Intelligent management system for balance of plant

A system for determining a malfunction of a feedwater pump, the system comprising:

• one or more computer processors operable to:
• receive, real-time plant parameters;
• correlate the plant parameters to historical operational values;
• based at least partially on the correlating, identify that a malfunction in a feedwater pump may occur;
• and
• prior to the malfunction occurring in the feedwater pump, based at least partially on the identifying, control operation of a bypass valve or a second feedwater pump;
• and
• a database operable to store at least the plant parameters and the historical operational values.

A system for determining a malfunction of a feedwater pump, the system comprising:

• one or more computer processors operable to:
• receive real-time plant parameters;
• correlate the plant parameters to historical operational values;
• based at least partially on the correlating, identify that a malfunction could occur in a feedwater pump;
• prior to the malfunction occurring in the feedwater pump, based at least partially on the identifying, provide an advisory action concerning an operation of the feedwater pump;
• prior to the malfunction occurring in the feedwater pump, based at least partially on the plant parameters, predict at least a drum pressure and a steam flow associated with a steam drum;
• prior to the malfunction occurring in the feedwater pump, based at least partially on the drum pressure and the steam flow, predict a drum level in the steam drum;
• prior to the malfunction occurring in the feedwater pump, based at least partially on the drum level, determine a drum level setpoint to adjust the drum level to achieve predetermined dynamics of the steam drum;
• prior to the malfunction occurring in the feedwater pump, based at least partially on the identifying, control operation of a bypass valve or a second feedwater pump;
• and
• a database operable to store at least the plant parameters and the historical operational values.

A system for determining a malfunction of a feedwater pump, the system comprising:

• a drum boiler including a steam drum, an evaporator to receive water from the steam drum and a heated gas from a gas turbine, a riser disposed between the evaporator and the steam drum to direct steam from the evaporator to the steam drum, and a feedwater pump to provide the water to the steam drum;
• and
• a controller including one or more processors and a database, wherein the one or more processors are operable to:
• receive real-time plant parameters;
• correlate the plant parameters to historical operational values;
• based at least partially on the correlating, identify that a malfunction could occur in a feedwater pump;
• and
• prior to the malfunction occurring in the feedwater pump, based at least partially on the identifying, control operation of a bypass valve or a second feedwater pump;
• and
• wherein the database is operable to store at least the plant parameters and the historical operational values.