Q. Why did Honeywell partner with Wood Group TCS, Inc?A. Honeywell formed an alliance with Wood Group Turbine Control Services to address the evolving needs of the power generation industry. Power generation companies desire a single control system, and have specialized needs for turbine controls for main steam turbines and auxiliary steam turbines. Together, Honeywell and Wood Group provide a robust digital turbine control system, coupled with a full compliment of turbine retrofit services to permit the complete modernization of all turbine subsystems. The agreement enables the team members to share technology, collaborate on cost reduction initiatives and drive toward solutions that better serve the needs of the power generation industry.
Q: Who is Wood Group TCS, Inc.?A. The Wood Group is an international energy services company with more than $1.7bn sales and 12,000 employees operating in 34 countries. The Wood Group TCS was established in 2002 to support operators in the power generation, petrochemical, pipeline, oil & gas, and industrial and marine markets by providing turbine control upgrades and services for gas, steam, and hydro turbomachinery, including turnkey installations.
Q: Is DTC fully integrated with the Experion platform?A. Yes. The Digital Turbine Control System for steam turbines utilizes standard Experion modules with the integration of the high-speed functions for the fast control actions and interface to the turbine modulating valves. State-of-the-art control technology is utilized to provide a reliable, secure, operator friendly control system. The control functionality is distributed between the Experion C200 Controller and a fast speed controller, both of which reside on the Honeywell standard process network.
Q. Who is responsible for the services of the DTC system?A. Honeywell’s provides and delivers all services for the DTC system through standard regional service channels