Plant performance calculation

Product brochure

Power Generation Applications

Kalki Communication Technologies
Bangalore, India – 560034
http://www.kalkitech.com/
Plant performance calculation Key benefits

Plant performance The PPC offers a multitude of

calculation (PPC) software from the benefits in a power plant both at
power generation applications the operator level as well as at the
group of Kalki is a readily operations management level.
deployable, flexible and easy to Some of these key benefits offered
use performance calculation include:
software. PPC provides online
performance calculation as well as • Online performance data allows
extensive report generation for minimization of losses and
facilities that enable a generation optimized operation
utility to maximize the benefits • Ease of use and configuration
from a DCS implementation. allows minimal user training

PPC calculations are based on

relevant performance test codes and faster user buy-n
(PTC) from ASME such as PTC 4 for • Extensive reports available
steam generators, PTC 6 for makes it easier to track
turbines. PPC offers a wide individual components as well
spectrum of performance as unit performance
calculation features with • Separate heat rate deviation
unmatched flexibility and ease of report allows user to know the
use. The software offers a simple losses incurred due to sub-
configuration utility for integration optimal operations
with a DCS (distributed control • Separate operator controllable
system). Calculation results are losses report makes it possible
displayed on screen and are also to minimize losses resulting in
available in a range of reports. huge savings

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• Heat balance diagram enables • Air-heater performance
operator to have a simple and calculations
intuitive online visualization of • Deaerator performance
the process calculations
• A facility for timed performance • Unit heat rate calculations
tests can be greatly beneficial
especially during performance All the calculations are based on
guarantee test runs relevant performance test codes
and other standards available. The
Calculation details results are available for individual
components as well as summary
PPC offers efficiency calculation for reports for all the components. In
different components in the steam addition to these, calculation
path and flue gas path. Plant heat details report are also available
rate and overall efficiency are that provides intermediate values
available separately. Some of the derived in each of the calculations
calculations handled by PPC include (for example, each of the individual

• Boiler efficiency calculations losses in the case of the boiler

• Turbo-generator efficiency efficiency calculation by indirect
calculations method). These reports will enable
• Condenser performance user to have a “feel” of the
calculations calculations performed and also to
crosscheck for any discrepancies.

Kalki Communication Technologies Private Limited, #147, 2nd Floor, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout, Bangalore 560034
E-mail: sales@kalkitech.com Phone: +91 80 2572 1263 Fax: +91 80 2572 5473 WWW: http://www.kalkitech.com
© All rights reserved 2005 - 2008
Configuration utility all the calculation results that the
PPC needs to write back to the DCS
PPC comes with a simple can be configured as “output tags”.
configuration utility that allows a
user to specify details for the Technical details
communication with the DCS.
Platform: Windows 2000

PPC as a standard product Software requirements: MS Excel

complies with DDE (Dynamic Data Communication Interface: DDE
Exchange) and OPC (OLE for (Dynamic Data Exchange), OPC
Process Control) as interface (OLE for Process Control)
mechanisms. Since most control
system packages available today Further details
support one or both of these
interfaces, PPC can seamlessly For further details on PPC, please
integrate with most vendors DCS. write to sales@kalkitech.com. Phone,
In the exceptional case that both fax and mailing details can be had
interfaces are not available, legacy from our website
protocols can be supported as part http://www.kalkitech.com/Contactus.htm.
of our implementation services. Details on other solutions like
Economic Load Dispatch / Merit
PPC allows user to configure all the order dispatch, Availability Based
inputs that it has to collect from Tariff, Plant Simulation software,
DCS for performing the Alarm analysis package etc. can be
calculations. Where a certain had from the PGA home page at
process point does not exist, it can http://www.kalkitech.com/powergen.htm
be configured as an “operator
input” for manual entry. Similarly

Kalki Communication Technologies Private Limited, #147, 2nd Floor, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout, Bangalore 560034
E-mail: sales@kalkitech.com Phone: +91 80 2572 1263 Fax: +91 80 2572 5473 WWW: http://www.kalkitech.com
© All rights reserved 2005 - 2008