Jindal Steel chooses Emerson to automate coal-fired power plant
20 Jan 2010
Orissa, India – Emerson Process Management is to automate a new 810MW thermal power plant owned by Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL). Emerson will install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture with Ovation control system and AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager at the six-unit (6 X 135-MW), coal-fired plant to be located in Angul, Orissa, in eastern India.
The captive power plant, which will ultimately generate 2,500 MW, is part of phase 1 of JSPL’s 6000-ktpa integrated steel plant. As part of its automation solution, Emerson is also providing its Scenario high-fidelity simulation technology. The first unit is slated to come online in April 2010, followed by subsequent units at an interval of two months each.
The Emerson control & automation systems will monitor and control each unit’s coal-fired boilers and balance-of-plant processes, as well as such common auxiliaries as the coal handling plant, ash handling plant, de-mineralisation water plant and cooling water system. The control system will also interface to each unit’s steam turbine, and all six units – as well as common auxiliary controls – will be integrated through Ovation multi-network technology.
In addition, Emerson will supply six of its Rosemount steam and water analysis systems for the new units, as well as an Uninterrupted Power Supply system. The vendor will provide include a total of 75 redundant controllers and 106 workstations, as well as Rosemount Analytical transmitters, to manage approximately 61,000 I/O points. The simulation system, meanwhile, will be used to train JSPL operators on the new Ovation system.
