Instrumentation & Controls – Page 9

Modifying Behavior to Protect Systems in a Malicious Threat Landscape

May 1, 2019 admin connected plant, cyber threats, Cybersecurity, ICS, iiot, iiot cyber, iiot power, industrial control systems, Instrumentation & Controls, International, malicious threat landscape, news, Technology, tripwire, triton

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 04:00:40 +0000

The malicious threat landscape for industrial control systems (ICSs) is constantly evolving and getting more sophisticated, thereby raising the need to have visibility, implement protective controls, and perform continuous monitoring. As a result, it is important to take a look at the attack vectors of some malware/malicious events—such as Triton—that have occurred over the last […]

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Certifying Precision Timing in the Smart Grid

April 30, 2019 admin connected plant, distributed energy, distributed power, ieee, ieee-sa conformity assessment program, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, networks, news, precise timing, precision time protocol, Smart Grid, T&D, Technology, test suite specification, unh-iol, university of new hampshire interoperability laboratory

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 04:00:38 +0000

Utilities deploying precise timing in their networks have an additional choice in evaluating solutions based on whether or not the devices are IEEE certified for compliance to the appropriate IEEE 1588 Power Profile. To reach this point, years of effort from the IEEE, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and […]

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Working with Peers Is Critical to Power System Reliability [PODCAST]

March 29, 2019 admin connected plant, Cybersecurity, HACK, iiot, iiot cyber, iiot power, information sharing, Instrumentation & Controls, news, power podcasts, reliability, resiliency, stuxnet, Technology, the power podcast, Ukraine, william doering

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 18:59:46 +0000

When conversations around the power industry turn to computer hacking, more often than not experts say it’s not a question of if, but rather, how systems have been compromised. William Doering, adjunct professor in the John E. Simon School of Business at Maryville University and a director with Guidehouse—a management consulting services provider—said he has […]

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Severe Modulation in Feedwater-Control Valves Reveals Need for Periodic Calibration

February 13, 2019 admin calibration, feedwater control valve, Gas, Instrumentation & Controls, news, O&M, oem, operations and maintenance, valves

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 14:10:11 +0000

Some combined-cycle plants have two feedwater-control valves: a small startup valve with the extra cavitation-protection needed during startup and low-load operations, and a larger main valve with the high flow-capacity needed during full-load ops. This design is intended to yield a longer service life of these valves. However, as the plant ages, this design also […]

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DERMS Technology Part of Australia’s Push for Renewables

January 31, 2019 admin Business, connected plant, derms, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy Storage, horizon power, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, microgrid, news, osisoft, psixe, Renewables, sempra energy, Solar, Technology, Wind, windows

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A new distributed energy resources management system (DERMS) is being deployed in Western Australia, designed to manage distributed energy resources (DERs) across nearly 1 million square miles, with a focus on

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Coal Plant Improves Combustion, Lowers Emissions, and Boosts Output

January 31, 2019 admin Coal, combustion, damper shaft, emissions, Environmental, flap gates, graphalloy, Instrumentation & Controls, news, O&M, roller bearings, steam turbines, Technology, wind boxes

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Coal power plants today must find ways to operate economically if they are to survive. Every area of cost reduction must be investigated. On the maintenance side, time savings must be sought—to reduce

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‘Technically Sophisticated’ Combined Cycle Plant Comes Online

January 15, 2019 admin Business, cabot oil & gas, combined cycle, Gas, ge, ha series gas turbine, Instrumentation & Controls, invenergy, kiewit, kinder morgan, news, Pennsylvania, pjm interconnection, Plant Design, Renewables, Solar, Technology, tennessee gas pipeline, ugi

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:59:35 +0000

The Lackawanna Energy Center in Pennsylvania entered commercial operation Jan. 15, with the $1.5 billion project heralded by its developer, Invenergy, as among the most “technically sophisticated” combined cycle natural gas-fired plants in operation. The 1,485-MW facility, in the borough of Jessup in Lackawanna County, was completed ahead of schedule and features three General Electric […]

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How Digital Technology Is Changing Power Plants

January 1, 2019 admin biomass, Coal, Commentary, connected plant, connected plant conference, digital technology, digital twin, emerson, Gas, Hydro, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, news, Nuclear, ovation, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

Digital technology is everywhere today including in most power plants. Computer hardware and software are changing the way plants are operated and maintained. Many technology experts will tell you that

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Innovative Microgrid Will Power Finnish Distribution Center

January 1, 2019 admin Business, distributed energy, ecostruxure, Energy Storage, Finland, Instrumentation & Controls, International, lidl, microgrid, news, Renewables, schneider electric, Solar, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

A distribution center in Finland is installing what is being called the country’s largest industrial microgrid, a system that will use 100% renewable energy. The system is being built by Schneider Electric

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Control Room Considerations: What You Need to Know

January 1, 2019 admin aten technology, av, Coal, connected plant, control room, Energy Storage, Gas, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, it, kvm, news, Nuclear, O&M, reliability, Renewables, Research and Development, Security, software, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

Control rooms are vital for organizations to efficiently and effectively monitor multiple information streams and make accurate mission-critical decisions. With an ever-increasing number of content sources and

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