Hawthorn Station Fuel Yard Controls Upgrade
Client: Kansas City Power & Light
Completion Date: Design: 2015
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Summary
This client wished to replace its existing fuel yard PLC control system with a distributed control system (DCS) to reduce operating costs and improve capabilities and functionality. Burns & McDonnell specified Ovation DCS components, designed the control system network and electrical system, and provided construction specifications and field checkout and commissioning services. Burns & McDonnell also provided on-site engineering support and management during factory acceptance testing, pre-outage construction, outage construction, I/O checkout, startup and tuning phases of the project.
Services:
- Project management
- DCS and controls network design
- Electrical construction design and specifications
- Factory Acceptance Testing support
- Construction support
- Startup and commissioning
Features:
- Design DCS and network design
- VFD upgrades
- Aggressive schedule
