documentation minimizes production to ensure the compatibility of differing ensures the continued use of base con- risk and project/engineering costs

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2. Customer evolution planning process A successful evolution program be- gins with a solid plan driven by the owner’s business goals. Good planning is critical for any incremental, stepwise evolution and can minimize the negative production impact of the actual upgrade process. It can simplify and improve the yearly budgeting process and facilitate better system upgrades and planned plant shutdowns. Individualized planning is essential. Different industries invariably have dif- ferent strategies and business issues going forward. At ABB, account man- agers and technical experts work with system owners individually to address their unique needs. The collaborative re- lationship results in the best strategies for each individual site. After a comprehensive audit of the ex- isting system, and with an understanding of the business drivers, ABB will: – Submit a 3-5 year plan to be reviewed and revised as necessary. ABB’s incre- mental approach supports flexibility, allowing for changes to the plan as re- quired over time – Identify and target which facilities are at the greatest risk for production loss and those that have the greatest potential for increased production. As each phase is identifi ed, ABB will provide value assessments and return- on-investment support for consideration in order to facilitate successful project appropriation requests – Review the long-term plan periodically; update as required to reflect changing business needs and new ABB solutions. This approach takes the guessing out of the budgeting process. As part of this planning process, specific projects are identified and implemented faces, system engineering tools, con- – Lower support costs and simpler trollers, control networks, and informa- software management through known 3. Customer evolution programs tion management – one functional area annual subscription fees ABB promotes a proactive approach at a time. – A way to stay current with the latest to hardware and software upgrades; ABB’s Automation Sentinel software industry and IT standards working with system owners to stay management program assists system – Access to the most current system current and avoid hitting the brick wall owners to actively manage their life cycle documentation of obsolescence through stepwise, costs in ABB control system software. – Evolution to higher levels of human incremental upgrades. This philosophy With this program, they can keep con- system interface, control, information allows system owners to continuously trol software up-to-date and maintain management and connectivity improve productivity as new a flexible path forward to new system technologies and automation product software technology. Automation Senti- 4. Solutions delivery offerings become available. nel helps manage software assets with Delivery of sound system solutions ABB evolution programs provide the timely delivery of the latest software re- based on evolution plans is another fi nancial fl exibility to move from exist- leases, thus providing subscribers with: important process in the evolution value ing automation system products to new, – Better productivity through enhanced chain. ABB’s system engineers are higher performance human system inter- software functionality highly trained, skilled and equipped with

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the tools and resources to do the job right. These ABB resources know what is installed, know what is needed to meet future goals, and have the knowledge to deliver it. The project begins with a comprehen- sive review of the requirements formulat- ed in the long-term plan. ABB engineers work closely with the system owner to formulate a project plan that achieves the desired end results. Based on this collaborative effort, the engineers design a solution that delivers results, protects system investments, and presents the lowest risk possible during installation.

ABB in control 1 | 12 21 Technology and innovation Alarm management for power generation

S+ Operations’ advanced alarm management provides all the necessary instruments for efficient and stringent alarm management.

