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Simulation News of Western Services Corporation January 2016
Awards & Customer Updates
Recent Awards NB Power - Point Lepreau CANDU Simulator
ABB - WPS Weston ReACT Simulator In May 2015, WSC was awarded a contract by New
Brunswick Power (NB Power) for the re-host and
Alstom - Carrington Combined Cycle SAE Simulator model upgrade project at the Point Lepreau Generatng Staton (PLGS)
APS Palo Verde - Circ. Water Model Upgrade & Exciter Enhancements (GE) Training Simulator, which will be performed in two phases. The frst phase,
Bismarck State College - Generic CCGT & ITS Lessons and WebLab Graphics which was completed in the fall, included portng the existng CANDU
reactor’s simulator models to the 3KEYMASTER Simulaton Environment,
Dominion Millstone 2 FSS Fire Protecton Panels (see page 3)
upgrading to the 3KEYMASTER Instructor Staton, replacing the existng
Doosan Gas Turbine HIL Simulator Instructor Staton P&IDs, developing a full set of control room sof panel
Duke Energy - Mayo, Roxboro 3, and Dan River CCGT Simulator Upgrades graphics, and providing the interfaces to retain the functonality of the
existng stmulated systems and peripherals. Phase 2, which is underway,
GE - CIPREL CCGT and GT Classroom Simulators and 3KEYCLASS
includes upgrading the existng reactor core thermal-hydraulics and
KGRTC, Zambia - Grid Simulator neutronics models using our 3KEYRELAP5-RT (with NESTLE neutronics code)
NB Power, Canada - New Brunswick Pt Lepreau CANDU Simulator and WSC’s 3KEYMASTER hydraulic, electrical, logic and other Modeling Tools.
Systems and models being upgraded are the Primary Heat Transport (PHT)
NRG - Keystone DCS Graphics Upgrade & Ivanpah Aux Boiler Additon
including Pressurizer and Boiler, PHT Inventory Control (Feed and Bleed),
Southern Company Alabama Power - Greene County Full Scope Simulator Calandria, Annulus Gas, End Shield Cooling, and Shutdown Cooling. The phase
and Gulf Power - Plant Crist FGD DCS Upgrade 2 model upgrades are targeted to be ready for training in the fall of 2016.
TerraPower - GlassTops and 3KEYCLASS (see page 3)
University of Sharjah, UAE - GPWR Simulator & GlassTops (see page 3) DOOSAN Heavy Industries - HIL Simulator
Doosan Heavy Industries & Constructons Co., Ltd awarded
WSC a contract to provide a hardware and simulaton platorm for a
Carrington Combined Cycle Simulator hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulator, including development of a fast
Alstom awarded a contract to WSC to provide the processing (1 ms) Gas Turbine Model allowing for verifcaton and validaton
3KEYMASTER simulator platorm and associated modeling for the Carrington of a Gas Turbine Control System (GTCS) that is being developed by Doosan.
combined cycle power plant. The unit consists of a 1x1 ALSTOM GT26 based WSC is providing a dSPACE HIL platorm, workstaton to host the 3KEYMASTER
single-shaf CT, with HRSG, ST, main balance of plant equipment and environment and modeling tools, Gas Turbine model and code generaton
miscellaneous equipment. WSC’s scope of modeling and support includes capability to export the models for import into the simulaton environment
electrical generaton & distributon systems, and associated auxiliary systems. running on the dSPACE HIL platorm.
Haruvit (Israel) & EGAT North Bangkok CCGT Simulators
Bismarck State College - Web-based Simulators
Contnuing an exclusive partnership datng back to 2005, a joint WSC-ALSTOM
project team delivered the EGAT North Bangkok CCGT Simulator and nears Adding to their existng web-based GPWR and Fossil hard
completon on Haruvit CCGT. ALSTOM used the SAE grade simulator to panel emulaton-based simulators, Bismarck State
validate the DCS. WSC provided the 3KEYMASTER simulaton environment, College (BSC) awarded contracts to WSC to provide generic CCGT, Fossil (DCS
modeling tools, and modeling support to ALSTOM, which provided their style HMI) and Electrical Grid simulators, including 3KEYSTUDENT Lesson
ALSPA Series-6 control system for the plant and simulator. Plans. WSC and BSC have been partners since 2010, developing and providing
online web-based simulaton and training to BSC students all over the USA.
WSC works closely with ALSTOM’s Power Automaton & Control (PAC) groups
in Switzerland, France, and Southeast Asia, as well as developing relatonships
with ALSTOM U.S. and other internatonal subsidiaries. Southern Company / Alabama Power
Plant Greene County Simulator
Southern Company awarded WSC a contract to develop a full scope high
ABB USA - WPS Weston ReACT Simulator fdelity simulator for the Alabama Power Company, Plant Greene County
power plant. Greene County steam electric power generaton plant is being
Following the successful delivery of the 321 MW Weston Unit 3 converted from a coal-fred plant to a natural gas-fred plant. WSC will use
fossil power plant operator training simulator in 2014, ABB awarded WSC a 3KEYMASTER to develop the models for the 272 MW reference unit that
contract to develop the frst-of-a-kind ReACT (Emissions Controls) simulator includes a B&W gas fred sub-critcal drum type boiler (rated capacity
models and with ABB, integrate them with the ReACT DCS. ABB and WSC will 1,750,000 LB/HR, 2400 psi at 1000°F throtle), GE turbine/generator, Emerson
merge the ReACT DCS and models with the existng simulator to allow for an Ovaton DCS, GE Mark VI turbine/generator controls and an GE RX3i PLC for
integrated/combined factory test at WSC, followed by SAT at Weston.
the Burner Management System (BMS). The Ovaton DCS will be fully
Goals for the simulator are to support faster commissioning, decrease online replicated through an interface provided by WSC to the Virtual Ovaton
troubleshootng, and provide familiarizaton/training to the plant operators controllers being provided by Southern Company. The Turbine/Generator
for the new ReACT equipment and DCS. controls and BMS will be emulated. 3KEYMASTER sof panel graphics will be
provided to emulate the hard panel devices that are not included in the DCS.
WSC will provide requisite hardware and our 3KEYMASTER Instructor Staton.
CIPREL Training Center - CCGT and GT Classroom
Simulators with 3KEYCLASS
CNPSC - Pebble Bed Modular HTR Simulator
GE awarded a contract for a unique simulator classroom setup that
includes the capability for a student to train on three simulators. One In December WSC’s joint venture CNPSC delivered a Pebble Bed
simulaton is a generic 9E gas turbine, which was developed by WSC and Modular HTR simulator to Chinergy for operator training at
resides on each of the eight student workstatons. Another simulaton is a GE Shidowan. The PBMR is scheduled to commence operaton in 2017. WSC
3KEYMASTER CCGT that all students share and executes on the Instructor modifed FlowBase to include Helium as the heat transfer medium as well as
Staton’s workstaton. A third workstaton hosts the 9E gas turbine simulator, developing the heat structure in FlowBase. WSC was responsible for
but instead of using Mark VIe Virtual Controllers, it is linked to a Mark VIe supportng integraton of the point kinetcs reactor model in 3KEYMASTER
Training Panel (hardware-based), which is shared by all students. WSC also that was developed by INET (Tsinghua University's Insttute of Nuclear and
provided 3KEYCLASS (see page 4) to aide the instructor in monitoring and New Energy Technology). CNPSC was responsible for balance of plant models,
controlling each student’s actvites. The project was delivered in August 2015. integraton, hardware, installaton, and integratng the virtual DCS.
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