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Hydrogen Cooled Generators: Best Practices for Safety, Efficiency, and Risk Mitigation for 2024 and Beyond

Hosted by PMI - June 2024

Recent catastrophic events have reinforced the critical importance of safety and risk mitigation strategies in power plants worldwide. Today’s operators face many challenges, including the reduction of well-trained plant personnel, load cycling, extended periods between outages, grid fluctuations and planning for emergencies.

This is a must-see webinar dedicated to the equipment used to monitor critical parameters of the hydrogen gas auxiliary system used to cool large turbo-generators.

Best practices in the implementation of solutions for effective condition monitoring and predictive maintenance systems will be covered, as well as the importance of remote operator-initiated generator purging and leak detection. Safety and unit efficiency are at the core of these applications.

Extending the life – and efficiency – of a generating asset requires a broad perspective, including not only the machine itself, but the auxiliary systems and predictive maintenance systems that support it. Register today and decrease downtime, mitigate risk, and improve the overall safety profile of the plant.

Key Learning Objectives

• Implement solutions for effective condition monitoring and predictive maintenance systems.
• Understand the methods used to measure hydrogen gas purity and dew point.
• Design a safer work environment for maintaining Hydrogen Cooled Turbo-generators as well as the protection of generation assets. 

 

Hydrogen Auxiliaries Best Practices for Hydrogen Safety Series

Recent catastrophic events have reinforced the critical importance of safety and risk mitigation strategies in power plants worldwide. Today’s operators face many challenges, including the reduction of well-trained plant personnel, load cycling, extended periods between outages, grid fluctuations and planning for emergencies.

Join E/One for a 3-part webinar series dedicated to the equipment used to monitor critical parameters of the hydrogen gas auxiliary system used to cool large turbo-generators.

Part 3: Generator Control Monitor Explosion-Proof Design (GCM-X)

August 2020

Corrective action prompted by early warning of generator overheating can mean the difference between a brief shutdown for minor repairs and a major overhaul involving weeks or even months of costly downtime.

We explore E/One’s Generator Control Monitor Explosion-Proof Design (GCM-X), which uses real-time detection to give early warning of generator overheating and potential failure. High concentrations of submicron particles (pyrolytic products) are produced whenever any materials within the generator are heated sufficiently to produce thermal decomposition. These "hotspots" can lead to catastrophic failure if not detected in a timely manner.

Building on more than three decades of proven field experience, and incorporating international requirements for hazardous area locations, the Generator Condition Monitor-Explosion-Proof Design (GCM-X) assures a new level in generator performance, reliability, and safety.

Part 2: Dual Hydrogen Control Panel (DHCP)

July 2020

With the ability to automatically increase the amount of hydrogen gas scavenged from the generator, these units maintain hydrogen purity at an optimum level. And maintaining hydrogen purity is critical to assuring proper performance, profitability and personnel safety levels.

We’ll explore E/One’s Dual Hydrogen Control Panel (DHCP), designed specifically for monitoring GE’s scavenging seal oil generators. The DHCP contains two independent analyzers that monitor the turbine-end seal drain enlargement and collector-end seal drain enlargement. Additionally, it has valving for manual or DCS operation for checking casing purity of the generator.

The DHCP works with GE’s Mark IV, Mark V and Mark VI control systems.

Part 1: Generator Gas Dryer (GGD)

May 2020

Part 1 focuses on Generator Gas Dryers. Water, oil and other contaminants cause corrosion in critical areas of generators, resulting in diminished efficiency and increasing the likelihood of forced outages. Increased dew point levels also detract from generator efficiency by increasing windage losses. We’ll explore E/One’s Generator Gas Dryer (GGDII), a dual-chamber system that continuously dries and recirculates generator cooling gas – even when the generator is on turning gear, which is a critical time to maintain low dew point.

Automated Gas Manifold and Safe Purging: Best Practices

May 2020

Now more than ever, plant operators are confronted with challenges ranging from the efficient execution of all tasks and activities to planning for emergencies – all while facing a reduction of well-trained plant personnel. This must-see webinar covers best practices in generator purging and leak detection that can lower risk mitigation, decrease downtime, and improve the overall safety profile of the plant.

• What is a safe Auto Purge System

• Benefits of an Auto Purge System

• Best Practices for Safe Purging

• Understanding CO2 and its delivery issues

This program also includes a review of the critical auxiliary equipment associated with the generator purging process and important considerations for automating the purge process.

 

Case Study Discussion: Automating Your Generator De-Gas Process

Catastrophic events have reinforced the critical importance of safety and risk mitigation strategies in power plants worldwide. Today’s operators face many challenges, including the reduction of well-trained plant personnel and planning for emergencies.