A fast-changing environment requires Alarm analysis and alarm simulation plant flexibility To operate a plant efficiently and sus- Wind power and other renewable en- tainably it is not only important to have ergy sources are increasingly comple- a well-configured alarm system, but to menting the ‘classical’ power plant mix. measure and analyze it continuously. If The new energy sources may be envi- the alarm system quality has degraded, ronmentally friendly, but they also ac- the reasons for this degradation need count for a more volatile energy produc- to be analyzed and maintenance ac- tion. Wind and solar power are not easy tions need to be performed. to control, and the increasing volumes With S+ Operations the measure- of renewables in the energy mix call for ment of alarms and events is very easy. more flexibility from all types of power Its patented integrated information plants. management system simply logs every These requirements, combined with system event with millisecond resolu- the constant striving for increased effi- tion and makes data easily available for ciency, demand higher levels of control further processing. and new operating skills. A high-quality The analysis system offers an ex- alarm system is an essential operator tensive array of tools, such as message tool for running a plant safely and effi- filters in alarm/event lists and frequen- ciently. cy statistics for defined time ranges. In many plants, however, modern Standard report types and statistics are devices and systems generate alarms already integrated (EEMUA 191 / ISA too easily, leading to permanently high SP 18.2), and additional analysis is eas- alarm rates. Alarm rates that are con- ily configurable. Based on the unrivaled Alarm frequency analysis sistently too high distract the operator, performance of the S+ Information Man- decrease operator vigilance and aware- agement module, even highly complex ness, and overload the operator’s short- alarm analysis simulations are possible. Alarm management term memory – thus compromising his is one of the most ability to react timely and adequately. Operator friendly HMI gives fast access to actual values undervalued and ABB’s alarm management vision When an alarm is triggered, an oper- under-utilized aspects ABB has a long-term involvement and ator’s response is based on the informa- of process automation strong commitment to standards like tion and sequence of events data avail- EEMUA 191 and ISA SP 18.2. In combi- able via the alarm list. The better this today. nation with our in-depth knowledge of all list is, the more appropriate the opera- Source: ARC Alarm Management types of power plants, this commitment tor’s reaction will be and the quicker the Strategies has resulted in the following vision for problem will be resolved in the manner alarm management: intended. The way an alarm is presented – Each alarm should alert, inform and dictates how effectively it is handled. guide In S+ Operations operator‘s work- – Alarms should be presented at a rate place, the view of messages can be that operators can deal with set individually. Alarm messages can – Detectable problems should be be sorted, filtered and reformatted, and alarmed as early as possible comments for individual alarms can be – Cost/benefit of alarm engineering entered and recorded in the alarm list. should be reasonable Color identification for different alarm S+ Operations incorporates ABB’s latest priorities gives a clear overview. technologies to bring this vision to reality. The visible part of S+ Operations

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Alarm hiding is set up during the en- affected. It will later require attention from gineering phase. Its main purpose is to the operator. In the meantime, the opera- suppress alarms that are either expect- tor can concentrate on tasks of a higher ed or not relevant in a particular situa- priority. tion, or that are based on a known pro- cess state, such as low temperatures or Modern alarm management - bringing flow during a controlled shutdown. As together safety and efficiency the name suggests, ‘hidden’ alarms are Working with S+ Operations‘ user- never visible to operators. They only see friendly alarm management system im- alarms that require action on their part. proves the operator’s ability to navigate, analyze and act in a timely and correct Alarm grouping replaces long lists of manner. Knowing at once what an alarm alarms means and how best to deal with it in- The aim of alarm grouping is not un- creases plant availability, flexibility and like that of alarm hiding: to reduce the productivity. As well as helping to pro- number of events listed, thereby helping tect the investment made in the facility, operators to handle key tasks with their this also protects the people working full, undistracted attention. there and the surrounding environment. A group alarm is a single alarm that is presented instead of several individual alarms. These individual alarms are An alarm is an audible generally related to a common process and/or visible means unit or a similar operator response. of indicating to the By minimizing the number of alarm list entries that have to be read and operator an equipment alarm lists always gives direct access to assessed, alarm grouping helps malfunction, process the actual values of the parameters that operators work more effectively. deviation, or abnormal have triggered the alarm. Additionally, In addition, alarm grouping also lets statistical evaluations are integrated di- operators understand the implications condition requiring rectly with the message client to improve of a particular alarm for the whole a response. the search for each cause of disturbance. process; for instance, not only that Should a situation become urgent, an alarm has been triggered for a Definition of the term ‘alarm’ according the operator needs support to shorten designated tank, but also the risk to ISA-18.2 the time from the alarm occurring to find- of leakage from that tank. By both ing the root cause and taking corrective reducing the number of alarms and action. S+ Operations alarm manage- making them more informative, alarm ment provides this support with direct grouping helps operators concentrate access from the alarm message to all on the right reaction to prevent or available alarm-related information such reduce damage from occurring. as faceplates, graphic displays, operat- ing manuals and live video images. Alarm shelving helps operators to stay focused State-based alarm hiding removes Shelving allows operators to decide unnecessary alarms whether or not to put an alarm ‘on the Optimizing operator workload - and shelf’ for a defi ned period of time or a thus improving effectiveness especially certain occurrence. This temporarily in critical situations - is a key function of moves the alarm from the main alarm list alarm hiding. to a special list, but the alarm itself is not

ABB in control 1 | 12 23 Acquisitions ABB completes acquisition of Powercorp

The acquisition strengthens control solution portfolio to manage the integration of renewable energy into micro grids.

