If the rotating equipment and boiler are a plant’s brawn, then a control system that efficiently integrates myriad plant functions is its brains. Luckily, in a power plant, we can perform a brain ...

Dominion’s 1,346-MW Warren County Generating Station in Virginia uses a 3-on-1 configuration with Mitsubishis Hitachi Power Systems America 501GAC combustion turbines. High-efficiency, combined-cycle, ...

Faced with the necessity of doing more with less—and less-experienced—staff, the power business increasingly is turning to simulators for reliable and efficient real-world training. Training ...

MES (manufacturing execution system) is a critical component of the operations technology stack. This technology provides the ability to optimize the manufacturing process through applications such as ...

The control systems world is changing. Historically, process control systems—which include all industrial control, process control, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), distributed ...

The ISA-77 series of standards and technical reports provides essential guidance for the automation, control and safe operation of fossil fuel power plants. These documents define functional ...

prevent single failures or anticipated events from escalating into plant shutdowns, trips, or accidents endangering plant equipment, personnel, and the public. Typical examples include feedwater and ...

Layered security is a well-documented practice that allows an organization selectively to implement multiple layers of security technology for its plant control systems. The technology is applied ...

Learn how AI can be trained to emulate the expertise of seasoned plant professionals, bridging the gap left by retiring workers and safeguarding decades of tribal knowledge. Understand the ...

skytron® energy has commissioned its system for monitoring, control and remote supervision of photovoltaic plants on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. With a total capacity of 10.32 MWp and an annual ...

- Putting into practical use a next-generation control technology that takes into account quality, yield, energy saving, and sudden disturbances - TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yokogawa Electric Corporation ...