Cost Reduction Opportunities in Power Plants and Distribution Systems

Productivity Improvement is Cost Reduction in another name.

COST REDUCTION OPPORTUNITIES IN POWER SECTOR

AUDITS & R & M IN POWER GENERATION SECTOR
 TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SECTOR LOSS REDUCTION
RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT THROUGH CONDITION MONITORING OF PLANT Equipment

Areas/Systems for Productivity Improvement  in Power systems

A) HT/LT AUXILIARIES
• FD fans
• ID fans
• Boiler feed Water pumps
• Condensate extraction pumps
• Circulation Cooling Water Pumping system
• Cooling Towers
• CT Fans
• PA fans
• Coal Mills

B) OFF-SITES
• Raw Water
pumping system
• Coal handling plant

Optimized Coal Handling - 2011 ABB Article
http://www09.abb.com/global/scot/scot244.nsf/veritydisplay/18ef94c51a2548d1c1257958002ef13e/$file/ABB_Optimized_Coal_Handling_Article.pdf

• Ash handling plant
• Compressed air
• Refrigeration & air
conditioning
• Lighting

C) Thermal Areas

• Boilers
• Turbines
• Condensers
• Regenerative Feed
heaters
• Economizers
• Air Pre-heaters

D) OTHER SUB-SYSTEMS
• Insulation studies to reduce heat losses
• Thermography studies of switch yards &
transformers
• Fuel oil system


http://www.emt-india.net/Presentations2009/3L_2009Jan29-30_PowerPlant/Day1/2.%20NPC-%203L%20programme_%2029.%2001.%2009.pdf



Auxiliary Systems of Power Plants
Energy Efficienct Design of Auxiliary Systems in Fossil-Fuel Power Plants - ABB
http://www05.abb.com/global/scot/scot221.nsf/veritydisplay/5e627b842a63d389c1257b2f002c7e77/$file/Energy%20Efficiency%20for%20Power%20Plant%20Auxiliaries-V2_0.pdf



Updated  14 June 2015
First published  2 November 2013