Join E/One Utility Systems and Florida Power & Light for a new webinar, moderated by Combined Cycle Journal: Gary Griffith, Engineering & Operational Support Services Leader – Generators for Florida Power & Light (FPL), will join Gus Graham and Mark Williams from E/One to discuss FPL’s implementation and experience with their automated degas process. Learn why FPL implemented the automated system and how an automated degas system can increase plant safety.

Presentation Takeaways

• Why automate the degas process?

• What key safety elements can be achieved from the project?

• Technical requirements for consideration

• Possible challenges that may arise

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Maximizing Power Plant Safety: Preventing Costly Catastrophes via Proper Processes, Equipment, and Automated Generator De-Gassing

Hydrogen poses significant challenges to owners, operators, and maintenance personnel from the standpoint of safety, risk mitigation, and demands for increasing efficiency. As such, the Generator Hydrogen Auxiliary System demands close attention, requiring proper maintenance, monitoring, and upkeep to ensure safe plant operation. Recent catastrophic events have reinforced the critical importance of safety and risk mitigation strategies in power plants worldwide. 

Operational challenges such as increased load cycling, shortages of experienced and well-trained maintenance personnel, preparing for emergencies, and extended time between outages place additional stress on these critical systems. 

Best practices in generator purging and leak detection will be covered, as well as a review of the critical auxiliary equipment associated with the generator purging process and important considerations for automating the purge process.

View the webinar on demand (registration required)

 

Improving Personnel Safety in Power Plants through Rapid
Generator De-Gassing

Hosted by Turbomachinery magazine, July 2018

Catastrophic events have reinforced the critical importance of safety and risk mitigation strategies in power plants worldwide. Today’s operators face many challenges, including the reduction of well-trained plant personnel and planning for emergencies.

This must-see webinar with noted industry trusted advisor Steve Kilmartin will cover best practices in machine purging and leak detection. He will explain in detail the ‘Intensive Care & Handling’ of hydrogen necessary for maximum safety, risk mitigation and increased efficiency for large turbo-generators.

 

Generator De-Gassing and Purging: Best Practices for Safe Plant Operation

Hosted by Energy-Tech magazine, April 2018

Catastrophic events have reinforced the critical importance of safety and risk mitigation strategies in power plants worldwide. This must-see webinar discusses the challenges that today’s operators face, including the reduction of well-trained plant personnel and planning for emergencies. Best practices in generator purging and leak detection will be covered during this intensive 1 hour webinar by noted industry trusted advisor, Gus Graham, as he explains in detail the ‘Intensive Care & Handling’ necessary for maximum safety, risk mitigation and increased efficiency for large turbo-generators.

Rapid Generator De-Gassing: Improving Personnel Safety in Power Plants

Hosted by POWER magazine, March 2018

Catastrophic events have reinforced the critical importance of safety and risk mitigation strategies in power plants worldwide. This must-see webinar discusses the challenges that today’s operators face, including the reduction of well-trained plant personnel and planning for emergencies.

Best practices in machine purging and leak detection will also be covered during this intensive 1 hour webinar by noted industry trusted advisor, Steve Kilmartin, as he explains in detail the ‘Intensive Care & Handling’ necessary for maximum safety, risk mitigation and increased efficiency for large turbo-generators.

 

Hydrogen Cooled Turbo Generator Safety Practices: Protecting Your Most Valuable Assets

Hosted by Krishnan & Associates, January 2018

Key to overcoming these challenges is implementation of solutions for effective condition monitoring and predictive maintenance systems.  Ideally these solutions will span the life cycle of the generator from plant start-up and commissioning and extending beyond the OEM warranty period.  E/One brings a primary-source status aligned with leading OEMs to address these issues and challenges.

In this informative webinar, Steve Kilmartin, Director of Products and Markets for E/One’s Utility Systems business, will give you the tools required to meet these market challenges. He will provide an understanding of hydrogen properties as an effective cooling medium for turbo generators and the safety challenges it presents. He will also review the best practices to maintain a safe work environment in maintaining Hydrogen Cooled Turbo-generators as well as protecting your generation assets. 

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Hydrogen Safety: Best Practices for Securing Your Most Valuable Assets

Hosted by Power Engineering, October 2017

This must-see webcast discusses the pros and cons of using hydrogen, methods used to measure hydrogen gas purity and dew point, and issues to consider along with crucial best practices towards ensuring maximum hydrogen safety for the protection of your machines and plant personnel.

