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EAM Solutions Stretch Capabilities of Lean Plant Maintenance Teams

November 1, 2019 admin Business, cad, Coal, connected plant, eam, Gas, iiot, iiot power, infor, Instrumentation & Controls, IoT, maintenance, news, Nuclear, O&M, operations, Renewables, Research and Development, Technology, workforce

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:02:02 +0000

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Of the many challenges power and industrial plant maintenance teams face, stretching the capabilities of their ultra-lean staff is one of the most critical. Assets can range from industrial generators, to

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Tiny Underwater Robot Has Big Impact at Endesa’s Thermal Power Plants

October 17, 2019 admin Business, Coal, connected plant, endesa, Gas, iiot, iiot power, inspection, maintenance, news, robotics, rov, Technology, underwater robot

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:33:02 +0000

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Spain’s largest electric utility Endesa has successfully tested a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that it says will make inspection and maintenance in fully or partially submerged environments at its thermal power plants less costly and more efficient. The underwater robot, which was custom manufactured by Spanish startup NIDO Robotics for Endesa’s applications, is about […]

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Applying IEEE 1584 in Power Generation Facilities

July 31, 2019 admin arc flash, browns ferry, Coal, eaton, Gas, ieee 1584, ieee 1584-2018, maintenance, news, NRC, Nuclear, O&M, operations, Renewables, Safety

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

An arc flash is the explosive energy released when an electrical fault causes an arc. This rapid release of energy causes excessive temperatures in addition to air and metal in the path of the arc expanding

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Eliminate Transient Vacuums by Air Injection

December 3, 2018 admin air valves, air-release valves, cavitation, Coal, combination valves, Gas, Instrumentation & Controls, maintenance, news, Nuclear, O&M, operation, pipes, pumps, Renewables, Technology, transient vacuum, vacuum breaker valves, valve, water hammer

Most operators know that air should be kept out of a heat exchanger’s cooling water supply line. Air can collect in pockets and block flow, increasing velocities, increasing system resistance, decreasing

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Digital Tools Help Increase Output, Reduce Costs at Palo Verde

September 2, 2018 admin Arizona, asset performance management, connected plant, digital tools, Instrumentation & Controls, maintenance, news, Nuclear, O&M, palo verde, software, Technology, uptake

Palo Verde is the largest nuclear-generating site in the U.S. It has three of the five largest nuclear units in the country, with each pressurized water reactor licensed at almost 4,000 MWth. Like many plants

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