Emerson Wins $13 Million Contract to Digitally Automate Korea's Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant; PlantWeb(R) Digital Plant Architecture to Maximize Efficiency, Minimize Environmental Impact at Yonghung Thermal Power Plant.AUSTIN, Texas -- Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. ), has been awarded a $13 million contract to install its PlantWeb(R) digital plant architecture in Units 3 and 4 of the Yonghung Thermal Power Plant. Yonghung, which is owned by Korea South East Power Co. (KOSEP), serves the Seoul metropolitan area and surrounding cities and is the largest coal-fired plant in Korea, with a current generating capacity of 1,600 megawatts. The facility is classified as a "supercritical Adj. 1. supercritical - (especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases critical - at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass " plant, meaning that it uses new clean coal technology enabling operation at elevated steam temperature and pressure for increased efficiency and reduced fuel-related emissions. PlantWeb architecture's Ovation expert control system will provide boiler boiler, device for generating steam. It consists of two principal parts: the furnace, which provides heat, usually by burning a fuel, and the boiler proper, a device in which the heat changes water into steam. control, automatic mill/burner control, furnace furnace, enclosed space for the burning of fuel. There are many kinds of furnaces, the type depending upon the fuel and the use to which the heat produced within it is put. Most familiar are the furnaces used in the heating of buildings. temperature monitoring, scrubber control and emissions monitoring. The units also will use Emerson's advanced control software to optimize optimize - optimisation steam temperature, combustion and sootblowing. Emerson's Power & Water Solutions industry center will coordinate and supervise the project in partnership with Duon Systems, Ltd., of South Korea. Units 3 and 4 will each be capable of generating 870 megawatts of power and are slated to be operational by June 2008 and March 2009, respectively. Emerson also provided the automation solution for Yonghung Units 1 and 2 which were commissioned last year. "The Yonghung Thermal Power Plant plays a critical role in meeting the region's growing demand for electricity and this control system is vital to the smooth, reliable and efficient operation of plant processes," said Y.B. Kim, assistant manager, KOSEP. "The combination of these advanced control technologies, technical expertise and industry experience, along with the successful implementation of the control system for Units 1 and 2, made Emerson and Duon the logical choice for this important project." The Yonghung plant was recognized as one of the world's top power plants of 2005 by POWER magazine. "We are gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. by Korea South East Power's ongoing confidence in Emerson technologies and people," said John Berra, president, Emerson Process Management. "We're pleased to be able to continue our affiliation with this award-winning plant by providing a comprehensive digital automation solution that will serve as a model for future plants in the region." About Emerson Process Management Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. their production, processing and distribution in the power, water and wastewater treatment, chemical, oil and gas, refining refining, any of various processes for separating impurities from crude or semifinished materials. It includes the finer processes of metallurgy, the fractional distillation of petroleum into its commercial products, and the purifying of cane, beet, and maple sugar , pulp and paper, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , pharmaceutical, and other industries. Emerson's Power & Water Solutions division (www.emersonprocess-powerwater.com) is a global supplier of advanced distributed process control and information systems. The Pittsburgh-based company is a recognized leader in developing plant-wide process control solutions for the power generation, water treatment and wastewater treatment industries. Power & Water Solutions plays a key role in the Emerson mission of combining superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Emerson brands include PlantWeb(R), Ovation(R), SmartProcess(R), Fisher(R), Micro Motion(R), Rosemount(R), Mobrey(R), Daniel(R), DeltaV(TM), and AMS AMS - Andrew Message System (TM) Suite. About Emerson Emerson (NYSE:EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2005 were $17.3 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com. Ovation, SureService, SmartProcess, PlantWeb, Fisher, Micro Motion, Rosemount, Daniel, DeltaV and AMS(TM) Suite are marks of Emerson Process Management. Other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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