Power Plant Simulation Technology
Solution Profile
ADTech has the expertise and long time experience in power plant simulation. ADTech served as the consultant to Taipower Fossil Training Center helping Taipower to maintain and upgrade four (4) coal-oil fired Fossil Simulators and one Combined Cycle Simulator.
ADTech is supporting General Electric (GE), ABB and SAIC in Taiwan to upgrade the nuclear simulators to match modifications of plant systems, such as Neutron Monitoring System, Turbine Control System, Plant Computer System, etc.
ADTech is one of the few companies in the world that has the capability and experience to implement a full scope simulator for an Advanced Light Water Reactor (ALWR). Recently ADTech has delivered an Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) Full Scope Simulator (FSS). The FSS is used by Taipower in the Lungmen Project. The FSS is considered to be the most complicated simulator ever built in Taiwan. Various kinds of state-of-the-art simulation technologies are being used. This project has been an international cooperation effort. The work location was originally at GE’s facility in San Jose, California, U.S.A. and subsequently moved to Taipower's Lungmen Training Center in Taiwan.
The scope of the Lungmen ABWR FSS includes a vast range of operation data and various special features of the ABWR, such as:
- Over 100 nuclear power plant systems
- Over 2000 logic diagrams
- Over 1000 graphic displays
- Advanced Control Room features
- Advanced Plant Computer System functions
- Power Generation Control System
- Safety and Non-Safety Distributed Control Systems
System Functions
- Automatic translation of control logics
- Automatic translation of graphics displays
- Two-Phase Hydraulic Network tools for system dynamics modeling
- Three dimensional dynamic core modeling using advanced best estimate computer codes in the nuclear industry
- Integrated Configuration Management System
- Soft Panel
Services Provided
- Planning, specifying, designing, implementing, commissioning of Full Scope Simulator for nuclear and fossil power plants.
- Dynamic validation of plant procedures utilizing simulation tools and techniques.
- Dynamic and interactive validation of plant control systems utilizing simulation tools and techniques.
- Testing of proposed plant modifications utilizing simulation tools and techniques.
- Conducting engineering studies utilizing simulation tools and techniques.
- Dry-run of commissioning activities utilizing simulation tools and techniques.
- Training of plant technical support personnel.
Benefits and Advantages
- Personal Computer (PC) Window based platform
- Implementation of Integrated Configuration Management System to be used for the life time of the simulator
- Full compliance with ANS/ANSI-3.5-1998
- Advanced best estimate computer codes for core modeling
- Availability of soft panel to make the whole system portable
- Object oriented modeling tools
- Automatic translation of Human System Interface graphic displays
Success Stories