GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology Mark Disch Flor Rivas John Wainwright © 2015 General Electric Company. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be copied or distributed in whole or in part, without prior permission of the copyright owner.

GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology Contents Executive Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Overview of Digital Bus Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 GE’s Digital Bus Application Philosophy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Benefits of FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus vs Traditional Wiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology GEA31803 GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology GEA31803 Executive Summary GE's control, protection and monitoring philosophy employs several digital and analog protocols, including FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus (FFB). FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus is an all-digital, serial, two-way communication protocol developed and administered by the Fieldbus Foundation. The FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus protocol was established in the 1990s, and has a growing installed base in many industries such as refining, petrochemicals, power generation, food and...

GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology Benefits of FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus vs Traditional Wiring The three key stages of a power plant lifecycle are planning, building, and operating. GE’s adoption of FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus provides benefits to EPCs and end users in the building and operating stages. The building stage includes installation and commissioning. Installation The objective of the installation phase is to safely construct the power plant in a predictable, short timeframe while minimizing material and labor costs. Use of FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus reduces installation materials...

GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology Use of FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus, in conjunction with a portable GE Mark* VIe controller (Figure 4), enables pre-commissioning of accessory system skids in the factory, prior to shipment, with the control interfaces and device settings intended for the power plant installation. Adjustments and any identified rework are performed in the factory more quickly and at less expense than at the site. During site commissioning, with the controller connected, the FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus protocol provides for instant recognition of devices and pre-configured...

GEA31803 GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology Application of FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Across GE Power Plants GE has selectively applied FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus technology across the power plant to create the most benefit for EPCs and power plant owners and operators. One of the goals of applying FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus is to reduce the overall total installed cost by reducing wiring. Therefore it may not make sense to apply FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus devices where an installation cost benefit cannot be achieved. Typically, an installation cost benefit can be achieved where there are at...

GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology GEA31803 GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology GEA31803 Traditional wiring design FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus design CPUs IONET switches Linking devices Power conditioners Accessory skid Segment protectors Redundant transmitters Redundant transmitters Figure 7. FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus vs traditional architecture. GE Experience with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus GE followed an incremental approach to developing and introducing FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus into its power generation products. After a progression of development, engineering, and test...

GEA31803 GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology In 2014, the first 9HA gas turbine was installed on the FSFL test stand, fully instrumented with over 150 FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus devices. During approximately 215 hours of testing, the troubleshooting and starting reliability benefits of FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus technology were illustrated multiple times. For example, the diagnostic information that is integrated into the control system provided insights into maintenance needs for a valve that was not properly getting instrument air. That diagnostic would not have been visible in the...

GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology Conclusion GE’s control, protection and monitoring philosophy employs several digital and analog protocols. The FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus protocol is a proven technology, established in the 1990s, and used widely in several industries. After careful assessment of control requirements—and the characteristics of, and benefits provided by FFB—GE followed a systematic and deliberate approach to developing and introducing FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus on power plant equipment. GE’s fieldbus technology exploration started in the early 2000s, and GE has amassed...

GEA31803 GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology Application of FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus in HA Gas Turbine Generator and Steam Turbine Generator © 2015 General Electric Company. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be copied or distributed in whole or in part, without prior permission of the copyright owner.

GE Power Plant Design with FOUNDATION™ Fieldbus Technology GEA31803 Steam Turbine and Generator © 2015 General Electric Company. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be copied or distributed in whole or in part, without prior permission of the copyright owner.