Introduction
Geothermal power plants create electricity from geothermal energy. These power plants are similar to other steam turbine station; however their heat source is that of the earth's core. The created steam is used to turn the turbine for the production of electricity. Technologies include Dry steam, Flash steam and Binary cycle power stations with Binary cycle being the most common geothermal plant in current production. In the process of geothermal power generation the facility needs to monitor various processes, as in this case steam line pressure sits in remote from control room's location.
Benefits
- Reduced installation cost (CAPEX), high gain antennas allow remote monitoring up to 5km
- Improved future flexibility & scalability with ISA100 Wireless open and scalable network design
- Minimized infrastructure with long battery life (10 years with 30sec updates), reduced maintenance costs and effort based on flexible device functionality
- Reduced patrol rounds by monitoring steam pressure measurements located 2km away from control room
Requirements
To replace existing pressure gauges on production wells with wireless pressure transmitters for online monitoring back at the local control room which can be relayed to operations. Measurement points are located in dense forest where the terrain slope is 1:20 which increased the difficulty of wireless communication.
Challenges
- Long Communication Range in dense forest
- Antenna propagation angle
Solution
The YFGW410 / 520 was installed neat the control room, fitted with a 6dBi antenna to enable the long communication hop to the steam. The YTA510 wireless temperature transmitter also was fitted with a remote high gain antenna to act as a repeater in order to extend the coverage of the measurement points. The EJX110B wireless pressure transmitters were directly mounted at the required measurement points. Remote antenna cables were used for Sky Mesh approach to avoid forest obstacles with angled antennas for sloping signal propagation to match the grade of the environment.
Conclusion
- High gain antenna provided exceptional performance where only one repeater could achieve reliable communication with gateway covering the required distance.
- Field patrol interval was extended from daily monitoring to monthly in order to verify the site status and security.
- The wireless network enabled easy expansion of additional wireless measurement points.
Yokogawa has a proven track record of delivering reliable, scalable and open technologies for a century. ISA100 wireless solutions address the specific challenges of the industrial automation industry while lowering cost ownership for our end users and maximizing their return on the investment.
Industrieën
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Geothermische energie
Milieuvriendelijke en stabiele geothermische energie kan door de jaren heen elektriciteit opwekken, ongeacht de weersomstandigheden. Yokogawa heeft deelgenomen aan tientallen geothermische energieprojecten in Japan, Zuidoost-Azië, Afrika en andere regio's en levert daarbij een verscheidenheid aan meet- en besturingstechnologieën.
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Hernieuwbare Energie
Hernieuwbare energie helpt het milieu te beschermen. In vergelijking met conventionele energiebronnen zijn er echter bepaalde uitdagingen die een snelle invoering ervan in de weg staan, zoals hogere productiekosten en een grotere instabiliteit van de stroomtoevoer naar het net. Yokogawa levert oplossingen voor duurzame energietoepassingen op het gebied van besturing en instrumentatie om een stabiele bedrijfsvoering te bereiken en de productiviteit van installaties te verbeteren. Hiermee dragen we bij aan de doelstellingen voor duurzame ontwikkeling.
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Stroom
Halverwege de jaren zeventig betrad Yokogawa de energiesector met de introductie van het EBS Electric Control System. Sindsdien is Yokogawa standvastig doorgegaan met de ontwikkeling van onze technologieën en mogelijkheden om onze klanten wereldwijd de beste diensten en oplossingen te bieden.
Yokogawa heeft het wereldwijde netwerk voor energieoplossingen beheerd om een actievere rol te spelen in de dynamische mondiale energiemarkt. Dit heeft een nauwer teamwerk binnen Yokogawa mogelijk gemaakt, waarbij onze wereldwijde middelen en branchekennis bij elkaar zijn gebracht. De experts uit de energiesector van Yokogawa werken samen om elke klant de oplossing te bieden die het beste aansluit bij zijn geavanceerde eisen.
Gerelateerde producten & oplossingen
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EJX110B Wireless Differential Pressure Transmitter
The high performance wireless differential pressure transmitter EJX110B features a single crystal silicon resonant sensor and is suitable to measure liquid, gas, or steam flow as well as liquid level, density, and pressure.
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YFGW410 Field Wireless Management Station
YFGW410 Field Wireless Management Station has system manager/security manager/gateway function based on ISA100.11a, and combining this with Field Wireless Access Point(YFGW510) and/or Field Wireless Media Converter(YFGW610) composes the field wireless system.
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YFGW520 Field Wireless Access Point
YFGW520 Field Wireless Access Poin has backbone router function based on ISA, and combining this with Field Wireless Management Station (YFGW410) and/or Field Wireless Media Converter (YFGW610) composes the field wireless system.
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YFGW710 Field Wireless Integrated Gateway
YFGW710 Field Wireless Integrated Gateway comply to the wireless communications standard ISA100.11a for industrial automation of International Society of Automation (ISA), and relays ISA100 Device data to the system via integrated backbone router. Single unit of YFGW710 has integrated functions of backbone router, system manager, security manage, and gateway.
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YTA510 Wireless Temperature Transmitter
The high performance temperature transmitter YTA510 accepts Thermocouple, RTD, ohms or DC mill volt inputs. The transmitters transmit not only process variables but also the setting parameters using wireless signal. The transmitters run on internal batteries, and the installation cost can be decreased since hard-wiring is not required. The communication is based on ISA100.11a protocol specifications.
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Field Wireless
The flexibility of wireless solutions enables less investment in infrastructure while providing greater insights into plant operations.