Power Plant Hot and cold end optimization:
ABSTRACT:
Over the last few years the power production industry is facing rapid changes. Due to the liberalization of the electricity market, power plants are facing operational requirements that have not been anticipated during their design. Plants being designed as base load plants are operating in load following and even start/stop regimes. At the same time, also due to the liberalization, electricity prices are under pressure and power plants receive lower operating incomes. These effects result in a drive towards maximizing net power production under operating loads not anticipated during the design of the plants. Most of all the aim is to do so at minimum capital investment. In this paper two cases are being described. One case describes the optimization of the water cooled condenser system in a 540MW power plant. The other case describes the optimization of the inlet air system of a 35MW gas turbine based cogeneration plant.
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