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IC&E Solutions for Reliable
Power Generation
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By Power Plant People.
For Power Plant People.
For all makes and types of power plants, we provide instrumentation, controls and electrical solutions
with “built-in power plant know-how,” by power plant people, for power plant people. Siemens Power
Plant Automation (SPPA) provides a comprehensive range of power plant products and services for
enhancing the reliability, availability, flexibility and profitability of your power generation assets.
With more than 160 years of expert process knowledge for all types of power plants, Siemens offers
proven solutions for the optimization of plant operations, maintenance and management. With a vital
asset like your power plant, there is simply no substitute for experience. We at Siemens stand ready to
increase your power plant’s performance through its entire lifecycle, from the engineering stage to
the service life extension of your mature systems. If necessary, we can manage the entire outage, not
just the controls-related aspects. So feel free…trust Siemens to look after your entire plant.
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“We continue to
support your products
for as long as they
are in use. We will be
there as long as you
are there.”
Innovative Technologies
Innovative Technologies That Build on
What You Know
Regardless of the maturity of your plant, Siemens’
easy-to-use products and technologies can
improve reliability and performance, and we are
committed to quality relationships to help ensure
your success.
Siemens Power Plant Automation (SPPA)
technologies are practical innovations that are
second to none. To meet your unique needs,
our systems are reliable and easy to use and give
you the flexibility to be configured to your needs.
And, of course, they are designed to meet
regulatory requirements. To maximize your
competitive advantage, our technology focuses
on increasing your capabilities and productivity,
while minimizing downtime. Our industry-leading
design/build expertise enables us to provide and
support these innovative and practical solutions.
Trusted partner
Q: Will my transition to Siemens
I&C systems go smoothly?
A: Yes, that’s our pledge to you.
Our systems are intuitive, so no
significant relearning is required—
just apply the knowledge that you
already have. At Carneys Point
Generating Plant, we recently
migrated the WDPF controls
system in only 55 hours!
Project Management Expertise
Practical experience gained
from thousands of successful
projects enables us to plan each
implementation step precisely to
ensure the process goes quickly and
smoothly. Our engineers will remain
on-site after your installation to
ensure everything is running properly
to your full satisfaction.
Lifetime Partnership
We offer customized, full-service
solutions to support the entire
process and continue to support
your products for as long as they
are in use. We will not abandon
you just because years have
passed—we are always there
for you.
“Siemens provided outstanding support
for all project management, design
engineering, on-site services, and electrical
and mechanical equipment for this turnkey,
turbine controls modernization project.”
Your project is important to us from
the pre-planning stage all the way
through final acceptance. Think of us
not as your supplier, but your partner.
Like you, we’re committed for the
long haul.
—Norman Dukes
Operating and Maintenance Manager
Indian River Station
Millsboro, Delaware
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“Our customers look
to us to leverage our
more than 160 years
of real-world process
knowledge—including
superior system
architecture, design
and project execution
expertise, worldwide
fleet operations and
service excellence.”
reliability
Power Demanded. Power Delivered.
When your customers demand
power, your plant must deliver on
time, every time. From gas to steam
and from base load to peaking, with
Siemens Power Plant Automation
(SPPA) solutions you can be sure
that you will be able to meet the
reliability challenges you face
every minute of every day.
Our customers look to us to leverage
our more than 160 years of real-world
process knowledge to design the most
reliable and easy-to-use automation
system. We know that your plant has
to be available when it’s needed, and
therefore so are we.
Lower Lifecycle cost
Cyber Security
Siemens’ cyber security team
understands not only your
compliance issues, but also the
business and operational issues
that you’re facing. Together, we’ll
help you devise a cyber security
strategy for both the short-term
as well as the long-term.
Lower Risk. Higher Value.
Our easy-to-use, high-quality products
and technologies can be implemented
easily with your existing controls and
hardware. We deliver many important
benefits, including the lowest risk and
highest value, providing you with the
absolute best return on your power
plant investment.
Siemens has the critical expertise,
along with the customized, full-scope
service support, needed to design
automation solutions that can
optimize your plant’s performance and
minimize risk.
Offering A Comprehensive Range
of Services and Products
Siemens offers a comprehensive range
of power plant products and services
that enhance your plant’s reliability
while also lowering your lifecycle
costs. These include DCSs, boiler
control systems, electrical solutions,
turbine controls, process optimization,
diagnostic suites, asset management,
energy management and simulators.
“Siemens personnel did a super job of
ensuring a fast, safe and successful
installation and commissioning of
our new controls. Siemens has a
quality product that is superior from an
engineering and maintenance perspective.”
For a more detailed perspective of
Siemens’ total plant solutions, please
refer to the schematic drawing on
pages 10 and 11.
Your control system should earn its
keep. We’ll help you ensure that it
does—today, six months from now,
ten years from now, and throughout
the life of your plant.
—Mohammed K. Saleh
Maintenance Manager
Desert Basin Generating Station
Casa Grande, Arizona
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Flexibility, efficiency and availability
High Availability
High Efficiency
High Flexibility
Low Emissions
Minimum Load Reduction
Cost savings through reducing minimum load level
The Challenge
A power plant unit needs to be
operated at the most efficient
operating point, at all times.
This requires the highest level of
operational flexibility, efficiency
and availability, as well as low
emissions. Siemens can help
you with all aspects of this
important challenge.
