Thermal Power Plant Control and Instrumentation

The rise of renewable power generation using wind and solar energy has created the challenge of greater flexibility for combustion plants, requiring more sophisticated and robust control. Developments in control technology have brought opportunities for the power industry in terms of flexibility, energy efficiency and safety, but also the risk of a comprehension gap between control specialists and power plant engineers. This practically-oriented book bridges the gap. Contents include a wide variety of plant and combustion arrangements, from smaller boiler systems to full-scale generators, common principles, commercial aspects, measurement, and key techniques such as cogeneration and combined cycle.