OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF POWER PLANTS
“hot.” Tis also ensures longer uptime, as the panel does not necessarily need to be shut down for investigating smaller issues. Te panels are also designed with solid copper internal power interconnect for less expansion and contraction. Tis is especially important at high- resistance junctions, because the more this component heats up when made from an alternative to copper, the higher the risk of failure.
Comparing the Watlow design with the industry-standard approach
Other design considerations include accessibility options. A smaller panel door in the unit provides access to 90% of the system while still shielding the user from high-voltage components. Tis allows a person to troubleshoot the system while running, and without the safety concerns that come from opening the panel while
Lastly, although the panels are categorised as large, they use only 50% of the space that competitive panels require. Tis can make it easier to install the panels when space is limited. Or, if replacing current equipment, the savings potentially frees up space for other critical equipment, allowing for future expansion. Industrial organisations can push decarbonisation forward by shifting process heater systems from fossil fuel-burning to electric. But this is not a simple swap- out. A systems approach must be taken to consider how individual components will affect the entire system. Although control panel technology is nothing new, there are fresh new challenges that come with building control panels for
large-scale applications. To be effective in solving electrification challenges, these control panels need to be designed to maximise reliability, accessibility, safety and provide a smaller footprint.
The Watconnect control panel
Jeff McClanahan is with Watlow.
www.watlow.com
Shock Pulse Generators (SPG): Hightech system for automated boiler cleaning
· Permanent and automated boiler cleaning, thus lower exhaust temperature and higher boiler efficiency, improved CO2 plant performance
· No steam consumption for soot blowers, no thermal abrasion or damaging of boiler tubes
· Higher plant availabitlity by longer boiler traveling period, less cleaning needs during maintenance stops
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