Case Study
Plant Increased Reliability and Reduced Maintenance Costs with Fisher High- Performance Actuation Package Retrofits
Plant Increased Reliability and Reduced Maintenance Costs with Fisher High- Performance Actuation Package Retrofits
For more information: www.Fisher.com POWER Plant Increased Reliability and Reduced Maintenance Costs with Fisher TM High- Performance Actuation Package Retrofits RESULTS • Saved $50,000-plus USD per year in maintenance costs • Improved plant reliability • Improved dynamic performance • Reduced valve tuning time from hours to minutes • Improved maintenance support APPLICATION Turbine bypass (high pressure and hot reheat) The turbine bypass valves transfer conditioned steam from the boiler to the condenser, bypassing the steam turbine. This is necessary during startup, shutdown, and turbine trips. CUSTOMER 2,000 megawatt combined-cycle power plant CHALLENGE The customer experienced problems with eight high pressure (HP) and hot reheat (HRH) turbine bypass valves in units two and three o