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January 2016 Simulation News of Western Services Corporation

Awards & Customer Updates (contnued)

KGRTC, Zambia - Grid Simulator Southern Company/Georgia Power
Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) Plant McIntosh Combined Cycle Simulator
has contracted Western Services Corporaton (WSC) to design, customize, WSC delivered a full scope high fdelity
supply, install, commission, and maintain a power system simulator for simulator to Southern Company/Georgia
training and research purposes at KGRTC, located in Namalundu, Zambia. The Power for the Plant McIntosh Unit 10
simulaton will include network and system models of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Combined Cycle Power Plant. The 2 x 1
Malawi to form a reduced South African Power Pool (SAPP) network model. CCPP is comprised of two GE Frame 7FA
The models will consist of approximately 50 generatng units and 500 nodes, combuston turbines (CTs), Deltak HRSGs
which may include substatons, busses, transformers, loads, and other actve and an Alstom Steam Turbine/Generator
as well as passive electrical devices. The simulator will include applicable (STG) set. The simulator incorporated an Emerson Virtual Ovaton DCS and
modeling of logic and control that exists in the SCADA as well as other logic HMI and WSC fully emulated the GE Mark V for the CTs and Alstom P400 DCS
and control that remains in relay or programmable electronic device form. for the STG. The CTs, STG, and BOP systems were modeled with 3KEYMASTER,
Control model diagram graphics will display contnuous and discreet dynamic including condensate, feedwater, circulatng water, and turbine-generator
values that are viewable during simulator operaton. auxiliaries. The simulator was delivered to the site in February 2015.
The simulator will be developed using the integrated energy modeling Kemper County IGCC Update - See artcle on page 2.
sofware tool with high-fdelity power system models, user-friendly interface,
and data handling approaches to provide the most comprehensive, easy-to- Southern Company/Gulf Power - Plant Crist FGD DCS Upgrade
use and robust analytcal framework for power market models. WSC was awarded a contract and provided support for the Plant Crist FGD
WSC’s state-of-the-art simulaton environment, 3KEYMASTER, will be used for Simulator DCS Evergreen Project, in which the Ovaton computers and
simulatng all aspects of the electrical power generaton and distributon associated equipment were replaced and upgraded to Emerson Ovaton 3.5.
systems providing aid in analyzing generaton – distributon scenario analysis WSC integrated Ovaton 3.5 with the 3KEYMASTER FGD model, updatng and
and cost impacts. The simulator aids to perform IRP 2010 planning - fne tuning the model to account for changes with the new DCS and provided
coordinated scheduling of power generaton and demand side interventon Site Acceptance Testng support at the Plant Crist Site.
programs considering the multple criteria to meet the demand.
The Simulator will include:
APS - Palo Verde Simulator Upgrades
 Electrical grid models of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi
WSC previously re-hosted the Palo Verde full scope
 Emulated SCADA, EMS, and GIS
simulator to our 3EKYMASTER environment, which was
 Emulated Analog/Digital Protecton System completed and delivered to APS in 2006. Since then, APS and WSC have added
 Classroom computer equipment for 15 students (dual LCD workstatons) and/or upgraded several simulator models; most recently adding a new
 Full-featured Instructor Staton staton blackout generator model/HMI in 2014, and replacing the legacy
FORTRAN Containment model with a new 3KEYMASTER model in 2015.
The Simulator will include the following
capabilites: Optmizing Power Flow; Analyzing APS and WSC are currently working together on an upgrade of the Circulatng
normal and abnormal operatng conditons, black Water model. The new 3KEYMASTER FlowBase model will replace the legacy
start or system restoraton afer system collapse; FORTRAN model with completon of this project targeted for early 2016.
Stability Studies; Fault Analysis; Protecton
Studies; Reliability Studies; HVDC Power Flows; JEA - Brandy Branch CCGT Simulator Delivered
and Load Management including load shedding, WSC has delivered and RFT declared for the JEA full scope
economic dispatch.
combined cycle training simulator for their Brandy Branch Generatng Staton
in Jacksonville, Florida. The 2x1 CCGT includes GE Frame 7FA combuston
GE - LADWP Scatergood GE LMS100 & 107FA turbines, Nooter/Erikson HRSG and GE D11 steam turbine-generator fully
Simple/Combined Cycle Simulator controlled by a GE Mark VI DCS. The 3KEYMASTER high fdelity process models
interface with the Virtual Mark VI controllers and the CIMPLICITY HMI
RFT was declared for the LADWP Scatergood project. WSC
developed process models for a 1+1 Rapid Response Combined Cycle and 2 duplicates the actual screens used by the operators. In additon to the full set
simple cycle units. The Rapid Response Combined Cycle porton consists of a of process models, WSC provided a full complement of hardware including the
simulaton host, instructor staton, DCS clients, network, printer, and furniture
107FA Gas Turbine (GT), A650 Steam Turbine (ST) and Vogt Heat Recovery
Steam Generator (HRSG). The simple cycle porton consists of two GE LMS100 to outit the simulator room.
Combuston Turbines (CT). The simulator includes models for the GT, ST,
HRSG, CT, natural gas fuel systems, electrical systems, condensate and NRG - Keystone DCS HMI Graphics Upgrade
feedwater systems, auxiliary systems and integraton with a Mark VIe virtual In 2015, WSC was awarded a contract and delivered a DCS HMI
control system, which provides process control for the entre plant. An early Graphics upgrade for the Keystone Fossil Generatng Staton Unit 1 Simulator.
beneft of the simulator was its use by GE in an SAE setng to refne the The update was necessary due to NRG adding color to the DCS graphics in a
LMS100 Mark VIe control logic. It is now being used for training operators global format (i.e., red for open or running and green for closed or of). To
prior to plant commissioning so that they may gain operatonal experience on update the simulator, WSC regenerated all simulator emulated HMI screens,
this new plant. integrated the updated HMI emulaton with the simulator, performed internal
testng of the load with the new HMI screens, and provided remote support to
Duke Energy - Simulator Upgrades NRG during the installaton of the update and testng.
NRG - Ivanpah Solar Simulator Auxiliary Boiler Model Additon
Duke Energy awarded WSC with three simulator
upgrade projects contnuing the long-standing partnership in maintaining WSC was awarded a contract and updated the Ivanpah simulator with an
Duke’s feet of 29 3KEYMASTER simulators. WSC updated the Roxboro 3 and Auxiliary Boiler model, which was not included in the scope of the originally
Mayo CCGT simulators by interfacing with new Virtual Ovaton DCS versions, delivered simulator. WSC’s scope included developing the high fdelity
updatng/tuning the burner models, re-snapping ICs and providing testng Auxiliary Boiler process model, merging the new model with existng Ivanpah
support. The Dan River CCGT Simulator update was necessary to refect a simulator, tuning the existng Ivanpah simulator to correctly interface with the
plant power uprate and involved several model updates including GT upgrade new model, integratng the new model with Siemens SPPA-S3000 virtual
with auto tune/dynamic monitoring, duct burner modifcatons, new FW DCS, re-establishing ICs, and providing standalone testng and on-site SAT
control valves, and interfacing with new GE I/O. support.

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