Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Charles C. Longcoy Senior Power Generation Specialist Texas Genco 1 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Introduction • Because of its strong working relationship with Honeywell, and lengthy experience using PHD desktop tools, Texas Genco was chosen for a Pilot Plant project to evaluate the Workcenter PKS™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager solutions • Presentation describes how Workcenter PKS™ and Alert Manager provide Texas Genco with an additional set of electronic “eyes and ears” to monitor plant equipment and process performance • Discussion concerns the use of Workcenter PKS™ and Alert Manager by maintenance specialists for monitoring process variables during steam turbine start-up 2 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Background Texas Genco – Leading Wholesale Power Company • Texas Genco Holdings, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is one of the largest wholesale electric power generating companies in the United States • Majority-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. • Maintains over 14,000 MW of generation capacity • Owns and operates 60 generating units at 11 electric power plants 3 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Background (cont’d) WA Parish Plant – Test Site • WA Parish Plant is located in Thompson, Texas • Four coal-fired steam units have total net generating capacity of 2,470 MW • Unit 7 (test unit) is 560 MW drum-type reheat unit placed in service on June 2, 1980 • Unit 7 employs a coal-fired combustion engineering boiler with a Westinghouse turbine • Unit 7 uses Bailey Infi90 for combustion controls and burner management • PHD R150.1 Shadow Server configuration 4 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Background (cont’d) Turbine Maintenance Operations • Texas Genco’s central maintenance division is responsible for overhauling steam turbines • Specialists monitor a variety of process variables during turbine startup • Work requires tools for monitoring alarms, trends and other indicators • Personnel utilize Honeywell PHD systems in most power plants 5 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Bailey Infi90 Animas Automation PHD Collector Node Combustion Control SemAPI Gateway SemAPI RDI Burner Management ICI03 SCSI Etherlink Board ETHERNET SEGMENT 10BASE-2 Thin Coaxial Honeywell 45000 SEER Software Router Baystack 450 WPKS Server Ethernet Switch Wan Connections PHD R150.1 TPPM-Reports Shadow Server and Logs PC 26651 Tags WA Parish Unit 7 Client PC Functional Block Diagram 6 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Requirements Improved Asset Management • Like other power generation companies, Texas Genco is seeking a proactive maintenance strategy to improve management of valuable plant assets • Instead of reacting to equipment damage followed with Root Cause Analysis, predictive maintenance allows for planned service of field equipment and minimizes the need for unit shutdowns • Due to staff reassignments, personnel working in different plants need tools that assist in process and equipment monitoring • New solution must improve visualization and monitoring of turbine operation at a lower cost than the traditional PHD Desktop Tools 7 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Requirements (cont’d) Improved Asset Management • Web-based application • Improved information security from previous TPWS (TotalPlant ™ Web Site) • Ability to gather near real-time, historical, and aggregated data in a single window • Ability to display data from various sources 8 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Project Description Overview of Pilot Project • Two- part project involving Honeywell’s Workcenter PKS™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager • New server purchased and installed at Texas Genco’s Energy Development Complex (EDC) in Houston, Texas • Processes to be monitored are located at WA Parish Plant 9 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Project Description (cont’d) Overview of Pilot Project • Honeywell provided project assistance and training at minimal cost • Tests will evaluate setup, configuration, operation and maintenance of Workcenter PKS™ and Alert Manager tools • Results will be used to evaluate Honeywell solutions vs. competitive offerings on the market 10 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Project Description (cont’d) Server Hardware Requirements • Minimum Xeon processor or later, 2.4 GHz, 512K Cache, Dual Processor • 2 GB RAM or higher • 36 GB or higher hard drive • 10 Mbps or higher Ethernet network card • CD-ROM drive 11 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Project Description (cont’d) Server Software Requirements • Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Advanced Server • Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0 • Internet Explorer 6.0 • Microsoft.NET Framework 1.0 • Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 • Microsoft ASP.NET Server Controls 1.0 • Microsoft SQL 2000 Server SP3 12 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Workcenter PKS ™ A Web-based Monitoring Tool • Texas Genco regards Workcenter PKS ™ as a versatile, cost- effective tool for enterprise-wide visualization, monitoring, and analysis • Configurable, Web services-based solution employs the latest Microsoft.NET technologies, coupled with Honeywell’s HMIWeb application, to provide secure interaction with process and business data • Personnel can monitor key performance indicators and other production-related data from different data sources • Employees have immediate access to relevant information to facilitate collaborative decision-making and team-work 13 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Workcenter PKS ™ (cont’d) A Web-based Monitoring Tool • Using configurable elements embedded in HMIWeb Builder, plant personnel can quickly assemble a graphical web page with interactive data access to server tags • Engineers, operators and maintenance specialists can view real-time, historical, and aggregated data in a single window • Providing information via a simple browser interface makes it easy to navigate the large volume of data generated within the unit or plant 14 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units Workcenter PKS ™ Implementation • Install Workcenter PKS software on server • User Display Area • Catalog Configuration • Security – User and Group Roles • HMI Web Builder • Client Tools • TPPM - Scout 15 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units WPKS Home Page 16 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units WPKS WAP 7 Workbook 17 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units WPKS WAP 7 Workbook Content 18 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units WPKS WAP 7 Workbook Security 19 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units WPKS WAP 7 Worksheet Layout 20 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units WPKS WAP 7 Catalog content 21 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
Pilot Plant: Workcenter PKS ™ and @ssetMAX Alert Manager on Steam Generating Units WPKS WAP 7 Catalog General 22 2004 Users Group Americas Symposium • Partners in Innovation
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