Rawhide Energy Station Drives Operational Excellence and Reduces Simulated Startup and Shutdown Time by 44% with Ovation Embedded Simulation
Rawhide Energy Station Drives Operational Excellence and Reduces Simulated Startup and Shutdown Time by 44% with Ovation Embedded Simulation
2 PagesPOWER ©2018 Emerson. All rights reserved. PWS_010117 {R1} Rawhide Energy Station Drives Operational Excellence and Reduces Simulated Startup and Shutdown Time by 44% with Ovation TM Embedded Simulation RESULTS •Experienced a 44% reduction in simulated startup and shutdown time and related fuel usage APPLICATION 300-MW baseload unit equipped with a Combustion Engineering subcritical natural draft coal-fired boiler and Westinghouse steam turbine CUSTOMER Platte River Power Authority (PRPA), Rawhide Energy Station Unit 1 (Rawhide) located in Wellington, Colorado, U.S. CHALLENGE With a 2016 capacity factor of 91.57%, the third-highest for comparably sized U.S. coal plants, Rawhide plant operators had little opportunity to gain much-needed experience in efficiently executing startups
