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New investigation on diagnosing steam production systems from multivariate time series applied to thermal power plants

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  • Blanco, J.M.
  • Vazquez, L.
  • Peña, F.
  • Diaz, D.

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One of the main aspects in energy conversion systems is to identify which time segment of instrumental recorded measurements allows accurate characterization of the system operation mode under a so-called “quasi steady-state”. In this paper, a diagnosis procedure on an existing steam generator operating at base load in a reference power plant has been improved. The setting points for a group of key variables were considered as reference values. To assess the effects of further deviations during the time segments of operation, a set of reference variables estimated fuel overconsumption levels with regard to a theoretical zero deviation. The appropriate combination of the above mentioned regulated outputs, together with a set of suggested key modules, allowed the careful building of variants of tailor-made enhanced developments for diagnosis proposals. Finally, the contribution of this study to the assessment of compliance with environmental regulations was achieved, showing relevant savings in terms of energy consumption.

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  • Blanco, J.M. & Vazquez, L. & Peña, F. & Diaz, D., 2013. "New investigation on diagnosing steam production systems from multivariate time series applied to thermal power plants," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 589-599.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:101:y:2013:i:c:p:589-599
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.060
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