426 South Main Street
Pittsburgh PA, 15220
Phone No.: (412) 921-3226
Fax No.: (412) 921-9660


INSTALLATION DESCRIPTION BRIEF

INDUSTRY: IPP (Independent Power Producer)

APPLICATION: 1000MW Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant

COMMERCIAL OPERATION: November 1994

SITHE ENERGIES USA, INC.

POWER PARTNERS, LP

INDEPENDENCE STATION

Oswego, New York, USA

EPC CONTRACTOR: GENERAL ELECTRIC/EBASCO CONSTRUCTORS, INC.

DESCRIPTION:

1000 MW Natural Gas Fired, Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant consisting of two power blocks. Each power block consists of two gas turbine generators exhausting into two, three pressure Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) supplying steam to a single condensing steam turbine generator.

Plant consists of the following systems that are controlled via the Distributed Control System.

  • (4) Gas Turbine/Generators (GE – Frame 7FA) – Limited Control
  • (2) Steam Turbine/Generators (General Electric) – Limited Control
  • (4) Heat Recovery Steam Generators (Vogt)
  • (4) Emissions Control via SCR Ammonia Injection (Mitsubishi)
  • (4) Duct Burners
  • Demineralizer System (Glegg)
  • Export Steam and Hot Water Systems
  • Auxiliary Boiler System (ABB)
  • Electrical System with integral SOE

All Balance of Plant Systems – Condensate, Feedwater, Fuel, Mechanical Auxiliaries, etc.

CONTROL EQUIPMENT:

Leeds+Northrup MAX 1000 DCS with the following components:

  • (3) Data Highways
  • (5) WorkStations including:
  • (5) Real-Time Processors
  • (7) Graphics Processors (OPS)
  • (2) Application Processors (EWS)
  • (7) Non-redundant Distributed Processing Units (DPU) for data-links
  • (26) Redundant Distributed Processing Units (DPU) Pairs
  • (11) Remote cabinets to handle specific areas of the plant.
  • 6795 Total I/O Supplied: 690 AI 344 AO 1095 TC 154 RTD 3264 DI 1248 DO

SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • Multiple Communication Links:
    • (2) GE Speedtronics Mark 5 - Modbus Communications Link to (3) Turbines
    • (2) Switchgear Data-Links (1) Water Treatment System (AB)
  • (1) Vibration Monitoring System (1) Water Sampling System
  • (1) Auxiliary Boiler Control and Burner System (1) Fire Protection System
  • Plant Auto-Start Sequence
  • Plant Load Control
  • Failure effects and mode analysis (FEMA) study
  • Multiplexed Color Copier
  • Hot Spares Cabinet
  • Sliding link disconnect terminal blocks