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By Power Plant People. For Power Plant People.For all makes and types of power plants, we provide instrumentation, controls and electrical solutions with “built-in power plant know-how,” by power plant people, for power plant people. Siemens Power Plant Automation (SPPA) provides a comprehensive range of power plant products and services for enhancing the reliability, availability, flexibility and profitability of your power generation assets.

With more than 160 years of expert process knowledge for all types of power plants, Siemens offers proven solutions for the optimization of plant operations, maintenance and management. With a vital asset like your power plant, there is simply no substitute for experience. We at Siemens stand ready to increase your power plant’s performance through its entire lifecycle, from the engineering stage to the service life extension of your mature systems. If necessary, we can manage the entire outage, not just the controls-related aspects. So feel free…trust Siemens to look after your entire plant.

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Innovative Technologies That Build on What You Know Regardless of the maturity of your plant, Siemens’ easy-to-use products and technologies can improve reliability and performance, and we are committed to quality relationships to help ensure your success.

Siemens Power Plant Automation (SPPA) technologies are practical innovations that are second to none. To meet your unique needs, our systems are reliable and easy to use and give you the flexibility to be configured to your needs. And, of course, they are designed to meet regulatory requirements. To maximize your competitive advantage, our technology focuses on increasing your capabilities and productivity, while minimizing downtime. Our industry-leading design/build expertise enables us to provide and support these innovative and practical solutions.

Q: Will my transition to Siemens I&C systems go smoothly?

A: Yes, that’s our pledge to you. Our systems are intuitive, so no significant relearning is required—just apply the knowledge that you already have. At Carneys Point Generating Plant, we recently migrated the WDPF controls system in only 55 hours!

Project Management ExpertisePractical experience gained from thousands of successful projects enables us to plan each implementation step precisely to ensure the process goes quickly and smoothly. Our engineers will remain on-site after your installation to ensure everything is running properly to your full satisfaction.

Your project is important to us from the pre-planning stage all the way through final acceptance. Think of us not as your supplier, but your partner. Like you, we’re committed for the long haul.

“Siemens provided outstanding support for all project management, design engineering, on-site services, and electrical and mechanical equipment for this turnkey, turbine controls modernization project.”

—Norman DukesOperating and Maintenance ManagerIndian River StationMillsboro, Delaware

InnovATIvE TEChnologIES TruSTEd PArTnEr

lifetime PartnershipWe offer customized, full-service solutions to support the entire process and continue to support your products for as long as they are in use. We will not abandon you just because years have passed—we are always there for you.

“We continue to support your products for as long as they are in use. We will be there as long as you are there.”

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Cyber SecuritySiemens’ cyber security team understands not only your compliance issues, but also the business and operational issues that you’re facing. Together, we’ll help you devise a cyber security strategy for both the short-term as well as the long-term.

“Our customers look to us to leverage our more than 160 years of real-world process knowledge—including superior system architecture, design and project execution expertise, worldwide fleet operations and service excellence.”

lower risk. higher value.Our easy-to-use, high-quality products and technologies can be implemented easily with your existing controls and hardware. We deliver many important benefits, including the lowest risk and highest value, providing you with the absolute best return on your power plant investment. Siemens has the critical expertise, along with the customized, full-scope service support, needed to design automation solutions that can optimize your plant’s performance and minimize risk.

Your control system should earn its keep. We’ll help you ensure that it does—today, six months from now, ten years from now, and throughout the life of your plant.

“Siemens personnel did a super job of ensuring a fast, safe and successful installation and commissioning of our new controls. Siemens has a quality product that is superior from an engineering and maintenance perspective.”

—Mohammed K. SalehMaintenance ManagerDesert Basin Generating StationCasa Grande, Arizona

rElIABIlITY loWEr lIFECYClE CoST

Power demanded. Power delivered. When your customers demand power, your plant must deliver on time, every time. From gas to steam and from base load to peaking, with Siemens Power Plant Automation (SPPA) solutions you can be sure that you will be able to meet the reliability challenges you face every minute of every day. Our customers look to us to leverage our more than 160 years of real-world process knowledge to design the most reliable and easy-to-use automation system. We know that your plant has to be available when it’s needed, and therefore so are we.

offering A Comprehensive range of Services and ProductsSiemens offers a comprehensive range of power plant products and services that enhance your plant’s reliability while also lowering your lifecycle costs. These include DCSs, boiler control systems, electrical solutions, turbine controls, process optimization, diagnostic suites, asset management, energy management and simulators. For a more detailed perspective of Siemens’ total plant solutions, please refer to the schematic drawing on pages 10 and 11.

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The ChallengeA power plant unit needs to be operated at the most efficient operating point, at all times. This requires the highest level of operational flexibility, efficiency and availability, as well as low emissions. Siemens can help you with all aspects of this important challenge.

Service SupportSiemens Power Plant Automation (SPPA) delivers customized, full-scope solutions to support the entire lifecycle of your plant. To help you minimize outage times, reduce maintenance costs, increase performance and enhance skills, we offer specific service support including corrective maintenance, preventative maintenance, performance enhancement and the industry’s best training programs. With service from Siemens, you get more than just a help line. Our industry experts are available for personal site visits, when and where you need them, to help maximize your plant’s performance and competitiveness. Of course, if you do need a 24/7 help line, we have that too.