 

H2 Auxiliary Systems: Getting the Maximum Information for the Buck

Hosted by IIR, August 2017

The safe operation of hydrogen-cooled generators requires proper practices be followed in order to minimize the chance of a catastrophic events with the potential for massive equipment and production losses, as well as the ultimate endangerment of human life. This must-see, advanced webinar covers:

• Need for more information in resource-challenged times, touching on training issues; cycling; increased run times
• Need for safety, including well-written SOP’s; equipment rated for hazardous locations; safety equipment
• The ‘Dream’ H2 auxiliary system: breakdown P&ID; gas supply; gas manifold; instrumentation

Best practices in machine purging and leak detection will also be covered during this intensive 1 hour webinar by noted industry trusted advisor, Steve Kilmartin, as he explains in detail the ‘Intensive Care & Handling’ of hydrogen necessary for maximum safety, risk mitigation and increased efficiency for large turbo-generators.

 

Preventing Catastrophe: Detecting & Locating Generator Hotspots

Hosted by Business Review, September 2016

Today’s power plant operator faces a range of challenges, from the reduction of well-trained plant personnel, to load cycling, to extended periods between outages and grid fluctuations brought about from renewables. The added stress placed on large power generators – both hydrogen and air-cooled – lends increased credence to online condition monitoring technologies and risk mitigation strategies.

This webinar will also review the use of Generator Condition Monitors to detect overheating in air-cooled generators. Recent advancements in air-cooled generator designs have resulted in increasingly higher power ratings. The higher power densities place significantly greater stresses on the materials and structures, making slight decreases in cooling efficiencies much more critical. Probability of overheating in these air-cooled machines becomes greater as designs are pushed closer to their critical limits.

 

Utilizing Tiny Clouds to Monitor Large, Air-Cooled Generators

Hosted by Energy-Tech magazine, June 2016

Look inside of the world's earliest warning hot-spot detector and its further emerging service in power plants worldwide. This webinar discusses risk mitigation specifically and how you can protect your assets during this session in which the technology and strategy behind condition monitoring for air-cooled generators is covered.

 

Preventing Catastrophe: Detecting & Locating Generator Hotspots

Hosted by Business Review, June 2015

Today’s power plant operator faces a range of challenges, from the reduction of well-trained plant personnel, to load cycling, to extended periods between outages and grid fluctuations brought about from renewables. The added stress placed on large power generators – both hydrogen and air-cooled – lends increased credence to online condition monitoring technologies and risk mitigation strategies.

This webinar will also review the use of Generator Condition Monitors to detect overheating in air-cooled generators. Recent advancements in air-cooled generator designs have resulted in increasingly higher power ratings. The higher power densities place significantly greater stresses on the materials and structures, making slight decreases in cooling efficiencies much more critical. Probability of overheating in these air-cooled machines becomes greater as designs are pushed closer to their critical limits.

 

 

12 Steps toward Maximizing Hydrogen Safety

Catastrophic events have reinforced the critical importance of safety and risk mitigation strategies in power plants worldwide. This must-see webinar will discuss the pros and cons of using hydrogen, methods used to measure gas purity and dew point, and issues to consider along with the 12 Steps towards ensuring maximum hydrogen safety for the protection of your machines and plant personnel.

 

Turbo-Generator Hydrogen Auxiliary Systems 101

Hosted by Energy-Tech Magazine October 2014

Learn more about hydrogen auxiliary systems in this webinar, Large Turbo-Generator Hydrogen Auxiliary Systems 101 with Steve Kilmartin from E/One Utility Systems.

The webinar discusses the equipment used to monitor critical parameters of the hydrogen gas auxiliary system used to cool large turbo-generators. It is a refresher for experienced power plant personnel and provides new information for power plant employees entering into this area of plant operation.

 

 

Hydrogen Safety: Best Practices for Large Turbo Generators, Gas Monitoring and Purging

Hosted by Energy-Tech Magazine October 2013

Recent catastrophic events have reinforced the critical importance of safety and risk mitigation strategies in power plants worldwide.

Demand for increased generator rating, without increasing the physical size of the generator, has led to hydrogen being utilized as a coolant medium. The minimum size (megawatt output) of a generator to be considered for the use of hydrogen as a cooling medium will vary between manufacturers, but the fact that hydrogen has better heat transfer characteristics and is less dense (providing less windage losses) has made it a standard coolant for large turbo-generators.

Although hydrogen is 14 times more efficient than air in removing heat and is the lightest of all gases, there can be major disadvantages if not used properly. Hydrogen can be very explosive when mixed with air, and it will lose efficiency when its purity decreases.

Additionally, high moisture levels in the hydrogen can lead to generator component failure. This webinar discusses the pros and cons of using hydrogen, methods used to measure gas purity and dew point, and issues to consider.

 

 

What You Need to Know about Hydrogen Purity and Dewpoint for Large Turbogenerators

Hosted by POWER Magazine July 2013

Recent catastrophic events have reinforced the critical importance of safety and risk mitigation strategies in power plants. This webinar discusses the pros and cons for using hydrogen, methods used to measure gas purity and dew point, and issues to consider.