艾默生城市西南發電站現存的裝置進行數字自動化更新. 賓夕法尼州匹茲堡2007年12月13日消息，艾默生過程管理公司于當天宣布其贏得一份合同：在西南發電廠2號機組安裝其配有Ovation®專家控制系統的PlantWeb®數字架構，一個新的300MW的燃煤機組將由被建立在密蘇里州的斯普林菲爾德。 在西南2號發電機組，艾默生的Ovation系統將監測和控制Foster Wheeler的鍋爐，以及燃燒管理系統，冷卻塔、空氣質量控制系統及工廠過程的平衡。因為艾默生Ovation系統組合了57個基金會現場總線部分（如1368個I/O）及31 Profibus-DP部分（如1890個I/O），并用于網絡智能現場儀器。總體的，Ovation系統能管理近42,00個I/O點。 作為連接的一部分，艾默生還將安裝AMS™組件：能使設備配置和試運行及工廠啟動更有效的智能設備管理器。在正在運行的基礎上，AMS設備管理器還提供在線的儀器和閥門過程數據訪問及預置的診斷信息。此性能供給了功率發生器更有價值的信息，此優勢可被用于優化工廠操作和維護，以及避免未籌化的儲運損耗。 設備傳送定于2009年秋天，試運行于2010年秋天進行，到2011年1月份實現全面運營。 此合同還要求艾默生的系統替代在西南發電站1號機組的ABB控制系統，為此現在的200MW燃煤發電站提供其Ovation專家控制系統。Ovation系統將監測控制鍋爐以及燃燒管理系統，并平衡工程操作過程。艾默生將取代ABB在威斯丁豪斯渦輪機的控制系統。這樣做是使西南發電站1號機組能夠全面受益于并列的鍋爐及渦輪控制，包括設備的兼容性，穩定性、反映速度、熱效率，工廠操作的整個控制及關鍵工廠及渦輪參數的簡明觀察。 西南1號機組還將包括一個新選擇性催化還原系統，安裝在一個一級的數字自動化架構上，此架構擁有Ovation控制系統和基金會現場總線的技術。 1號機組的設備安裝定于2008年秋天。 艾默生電力水力解決方案總裁Bob Yeager說：“我們很高興能為此重項目提供我們的服務來滿足此地區的電力需求。艾默生將利用我們工業領先的自動化控制技術提供定制的自動化解決方案，最好的滿足新項目的需求。” [FONT=times] original text [/FONT] [font=times] Emerson to Digitally Automate New Unit, Upgrade Controls for Existing Unit at City Utilities’ Southwest Power Station [/font] [font=times][Color=#708090]PITTSBURGH, PA （December 13, 2007） — Emerson Process Management announced today that it has won a contract to install its PlantWeb® digital architecture with the Ovation® expert control system at Southwest Power Station Unit 2, a new 300-MW, coal fired unit being built by Springfield, Missouri-based City Utilities. At Southwest Unit 2, Emerson’s Ovation system will monitor and control a Foster Wheeler boiler, as well as the burner management system, cooling tower, air quality control system and balance of plant processes. The new plant will make extensive use of digital bus-based technologies, with Emerson’s Ovation system incorporating 57 Foundation™ fieldbus segments （representing 1,368 I/O） and 31 Profibus-DP segments （representing 1,890 I/O） to network intelligent field instrumentation. In total, the Ovation system will manage nearly 4,200 I/O points. As part of the contract, Emerson will also install its AMS™ Suite: Intelligent Device Manager, which streamlines device configuration and commissioning for more efficient plant startup. On an ongoing basis, AMS Device Manager also provides online access to instrument and valve process data and predictive diagnostic information. This capability arms power generators with valuable information that can be used to optimize plant operations and maintenance activities, as well as avoid costly unplanned outages. Equipment delivery is slated for fall 2009. The unit will be commissioned in fall 2010 and is expected to be fully operational in January 2011. The contract also calls for Emerson to replace existing ABB controls at Southwest Power Station Unit 1, an existing 200-MW, coal-fired plant, with its Ovation expert control system. The Ovation system will monitor and control the boiler, as well as the burner management system and balance of plant processes. Emerson will also replace the ABB controls on the unit’s Westinghouse turbine with the Ovation system. Doing so will enable Southwest Unit 1 to experience the benefits of fully coordinated boiler/turbine control including unit-wide compatibility; improved unit stability, responsiveness and thermal efficiencies; tighter overall control of plant operations; and a concise view of key plant and turbine parameters. Southwest Unit 1 will also include a new selective catalytic reduction （SCR） system equipped with a state-of-the-art digital automation architecture featuring the Ovation control system and Foundation fieldbus technology. Equipment installation for Unit 1 is slated for fall 2008. “We are pleased to have been selected for projects that are so important to meeting the electricity needs of this region,” said Bob Yeager, president of the Power & Water Solutions division of Emerson. “Emerson’s ability to provide an automation solution customized to best meet the requirements of both the new construction and retrofit projects speak to our extensive capabilities, as well as our industry-leading automation and control technologies.”[/color][/font]