Challenges Renewable energy is one of the fastest growing sources of electricity. Hydroelectricity, one of the oldest methods for generating power, will play a significant role in the projected growth of worldwide generation.

Hydroelectric plants have long lifecycles, with some facilities still operating after more than 100 years. Periodic upgrades to equipment, as well as relicensing, allows utilities to extend the life of a hydro facility so it can continue to produce electricity well into the future. Additionally, effective management of hydroelectric or pump storage plant operations ensures the ongoing commercial viability of these assets.

Modernizing hydroelectric or pump storage plants, constructing new sites, and retrofitting flood control facilities for efficient power production affords many benefits, but each has their own challenges with cost, performance, and risk.

Consider it Solved.For over a century, power producers have turned to Emerson to control critical power generation processes, increase plant efficiencies and megawatt production, and realize long-term O&M savings at both locally-or remotely-controlled facilities. Emerson solutions are trusted world-wide to provide reliable and secure automation for the power generating processes.

An Emerson total solution for your hydroelectric power plant can help you achieve business objectives — from a single turbine generator, to a powerhouse, cascaded hydro plants, or your entire generating fleet. Our ability to architect, implement, and manage a hydroelectric automation project will generate increased returns while mitigating risk and staff impacts.

Emerson Total Solution for

Hydroelectric Power Plants

As a leader in power generation automation, Emerson solutions can help reduce outages, promote consistent and safe equipment operation, improve plant performance, and support realization of financial objectives.

We recognize that power producers with diverse assets that include hydroelectric generation require broad-scope solutions that encompass innovative technology and lifecycle services. Emerson’s vast experience with both traditional and renewable generating assets enables us to provide integrated solutions that encompass the entire hydroelectric plant and associated body of water. Our automation strategies promote commercial success by increasing operational efficiency and improving reliability and availability while mitigating risk.

Emerson Brand Function Plant Location

Alber & Chloride Battery Monitoring

Storage battery monitoring and test equipment Control room Balance of Plant (Powerhouse)

AMS Suite Predictive maintenance software Control room Plant engineering & maintenance office

ASCO Power Switching and Controls

Automatic transfer switches, paralleling switchgear, and controls for emergency power

Balance of Plant (Powerhouse)

Avocent Infrastructure Management

Management of physical and IT infrastructure, equipment planning and management

Control room

Chloride Industrial Power AC & DC UPS Balance of Plant (Powerhouse)

Control Techniques, Leroy-Somer, Safetronics, FIncor

Asynchronous and synchronous motors, drivers, starters, controllers, and inverters

Balance-of-plant (Powerhouse) Penstock control gate, water intake, screen Reservoir/Dam/River – pond control & water management Turbine and turbine generator

ControlWave® Remote terminal units for SCADA applications or distributed control Penstock control gate, water intake, screen Turbine and turbine generator Switchyard/Transformer

Unmanned remote hydro generation sites

Fisher® Control valves and severe service valves Balance-of-plant (Powerhouse) Penstock control gate, water intake, screen Reservoir/Dam/River – pond control & water management Turbine and turbine generator

Knurr Racks and Integrated Cabinets

Equipment storage with provisions for UPS, thermal management, and wiring/cable management

Control room

Leroy-Somer Horizontal and vertical asynchronous and synchronous motors, frequency converters, permanent magent generators

Turbine and turbine generator (black start generators)

Liebert AC UPS and thermal management, surge suppression, precision cooling

Control room Dispatch Center Plant engineering & maintenance office

Machinery Health™ Management - CSI Technologies

Predictive and protective technology and services for mechanical equipment

Turbine and turbine generator

Ovation™ Control System and Simulation

Distributed monitoring and control system, SCADAPlant simulation

Balance-of-plant (Powerhouse) Control room Corporate offices Dispatch Center Plant engineering & maintenance office Penstock control gate, water intake, screen Reservoir/Dam/River – pond control & water management Turbine and turbine generator Switchyard/Transformer

PlantWeb™ Digital plant architecture Control room

Rosemount® Pressure, temperature, level, and flow measurement

Balance-of-plant (Powerhouse) Penstock control gate, water intake, screen Reservoir/Dam/River – pond control & water management Turbine and turbine generator