With more than 2,700 IC&E installations worldwide managing 700 GW of power generation, Siemens provides knowledgeable, quick and personalized technical support to give you a true competitive advantage for the entire lifecycle of your investment.

high Availability

low Emissions

high Efficiency high Flexibility

Siemens products and technologies are ensuring peak performance at power plants in virtually every state and province throughout North America. Trust in Siemens IC&E lifetime services to provide plant reliability. Here are just a few of these locations:

• Boise, ID• Calgary, Alberta• Houston, TX• Lakeland, FL• Minneapolis, MN• Phoenix, AZ• Ridgefield, NJ• San Bernardino, CA• Toronto, Ontario

FlExIBIlITY, EFFICIEnCY And AvAIlABIlITY lIFECYClE SErvICE And SuPPorT

Minimum load reductionCost savings through reducing minimum load level

Fast StartIncreased revenues from market-driven start-up

n 450-MW CCPPn 50% efficiencyn Predictable start-upn 200 starts per yearn Savings in start-up time: 15% to 25%n Fuel costs: $12/MMBtun Start-up fuel: 1270 MMBtu per startn Start-up variability <10%

Potential Benefits:• Start-up time to steam turbine fully coupled reduced by 15% to 25%.

• reliable and consistent starts lower cost hurdle to start-up.

Savings:

• $550,000/year

Potential Benefits:• reduction of minimum load from 90-MW to 60-MW (30% to 20%).

Savings:

• $150,000/yearn 300-MW gas/oil-fired unit

n difference between production costs and electricity priceduring minimum load time: $10/MWh

n duration of minimum load operation: 500 hours/year

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Fleet-WideAsset ManagementIT solutions for improved plant and generation management. Reliable decision-making data at the push of a button.

Process optimizationSoftware-based solutions for increased flexibility and availability, increased efficiency and reduced emissions.

n Fast startn Fast rampn Frequency controln Remote dispatch controln Minimum load reductionn Maximum load plus

IC&E Solutions for Reliable Power GenerationA comprehensive portfolio of solutions to meet your needs.

Field Instrumentsn Process device managern Flow transmittern Temperature transmittern Level transmittern Pressure transmittern Positionern Instrument panel

Total Plant dCSFourth generation I&C system to boost profitability, reliability and ease of use. Seamless integration into existing IT landscapes.

n Plant-wide DCSn Combined-cycle DCSn Steam plant controlsn Gas turbine plant controlsn Balance of plant controlsn Industrial power controlsn Burner management systemn Auxiliary controlsn Hydro plant controlsn Solar plant-wide DCSn Solar field CSP controlsn Biomass plant controlsn Waste incineration controlsn IGCC gasificationn Unit load controlsn Boiler controlsn Cogenerationn Drum, supercriticaln Coal, gas, oil and biomass fired units

Electrical SolutionsMaximum availability for your power supplies through future-proven electrical solutions. Communication with the main I&C system in accordance with IEC 61850.

n Transformersn Protection, measuring and synchronizationn Earthing and lightning protection, cables and motorsn Generator excitationn Switchgear and distributionn Black start capabilityn Protection of critical equipment (generators, transformers, busbars and cables)

diagnostics and Preventive MonitoringIntelligent diagnostic solutions for enhancing plant availability. New technologies have revolutionized conventional maintenance and service strategies.

n Combustion dynamic monitoring systemn Combustion dynamic protection systemn Machinery protection solutionsn Machinery analysis solutionsn Model-based monitoring systems

Turbine ControlsThe innovative solution for Siemens and third-party combustion and steam turbines, fully integrated in the central I&C system.

n Combustion turbine controlsn Steam turbine controlsn Steam seal controlsn Steam subsystem controlsn Mechanical and hydraulic upgrades

n Business performance monitoring n Generation planning and monitoringn Early warningn Plant managementn Process information management

n Emissions controln Low-loss startn Combustion optimizationn Soot blower optimizern Temperature optimizern Low throttlingn Fuel optimizern Best pointn Runback plusn Lifetime plus

ServiceCorrective and preventative maintenance to maximize and enhance performance, as well as minimize downtime and maintenance costs. Wherever you need us, 24/7.

Modernization Servicesn System migration solutions

n Instrumentation and controls upgrades

Service Productsn Custom training

n Service plans

n Product change modifications (PCMs)

n Small plant protection

n Turbine protection

n Small turbine governor

Cyber Security

n On-site CIP-002 – CIP-009assessments

n On-site CIP-005 – CIP-007 and CIP-009controls and cyber infrastructure assessments

n Annual assessments, solutionsand upgrades

Quick response Servicesn On-site field services

n Remote expert center support

n Parts repair and replacement

n Technical support

n Remote expert center support

Planned Servicesn Training (standard and customized)

n Long-term service program

n Outage planning and support

n Instrumentation calibration

n Software upgrades

n Hardware upgrades

n Control logic, graphic updates

n System administration