Potential Benefits:
• Reduction of minimum load from
90-MW to 60-MW (30% to 20%).
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between production costs and electricity price
during minimum load time: $10/MWh
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Savings:
• $150,000/year
of minimum load operation: 500 hours/year
Fast Start
Increased revenues from market-driven start-up
Potential Benefits:
• Start-up time to steam turbine fully
coupled reduced by 15% to 25%.
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450-MW CCPP
50% efficiency
Predictable start-up
200 starts per year
Savings in start-up time: 15% to 25%
Fuel costs: $12/MMBtu
Start-up fuel: 1270 MMBtu per start
Start-up variability <10%
Lifecycle Service and support
Service Support
Siemens Power Plant Automation
(SPPA) delivers customized, full-scope
solutions to support the entire lifecycle
of your plant.
To help you minimize outage times,
reduce maintenance costs, increase
performance and enhance skills, we
offer specific service support including
corrective maintenance, preventative
maintenance, performance
enhancement and the industry’s best
training programs.
With service from Siemens, you get
more than just a help line. Our industry
experts are available for personal site
visits, when and where you need them,
to help maximize your plant’s
performance and competitiveness. Of
course, if you do need a 24/7 help line,
we have that too.
With more than 2,700 IC&E
installations worldwide
managing 700 GW of power
generation, Siemens provides
knowledgeable, quick and
personalized technical support
to give you a true competitive
advantage for the entire lifecycle
of your investment.
Siemens products and
technologies are ensuring
peak performance at
power plants in virtually
every state and province
throughout North America.
Trust in Siemens IC&E
lifetime services to provide
plant reliability. Here are just
a few of these locations:
• Boise, ID
• Calgary, Alberta
• Houston, TX
• Lakeland, FL
• Minneapolis, MN
• Phoenix, AZ
• Ridgefield, NJ
• San Bernardino, CA
• Toronto, Ontario
• Reliable and consistent starts
lower cost hurdle to start-up.
Savings:
• $550,000/year
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Fleet-Wide
Asset Management
IT solutions for improved plant
and generation management.
Reliable decision-making data
at the push of a button.
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Business performance monitoring
Generation planning and monitoring
Early warning
Plant management
Process information management
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Emissions control
Low-loss start
Combustion optimization
Soot blower optimizer
Temperature optimizer
Low throttling
Fuel optimizer
Best point
Runback plus
Lifetime plus
IC&E Solutions for Reliable Power Generation
A comprehensive portfolio of solutions to meet your needs.
Process Optimization
Software-based solutions
for increased flexibility and
availability, increased efficiency
and reduced emissions.
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Fast start
Fast ramp
Frequency control
Remote dispatch control
Minimum load reduction
Maximum load plus
Service
Corrective and preventative maintenance to maximize and enhance
performance, as well as minimize downtime and maintenance costs.
Wherever you need us, 24/7.
Modernization Services
Quick Response Services
n System migration solutions
n On-site field services
n Instrumentation and controls upgrades
n Remote expert center support
n Parts repair and replacement
Service Products
n Technical support
n Custom training
n Remote expert center support
n Service plans
n Product change modifications (PCMs)
Planned Services
n Small plant protection
n Training (standard and customized)
n Turbine protection
n Long-term service program
n Small turbine governor
n Outage planning and support
n Instrumentation calibration
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Cyber Security
n Software upgrades
n On-site CIP-002 – CIP-009
assessments
n Hardware upgrades
n On-site CIP-005 – CIP-007 and CIP-009
controls and cyber infrastructure
assessments
n System administration
n Annual assessments, solutions
and upgrades
Total Plant DCS
Fourth generation I&C system to
boost profitability, reliability and
ease of use. Seamless integration
into existing IT landscapes.
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Plant-wide DCS
Combined-cycle DCS
Steam plant controls
Gas turbine plant controls
Balance of plant controls
Industrial power controls
Burner management system
Auxiliary controls
Hydro plant controls
Solar plant-wide DCS
Solar field CSP controls
Biomass plant controls
Waste incineration controls
IGCC gasification
Unit load controls
Boiler controls
Cogeneration
Drum, supercritical
Coal, gas, oil and biomass
fired units
Electrical Solutions
Maximum availability for your power
supplies through future-proven
electrical solutions. Communication
with the main I&C system in
accordance with IEC 61850.
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Transformers
Protection, measuring and
synchronization
Earthing and lightning protection,
cables and motors
Generator excitation
Switchgear and distribution
Black start capability
Protection of critical equipment
(generators, transformers,
busbars and cables)
Diagnostics and
Preventive Monitoring
Intelligent diagnostic solutions for
enhancing plant availability. New
technologies have revolutionized
conventional maintenance and
service strategies.
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Combustion dynamic
monitoring system
Combustion dynamic
protection system
Machinery protection solutions
Machinery analysis solutions
Model-based monitoring
systems
Turbine Controls
The innovative solution for
Siemens and third-party
combustion and steam turbines,
fully integrated in the central
I&C system.
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Combustion turbine controls
Steam turbine controls
Steam seal controls
Steam subsystem controls
Mechanical and hydraulic
upgrades
Field Instruments
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Process device manager
Flow transmitter
Temperature transmitter
Level transmitter
Pressure transmitter
Positioner
Instrument panel
n Control logic, graphic updates
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