© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 1 Power Generation Service Life Cycle Management for Power Plants Daniel Looser, Power Gen Europe in Amsterdam, June 08-10, 2010

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 2 Market challenges – trends and demands  Change of existing and definition of new operation requirements  Maneuverability  Load changes  More power output  Increase of efficiency  Environmental regulations  Reduction of CO 2 and NOX  Availability and reliability  Keep level or better improve Lifecycle management of today’s ICE components & systems allow continuous and smooth transfer to new technologies

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 3 Market challenges – trends and demands  Commercial pressure Optimization of installed assets during lifecycle of power plants

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 4 Market Challenges – trends and demands Summary of market challenges The current key market drivers are “lifetime extension” and “cost reduction”, i.e. the measure to be taken is Active Asset Management

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 5 Responsibility for service planning for an advanced and suitable service strategy Operational analysis Power Plant reliability Changes in operation Upgrading concepts and investment strategies Asset analysis Condition and importance of primary and secondary equipment and systems Auxiliary systems and asset infrastructure BASIC ANALYSES Service planning (strategy and operation) Selection adjustment and development of suitable service strategy according results of basic analyses Service execution Implementation and execution of developed asset service strategy SERVICE CONCEPT Market Challenges – trends and demands Service concept

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 6 Market Challenges – trends and demands Basic analyses Operational concept Expansion / upgrading Reliability Improvement Maintenance concept Maintenance Retrofit / replacement Budget Development of scenarios Technical and economical evaluation and ranking STEP 2 System analysis and (system optimization) STEP 3System concept and strategies Operational analysis Asset analysis Load scenarios Relevant standards Supply concept Automation concept Equipment data Visual inspections Measurements Operation history STEP 1Data collection asset modeling

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 7 Evolution and upgrade potential in instrumentation, control and electrical systems Instrumentation Analyses of sensors and actuators  Areas of care: Accuracy, control range, monitoring, diagnostics, leakages and corrosions  Measures for instrumentation include:  Retrofit of instrument piping and valves  Transmitters  Temperature sensors  Analyzers  Flow element  Measures for drives and valves  Control drives  Electric actuators  Control valves

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 8 Evolution and upgrade potential in instrumentation, control and electrical systems Control  Human System Interface (HSI): Operator Station  Control System Example of turbine control upgrade – possible with stepwise and modular approach Fast Loop Response Time

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 9 Evolution and upgrade potential in instrumentation, control and electrical systems Electrical  Static excitation system  LV / MV  Protection / electric control  Protection according to IEC61850  Electric plant efficiency  Generator circuit breaker G 1ph U 3ph U 3ph I 1ph U 1ph I

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 10 Power Generation Service Presence worldwide

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 11 Power Generation Service Our portfolio

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 12 Investment protection by step-wise evolving and upgrading of instrumentation, control and electrical systems Conclusion Asset management including stepwise modernization and evolution of instrumentation, control and electrical systems is the answer to the various changing requirements during the life time of any power plant. Well planned evolution programs will keep the plant on high performance levels throughout the total plant lifetime.

© ABB Group August 13, 2015 | Slide 13 Questions What is your opinion