“Invensys optimization tools and expertise in controls has helped us improve our commissioning efficiency, making us more competitive.”

Mr. YangFuChief Engineer

The Challenge of Growth

Goals• TohelpChina’splanofreducingenergy

consumptionby20%• Expandplantcapacitybyconstructingtwonew

powergeneratingunits

Challenges• Increaseenergyproductionwhileimplementing

energy-savingmeasures• Lowercostsofproductionwhileadjustingto

fluctuatingmarketconditions

Solutions and Products• InFusion™EnterpriseControlSystem(ECS)

Results• Thesolutionhelpsprovide600MWof

additionalpowertoShanxiprovince• Significantcostsavingsrealizedviaresourceand

performanceoptimization• Fasterload-followingcapabilitythrough

adaptive,non-linear,multivariablecoordinatedcontrol

• Improvedassetreliabilityandreducedmaintenancecosts

• Maximizeassetreturnofinvestmentofassetbybalancingtheavailabilityandutilizationofequipment,energy,fueloptimizationandimprovement

• Improvedplantavailabilityandgreaterproductionefficiencies

INDUSTRY:POWER

Datang Powerwww.dtpower.com

Datang City, China–Thedawningofthe21stcenturypromisesnewopportunitiesforDatangInternationalPowerGenerationCompanyLimited(Datang).TheChinesegovernment’sopenpoliciesandaflourishingmacro-economyrequirecontinuousgrowthtokeepupwithdemand.Alongwiththeseunprecedentedopportunitiescomeuniqueandcorrespondingchallenges.DatangPowerisadvancingundertheprinciplesofunity,pragmatismandpursuitofexcellence.

AsoneofthelargestindependentpowerproducersinChina,Datangisengagedinthedevelopmentandoperationofpowerplants,thesaleofelectricityandthermalpowerandtherepairandmaintenanceofpowerequipmentandpower-relatedtechnicalservices.Datangcurrentlyowns4operatingpowerplantsandmanages17powercompanies.Bytheendof2007,totalinstalledcapacityamountedto20,135Megawatts(MW).

Datang’schallengeistomaintainsubstantialgrowthwhilebeingcertainnottooversupplythenationwideinstalledcapacity.WithChina’sconcernsaboutenergyconservationandconsumptionreductionaswellassustainabledevelopment,thoughtfuldevelopmentneededtobeinstitutedtomeettheseimportantgoals.Aspartofthisgoaltoprovideadditionalpower,theYungangpowerplant,locatedinDatangCity,Shanxiprovinceisinvolvedinanexpansionprojectconsistingoftwonew300MWgeneratingunits.

Inrecentyears,powercompanieshavefacedmanynewchallenges.Besidesprovidinghighreliabilityandqualityofservice,regulatoryrequirementsalsodemandstricterconstraints.Intensecompetitionhasdrivenpricesdownward,whereasvolatilityinfuelsupplydrivescostsup.

Withglobalmacroeconomiceventsresultinginskyrocketingoilandenergyprices,streamliningcostsandsavingenergyaretopicsthatareparamountforpowergeneratingbusinesses.

Datang’spowerplantexpansionprojectneededareliablepartnerthatcouldcreateanddelivervalue-addedpropositionsthatwouldenablethemtooptimizetheirassetperformance.

Toachievethesegoals,DatangsuccessfullypartneredwithInvensysOperationsManagementtoprovidesourceoptimizationandgreaterproductionefficiencies.

Asahigh-service,advancedtechnology,knowledge-basedbusinessfocusedonthereal-timeconvergenceofplantoperationsandenterpriseperformance,InvensysbringsacollaborativeapproachtoDatang.Withvastexperiencedevelopingstrategiesforindustrialsustainabilitythroughenergyconservationandefficiencyimprovement,Invensyswastheobviouschoice.

InvensysprovidedtheDatangYungangpowerplantwithacompletehardwareandsoftwaresolutionincludingvalue-addedintegratedconsultativeservice.Tosupportthewidescopeoftheexpansionproject,InvensysprovidedafullyengineeredsolutionbyworkinginconcertwithDatang’sin-houseengineeringstaff.

ThesolutionsuiteconsistedofanInFusionEnterpriseControlSystemthatincludesanAdvancedControlSystem,AssetPerformanceSolution,andEnergyManagementConsultingService.Invensyshelpedthecustomertomaximizetheirreturnofinvestmentoftheirassetsthroughbalancingtheavailabilityandutilizationofequipment,energy,fueloptimizationandimprovement.

On-going Optimization

UnderChina’stargetedregulatoryrequirement,energyconsumptionperGrossDomesticProduct(GDP)istobereducedby20%.Byincreasingproduction,companieshavebeentryingtoleveragetheeconomiesofscaletoreduceenergyconsumptionandreachthetargetof20%energyreduction.Energyintensivecompanies,suchasthoseinpower,steel,cement,oilandgasindustriesarethemostaffectedbysuchmarkettrends.

Themostimportantconcernforapowergeneratorisfuelpriceandavailability.Meetinggrowthrequirementsatthelowestpossiblecostisoneofthehighestprioritiesforindustryexecutives.Theeventsoftheearly21stCentury,suchasescalatingfuelpricesandunprecedentedfinancialcrisissituationshavereconfirmedtheimportanceofflexibilityandeffectiveassetutilization.

Competitionintheglobalpowerandfinancialmarketshaschangedtheplayingfielddramatically.Optimizationatanylevel,fromindividualcoalmillstogeographicallydistributedassetsconnectedtomultiplesystemsisabsolutelyessential.

Tapping Into Data

AwealthofdataisgeneratedbyanoperationsuchasDatang.Becausemostofthesesystemsoperateindependentofeachother,gatheringtheappropriateinformationonwhichtobasedecisionsisoftenatimeconsumingandunreliableprocess.

TheInFusionintegratedassetperformanceoptimizationsolutionprovidesaunified,comprehensivesystemregardlessofvendororgeneration.InFusionprovidesasystemthatoffersusefulandreliableinformationtothosewhoneeditwhentheyneedit,allowingDatangtoruntheirbusinessinrealtime.

“TheInFusionoptimizationtoolsandInvensys’expertiseincontrolshashelpedusimproveourcommissioningefficiency,makingusmorecompetitive.Throughtheintegratedsolution,theInvensyssystematicmethodologyandstep-by-step

roadmap,Datangisabletoreapgreaterenergyefficiencies,”saidMr.YangFu,ChiefEngineer,DatangPower.

InFusionistheworld’sfirstEnterpriseControlSystem(ECS).Sinceitslaunchin2006,theInFusionECShasbeenwidelyacceptedastheplatformofchoiceforunifyingbusinessandautomationsystems.InFusionprovidesthemeansforintegratinginterdependentcontrolunitsacrossmultiplesitesanddifferentautomationsolutionstooperateasoneintegratedsystem.

InFusionenablesuserstodevelopanenvironmentforeasilyreplicatinganddeployingbestpracticesacrosstheirenterprise.Itisaplatformforsolutionsthatmaximizethevalueofnewandexistingproductionassets.

Poised for Greater Achievements

Datang’srapiddevelopmentofitspowergenerationbusinessandongoinggrowthispoweredbyInvensys’integratedsolution,helpingtoreapcostefficienciesandachieveassetoptimizationtodrivefleetperformanceandindividualunitefficiency.

NowDatangcanleveragetheInvensysassetperformancemanagementtechniquesintheInFusioncollaborativeenvironmenttomeettheirgoalsofreducedmaintenancecosts,improvedreliabilityandavailabilitywhilemovingforwardtomeetthechallengesofthefuture.

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