Gas Turbine Control Systems
Industrial Controls, Equipment, & Instrumentation
HPI use professional project teams with extensive experience in design of hardware and software, manufacture, testing, installation, commissioning, and supporting of machine control systems in the following fields:
- Industrial Programmable Logic Controllers
- Plant Wide Controls and Instrumentation
- DIGICON® Control Replacement
- Woodward Netcon 5000™ Control Replacement
HPI turbo machinery control solutions, based on the HPI product line, provide precise automatic governing, sequencing and load control for any engine and its associated load, regardless of manufacturer or application. It has been proven to dramatically increase the start availability, reliability and performance of any train, particularly when compared to old analog relay or hydro-mechanical systems. It has extensive diagnostics and communication facilities allowing easy interfacing to other existing Balance of Plant (BOP), SCADA, or DCS systems. Control software is not just restricted to the turbine itself other functions such as automatic synchronizing, load sharing and load shedding is available. HPI designs, engineers, and manufactures higher architecture and Balance of Plant control systems as well. Our installed Supervisory Control Systems have an extremely successful performance record and our BOP systems are used in systems ranging from simple water injection to complex automated process control in several key industrial sites. Now after continual development, HPI's portfolio of control platforms has expanded into a range of systems, all of which are safe and cost effective, providing a flexible solution to any turbomachinery, reciprocating engine, and plant control application.
Gas Turbine Controls
HPI's team member experience with many organizations ranging from major international oil and gas companies and power utilities to small municipal operations throughout the world has established their reputation for providing turbomachinery control systems of the highest quality. Compressor Anti-surge and Load balancing, remote control and monitoring, ease of maintenance, effective training programs, and modern operator interfaces are some of the key features integrated into HPI's control solutions providing improved main control and enhanced performance for these demanding industries. To date, HPI employees have integrated systems fitted to more different types of turbines than any other controls manufacturer. HPI is able to meet the unique requirements of the offshore sector of the oil and gas industry as well. Complete automation solutions of generators, mechanical drive gas turbines, reciprocating engines, station controls and ESD systems, in all industry sectors, are an integral part of HPI's scope of products and services.
Steam Turbine Controls
The HPI team has developed a program that takes advantage of digital control system implementation on gas turbines, steam turbines, and diesel generators. With instrumentation and transducers placed on the engines throughout, there are certain diagnostics that can be performed. The simplest is the calculation of exhaust gas temperature spread. HPI introduces additional software to trend this function so a prediction is generated as to when the spread limit is going to be reached and between which thermocouples, so as to give the user advanced warning of failure. The user in turn, can then plan a shutdown at the most convenient time, saving the ignominious fate of a blackout condition.
Another example of our "Healthcare" strategy is that we can predict when a compressor wash is imminent. Also, we can provide an aerothermal analysis, whereby minute by minute calculations of the GT efficiency is generated, providing a tool to detect an any underlying fault building such as cracked or burnt combustion liners, etc. With more instrumentation we can even point more accurately at the actual cause of the fault.
When the data is input into our database, the result is a semi 'expert system' for detecting and predicting problems. If planned maintenance can eliminate a majority of unpredictable shutdowns this will save the user not only money but credibility with its end customers. Our strategy can be further enhanced by implementing after care tactics as well. We believe the modern digital control lends itself to Local Area Network (LAN) and Virtual Private Network (VPN) communication. A seamless integration of these preventative diagnostic programs and Low Cycle Fatigue calculations may be directed to a company wide, Monitor & Diagnostic team. The organized ability to access this intelligence by the fleet overseer will afford customers the opportunity to drastically reduce adverse economic impact due to outages and repair.
With experience in designing, manufacturing, and supporting so many industrial machine control systems installed on a vast array of different models of gas and steam turbines, generators, compressors, and reciprocating engines, HPI's machine control solutions can satisfy any need. Today, with our team having provided complete SCADA, DCS, and Fault Tolerant systems, HPI is at the very forefront of machine control systems and monitoring technology as a complete systems integrator and provider of advanced engineered solutions.
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