CPS Energy
awarded WSC a contract to update the Sommers Unit 2 simulator at San Antonio.
The gas-fired fossil plant is currently upgrading the Honeywell DCS controllers
from HPMs to C300s and converting the graphics from GUS Station graphics to HMI
Web graphics. WSC is updating the Sommers 2 simulator by synchronizing it with
the DCS changes being made in the plant. The simulator update will include
modifications to our translators to support the emulations of the new Honeywell
DCS, incorporate changes to the simulator DCS & HMI emulations (including
logic and control and graphics), and perform updates to the models as
necessary. WSC will tune and test the simulator with a CPS Energy operator to
verify that the simulator is stable. WSC will also support the on-site
simulator update/acceptance testing, and provide a post-commissioning
update/tuning after the new Honeywell DCS/HMI is installed in the plant and the
plant has undergone ample runtime.