In the period 2004-2009, the Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) performed capital reconstructions and overhauls of TPP “Morava” (125 MW), several thermo blocks in TPP “Nikola Tesla A” (210-320 MW), TPP “Kostolac B” and Combined TPP/THP “Novi Sad”. As a reliable and trusted business partner, our Institute was selected to carry-out the projects of reconstruction and renovation of the existing outdated control-measuring systems. Thanks to this project and its successful completion, the VIEW T-Power solution developed and designed in the Institute became a “control system model” in thermoelectric power management. This huge technological breakthrough accomplished by a team of our specialists, is showing a real research skills and capabilities of Institute’s professionals, which are definitely comparable with other respected multinational companies in Distributed Control Systems – DCS arena. We are especially proud of the quality and reliability of our equipment and solutions that are rated as top products by many criteria. They are also the best recommendation for our future presence in other markets worldwide. It is worth to say that the investments made in the repair and overhaul of Serbia’s thermoelectric power plants led to an increase of the capacity of old thermo blocks by almost 400 MW. Thanks to such systematic investments, the TPP “Nikola Tesla” alone increased its annual electrical energy production from 15.3 to more than 18 billion kilowatt hours (kWh).
The major projects:
TPP “Morava” – Svilajnac – The reconstruction of the measuring and control system performed in 2004 included a complete replacement of outdated control consoles and synoptic tables in the control room by the new state-of-the-art equipment and solutions:
- Computers, TFT monitors, video beam projectors and the supporting system and applications software.
- Provision of 12 PLC units (ATLAS family from the Institute’s production program) for acquisition and local processing of over 4000 digital and analogue data and about 80 set-up regulation loops.
- Development and implementation of proper control algorithms (in cooperation with EPS’s technology experts).
The implemented solutions also included the proprietary NETVIEW web application software that supports web monitoring of the electro power process. Consequently, production managers could have, at any point in time, an off-control-room in-sight overview of crucial process parameters. Otherwise, the implemented VIEW T-Power system is providing process monitoring and control of some 960 analogue and 1900 digital data on a number of monitors and printers located in the control room.
TPP “Nikola Tesla”- Obrenovac – All thermo blocks were modernized in the 2005-2008 period: the A2 block of 210 MW power was completed for 4 months in 2005, the A1 block of 210 MW in 2006, the A4 block of 308 MW in 2007, and the A6 block of 320 MW (the largest one) in 2008.
The projects were accomplished by a multidisciplinary team consisting of experts from the Thermoelectric Power Plant and the Institute. They planned, designed and successfully realized an extraordinary demanding and complex assignment of blocks control in a record time, and with exceptional financial savings estimated to cca 70% of the usual market price.
TPP “Kostolac B” – includes thermoelectric power plant and coil mines, with the total installed power capacity of 921 MW (accounts for 11% of the total available capacity of EPS). The reconstruction and modernization of the 348,5 MW thermo block B1 was completed in 2008, and of the same-size thermo block B2 in 2009.
Combined Thermoelectric-Heating Power Plant Novi Sad – The combined Thermoelectric-Heating Power Plant Novi Sad is owned by the Pannonian Power Plants Company and produces the electrical and heating energy for the city of Novi Sad, as well as the technological steam for the neighboring Oil Refinery. Technologically, the plant facility consists of three boilers and two turbines that are mutually interconnected – a non-typical thermoelectric plant layout, without common thermo blocks. Natural gas and crude oil are used to fuel the plant. A nominal output plant power is 208 MW, while the generating capacity is 245 MW. The reconstruction was planned and scheduled in two phases: modernization of the management of the Boiler no. 3 in 2008, and modernization of two turbines and two power transformers in 2009.