Monitoring System Including Turbine Control & Protection System and Training Simulators

Part of the new Loy Yang control room layout

Customer Satisfaction

AGL Loy Yang’s previous engineering and maintenance manager, Ron Tomasetti, said during the initial implementation phase Loy Yang was already seeing yield improvements in running the automated control system which required less operator input but gave tighter control of the system. “From what we’ve seen to date, thermal efficiency improvements of 2-3% across the plant are possible.”

Mr. Tomasetti said this was a ‘win-win’ for the power station, electricity users, and the environment. “Efficiency and environmental benefits are one and the same thing. If you run the plant efficiently, you burn less fuel and also avoid spikes in steam temperature. This preserves the life and integrity of the whole steam circuit (comprising boiler, valves etc.) and also results in a higher level of plant safety.”

With the ICMS conversion project complete, it marks the end of an eight year project between AGL Loy Yang and Yokogawa Australia but our cooperation continues with Yokogawa providing a long term service & support agreement. Pictured below is the ceremonial completion of the project with the “filling in” of the last eye on the daruma doll.