Instrument Assessment

Electric power generating stations depend on thousands of field instruments to provide pressure, temperature, flow, power and other various information to the unit control system to assure the safe and reliable operation of the plant equipment. With this large number of instruments, it is critical to prioritize instrument importance to optimize instrument O&M costs. In addition, advanced tools such as performance monitoring systems, neural networks, and condition monitoring systems depend on the accuracy and reliability of the station instruments. The dependency of these tools on instrumentation require critical knowledge of the condition of your station instruments.

The instruments assessment provides a method to optimize your instrumentation:

• Baseline current instrument condition and accuracy
• Determine where instrument upgrade dollars should be spent
• Determine calibration frequency and accuracy requirements
• Determine calibration standard maintenance requirements
• Provide a plan for strategic improvements to your instrumentation