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15 November 2006 -- Emerson Process Management has won a contract to install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture with the Ovation expert control system and Foundation fieldbus technology at the new Ratchaburi power plant in Thailand. When completed, the two-unit, combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant will have a production capacity of 1,400 MW. The first 700-MW unit is scheduled to begin commercial operation in March 2008, with unit 2 to follow in June 2008.
The plant is owned by Ratchaburi Power Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Co. Ltd. Electricity generated by the plant will be sold to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), the engineering, procurement and construction contractor, selected Emerson's PlantWeb architecture with the Ovation system to monitor and control the heat recovery steam generators as well as balance of plant processes. The Ovation system will also interface via TCP/IP to the MHI governor system, which controls the gas and steam turbines.
Emerson's control and asset management system for the Ratchaburi power plant includes 13 redundant controllers, eight Ovation workstations, AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager and 40 Rosemount 848T intelligent temperature devices. For new plant construction, AMS Device Manager streamlines device configuration and commissioning, thereby contributing to a more efficient plant startup.
AMS Device Manager also provides online access to instrument and valve diagnostics and automatic documentation of all field device maintenance information � all contributing to ongoing efficiency of plant operations and maintenance activities. The scope of the project also calls for Emerson's Power & Water Solutions industry center to provide system engineering and commissioning services.
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