BB completed the acquisi- its position in renewable energy. tion of Powercorp, an Aus- Powercorp has installed several sys- tralian renewable power tems to integrate renewable power into A automation company, in remote grids and keep generation in bal- December 2011. The acquisition ance with consumption. The company strengthens ABB’s portfolio of control also supplies systems that dynamically technologies for managing the inte- store and release energy in response to gration of renewable energy sources. frequency and voltage deviations, to sta- The company’s offering includes au- bilize small or remote grids. tomation and intelligent control solutions to manage renewable energy generation in isolated grids, ensuring utility grade The acquisition adds power quality and grid stability. This ena- specialist know-how bles very high levels of wind and solar power penetration into isolated diesel and solutions to ABB’s powered grids, thus reducing emis- control systems offering sions and dependency on fossil fuel. and further strengthens Powercorp brings expertise to ABB in the integration of renewable its position in renewable energy generation into conventional energy. micro and remote island grids. The acquisition adds specialist know- how and solutions to ABB’s control systems offering and further strengthens

24 ABB in control 1 | 12 Acquisitions ABB invests in water network monitoring company

TaKaDu monitoring solutions enable high network efficiency and help reduce water losses.

BB announced in April 2012 its decision to invest in TaKaDu, a provider of advanced monitor- A ing solutions for water distribu- tion networks. The investment was led by ABB Technology Ventures, ABB’s venture capital arm in a $6 million funding round that also included existing TaKaDu inves- tors Emerald Technology Ventures, Gem- ini Israel Funds and Giza Venture Capital. The investment gives ABB access to a field-proven monitoring system that complements its automation portfo- lio for the water sector. This includes a range of power and automation prod- ucts and integrated solutions that allow customers to produce, transport, dis- TaKaDu’s solutions have been tate marketing and technical synergies tribute, treat and utilize water efficiently, rolled out by leading water utilities in with ABB, a global leader, and help us reducing energy consumption, mini- ten countries and have earned inter- to pursue our vision of making water net- mizing losses and improving reliability. national recognition as an environ- works smarter through advanced tech- TaKaDu provides a software-as-a- mentally friendly technology including nology,” said Amir Peleg, Founder and service (SaaS) solution that can detect the Technology Pioneer award from CEO of TaKaDu. “TaKaDu’s innovation and alert in real time on water network the World Economic Forum in 2011. in the water space is a great match to faults, leaks, bursts, network breaches, “This strategic investment will facili- ABB’s market position and approach.” faulty meters, and other inefficiencies. The solution is based on sophisticated cloud-based data analysis and requires “TaKaDu’s innovative solution enables no network changes, additional devic- commercial water network operators es or capital expenditure. It leverages to monitor their distribution networks multiple data sources including inputs from network operations, online sensor efficiently and reduce losses. Water based flow and pressure data and oth- is a key focus area for ABB and this er external influencers such as weather investment will further strengthen our and calendar events. This data can all be securely accessed over the Internet. power and automation offering for Among its many benefits, this tech- the sector.” nology can deliver significant reduc- tions in water losses, often referred to as Franz-Josef Mengede, Head of ABB Power Generation Non-Revenue Water (NRW). The World Bank estimates global water loss at 25 to 30 percent, representing a $20 billion cost savings opportunity. The problem is further exacerbated by the continued increase in demand for water around the world and aging infrastructure.

ABB in control 1 | 12 25 Products news S+ Uvisor SF810

The S+ Uvisor SF810 flame scanner family now includes features that provide live temperature information of the flame being monitored. The addition of a flame temperature measurement functionality enables the user to individually adjust the fuel, primary and secondary air flow, and trim each burner flame temperature to the optimal value. Achieving the optimal flame

temperature helps minimize carbon in ash, NOx and CO2 production at the burner and improve overall combustion efficiency. This adds considerable value to the S+ Uvisor SF810 flame scanner and its principal safety and protection capability. The new functionality enhances the field-proven safety functionalities of the existing product series.

Advantages + – Live measurement of the flame temperature – Local combustion process assessment and diagnosis

– Suited for Low NOx burners and sulfur recovery – Single point measurement for safety and temperature – Manual burner control or automatic tuning improves efficiency

26 ABB in control 1 | 12 Contact

ABB is a leading provider of integrated power and automation solutions for conventional and renewable-based power generation plants and water applications like pumping stations and distribution plants. The company’s extensive offering includes turnkey electrical, automation, instrumentation and control systems supported by a comprehensive service portfolio to optimize performance, reliability and efficiency while minimizing environmental impact.

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ABB in control 1 | 12 27 Symphony Plus Total Plant Automation. The power of a well-orchestrated performance.

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