Electricity + Control May 2016

CONTROL SYSTEMS + AUTOMATION

I n C o n v e r s a t i o n W i t h

experience to determine the asset’s true condition.This information is then passed onto the Ellipse system, which determines what action needs to be taken, what replacement parts are required and when the repair needs to be done. If technical personnel are needed, the scheduled information is passed onto Service Suite, which allocates personnel and interacts with the maintenance team through the repair, capturing progress and status reports until the process has been finalised and the plant returned to full health. Through the Health Centre, the condition of all assets can be ana- lysed and accessed at any time, promoting reliability. “This is how modern plants will be managed in the future and, along with the associated service responsibilities, it is likely to become central to our offering going forward,” Viljoen predicts.

skills and the new technology enables us to work together with plant operators to proactively manage plant reliability and maintenance. Viljoen says that ABB’s OEM engineering expertise provides a strong knowledge set in analytics. The company has the software systems and the expertise to roll out very strong OEM equipment packages, supported by monitoring, analytics and service support to maximise reliability, availability and equipment life.

• ABB won the Control and Instrumentation (C&I) contract for Kusile Power Station after the tenders were re-issued by Eskom at the end of 2014. • Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) were successfully completed in November and December 2015. • The C&I is currently on a critical path for Unit 1 and electrical Balance of Plant (eBOP) of the power station.

Conclusion Since ABB is the machine specialist, it has a central service role to play over the lifetime of plant equipment. “Customers are losing

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