Role of control and instrumentation in efficient design of CEP of surface condenser

This paper presents a study on designing next generation integrated automation for condenser section of the power-plants. The paper formulates the integration of Level II and Level III in terms of SCADA system. A novel methodology is presented for condensate extraction pump (CEP) of the surface condenser, which is the main intersection of heat loss, typically 40% of the thermal efficiency of a power plant. CEP of condense is proposed to integrate with the high-pressure cycles to attain the improved electrical efficiency, which affects the heat transfer capability of surface condenser. This paper is proposed a Control and Instrumentation of Condensate-Extraction System (CES), dedicated for cooling of 30-MW-and-above size generation capacity. The paper is dedicated for the design and development of an effective CES, analyzing its impact over other contributions in terms of system reliability optimization. In addition, a methodology is presented to enhance the performance supervision of the CES in real-time.