SmartProcess™ Plant optimization and performance monitoring

Control room Dispatch Center Plant engineering & maintenance office

Smart Wireless Wireless field and plant networks Balance-of-plant (Powerhouse) Penstock control gate, water intake, screen Reservoir/Dam/River – pond control & water management Turbine and turbine generator Switchyard/Transformer

Valve Automation – Bettis and EIM

Actuators Turbine and turbine generator

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Emerson Solutions for Your Hydroelectric Power Plant

Fleet/Enterprise Management and Optimization• Enterprise-wide system integration, visualiza-

tion, and dispatch• Automatic generation and frequency control• Fleet (including hydro, renewables, fossil)

financial and emission optimization• Fleet-wide asset management and reliability

program

Services• Plant automation, monitoring, and control

assessments• Operation & maintenance studies• Telecommunication system assessments• Cybersecurity assessments• Preliminary engineering, project planning,

and specification preparation• Final engineering and procurement• Installation, commissioning, and startup

support

Analog and Field Devices Intelligent• Transmitters: pressure, temperature, flow, and

level• Valves: general, severe-duty, specialty, and

motor operated• Actuators: electric, hydraulic, pneumatic,

variable frequency drives (VFDs)

Equipment and Condition Monitoring• Online vibration monitoring with smart alarms• Temperature monitoring with online statistical

analysis• Online partial discharge monitoring• Laser alignment and balancing• Motor and pump diagnostics• Oil analysis

Intelligent Device Management• Asset management• Multiple-network system for calibration,

diagnostics, configuration, and audits

Electrical Auxiliaries• UPS, power conditioning, and distribution• Air conditioning and precision cooling• Motors, gear reduction drives, couplings• Backup power generators

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Emerson Offerings for

Hydroelectric Power Plants Reservoir/Dam/River

Transformer

Screen

Gate

Water Intake

Penstock Switchyard

Generator Unit

Turbine

Plant Engineering & Maintenance Office

Powerhouse

Control Room

Corporate Offices

Combined Cycle Wind Farm Coal Plant

Dispatch Center

Kaplan

Pelton

Francis Hydro Plant Control & Monitoring• Digital turbine governor control• Digital generator excitation system• Vibration monitoring and machinery health

management• Coordinated megawatt & megavar control• Automated start/synch/stop & generate/

condense sequencing• Mechanical protection for vibration, overspeed,

and temperature• Gate and waterway monitoring and control• Auxiliaries and balance-of-plant control• Switchyard control and monitoring• Integration with protective relays, IEDs, dispatch

centers, and other systems

Ovation Distributed Control & Monitoring• Automatic documentation and system

management • Enterprise data server and wireless device

monitoring• High system availability- no single point of failure• NERC CIP compliant security solutions• Digital bus solutions (HART, DNP3.0, ICCP,

Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, DeviceNet, ASIbus, etc.)

• Alarm management• Operator tracking through events, trends, logs,

diagnostics• Historian and report generator

SCADA & RTU System• Remote flow, level, and precipitation monitoring

network• Remote control of gates, circuit breakers, rakes,

valves, and generator sets• Remote terminal units with integral solar/wind

power and radio systems• Dispatch system and interface gateway

Plant Optimization• Blade pitch - gate position control• Unit response management and optimization• Multiple unit water/load allocation and efficiency

optimization• Pond/lake level and multiple plant cascade flow

control

Simulation• Virtual environment for operator training, control

validation, and process analysis

Penstock Control Gate, Water Intake, and Screen

Plant Engineering & Maintenance Office

Dispatch Center

Reservoir/Dam/Run-of-the-River

Balance-of-plant (Powerhouse)

Control Room

Corporate Offices

Turbine and Turbine Generator Unit

Switchyard/Transformer

Turbine & Turbine Generator Applications• Horizontal and vertical synchronous and asynchronous

applications• Main Francis, Kaplan, and Pelton turbines• Pumped storage turbines• Fishwater, permanent magnet, and induction turbine generators• Frequency converters