AIR & WATER

MONITORING NEWSLETTER  

March 2013
No. 401

Doosan Develops Integrated Monitoring & Control System for Taean Thermal Power Plant

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has commissioned an integrated monitoring and control system (IMCS) for 500-MW Taean Thermal Power Plant Unit 1 jointly with Korea Western Power Co. and the KEPCO Research Institute.

The development of the IMCS is one of the state-funded projects referred to as “projects for developing fundamental power technology,” which the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning have been implemented jointly since 2007. Doosan took charge of developing the control system, KEPCO Research Institute took part in inspection, and Korea Western Power Co. was responsible for the plant operation, including commissioning.

Notably, unlike conventional systems that control boilers, turbines and power generators separately, the integrated power plant control system for Taean Thermal Power Plant Unit 1 is able to control such facilities from a single control tower.

The system provides greater efficiency in operation and maintenance than conventional systems and is the first integrated system to be developed in the world.

Seungjoo Choe, Chief Technology Officer at Doosan, said, “The integrated control system is significant because it has been developed purely with local technology,” adding, “Based on this success, we will continue to expand related projects for thermal power plants in Korea and overseas in the future.”

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