Petrobras and CCC Give Flexibility to the Operation of P-18
July 26, 2002

As a result of a new control system implemented by Compressor Controls Corporation, the P-18 Compression System of Petrobras (Brazil) now reaches the production objectives of separating oil and gas without compromising antisurge protection of two three-stage turbocompressor units. The article about the CCC and Petrobras cooperation was featured in the May 2002 issue of Petro & Quimica, a Brazilian trade magazine.

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Completes Turn-Key Project for Transredes S.A., Bolivia
May 1, 2002

Compressor Controls Corporation (CCC) has recently completed a turn-key project with Transredes S.A., the largest gas transmission company in Bolivia. Transredes S.A. has approximately 3,000 km of gas pipeline and 3,100 km of crude oil and liquids pipelines. CCC was awarded the project to modernize the Caigua compressor station on the Yabog pipeline. The project included three major objectives: the replacement of pneumatic field instruments; installation of a supervisory shop control system; and retrofit of unit control panels for two Solar turbine-driven natural gas compressors. The scope included TrainView™ HMI, fuel control, antisurge, logic, loadsharing control, fire safety systems, and complete plant monitoring. The customer's decision to award CCC the project was based on the superior solution and functionality of the integrated control platform. Transredes understood the value of CCC’s solution for running parallel machines and how this would help with compressor station expansion plans. Successful start-up of both turbocompressors was concluded February 9th allowing the customer to satisfy gas export contracts.

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CCC Receives Praise from ExecutiveDirector of “Maritsa-East 2” Power Plant in Bulgaria
March 11, 2002

The following is a reference letter for Compressor Controls Corporation signed by Dimiar Kishkilov, the Executive Director of the "Maritsa East 2" Power Plant in Bulgaria.

The Power Plant “Maritsa-East 2 TPP,” in the Republic of Bulgaria, needed to retrofit a control system for a K-215-130 generator steam turbine manufactured by OAO “LMZ,” Russia. The turbine is currently in operation in Power Unit #7.
The principal reason for the control system retrofit was to meet the European Power System requirements on dead band and speed droop values, thus allowing Bulgaria to integrate into the European power grid.
After an international bid, the project was awarded to a U.S.A.-based, ISO 9001-certified firm, Compressor Controls Corporation (CCC). The project was awarded to CCC due to the company’s advanced technology, vast international experience and the availability of highly specialized state-of-the-art equipment and reliable engineering services.
Upon commissioning of the CCC-designed automatic control system (ACS), it became obvious that the new ACS is extremely effective in sustaining the primary and secondary frequency control of the Power Unit #7.
The following parameters have been successfully achieved since the CCC ACS was put on line:

• Dead band – 5mHz
• Droop – 4%
• ASC is fully tested for generator’s load rejection and increase

As a result, the new ACS is in full compliance with the requirements of the Bulgarian National Electric Company and the European UCPTE Standards, thus making possible the Maritsa-East 2 TPP integration into the European Power System.
In addition, the CCC control system is compliant to the turbine manufacturer’s (LMZ) requirements and the Bulgarian Electric Power Generation Plants’ Operations Requirements dated May 28, 2000.

Executive Director
Dipl. Eng. Dimiar Kishkilov

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Consider Overspeed Protection Retrofits
February 6, 2002

An article featuring Compressor Controls Corporation's Guardian® Overspeed Protection (OSP) system recently appeared in the January 2002 issue of Hydrocarbon Processing. The article was written by Heinz P. Bloch., a renowned authority in the turbomachinery control field and Hydrocarbon Processing's Reliability/Equipment Editor. Mr. Bloch advises process and power plants worldwide on reliability improvement and maintenance cost reduction. CCC's Guardian helps keep turbomachinery running at peak capacity. The OSP system offers users the security and dependability of a two-out-of-three voting system with the flexibility and ease of a do-it-your-self installation and configuration..

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Integrated Control System for Power Recovery Trains In FCC Units
January 31, 2002

Compressor Controls Corporation has developed and successfully implemented integrated PRCSs for several world-scale FCCUs in refineries around the globe. An article was recently published highlighting CCC's success in this area. The article was originally published in the 2002 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering.

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Introducing CCC’s new Profit Enhancement Program
January 30, 2002

Introducing CCC’s new "Profit Enhancement Program" or PEP! The program is designed to identify profit enhancement opportunities through improved turbomachinery control. CCC solutions strengthen the overall performance of your turbomachinery and process. Our solutions are designed to fit your budget, while giving you the results you need, often proving investment payback in months. You’ll be amazed by how much you can gain through better turbomachinery control!

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CCC’s Control System to be Installed in Two More Power Generation Plants
January 16, 2002

Compressor Controls Corporation has signed contracts with two more power generation plants, the Zaporozje Power Generation Plant in Ukraine and the Norilsk Plant in northern Siberia. For both projects, CCC will install its digital electric-to-hydraulic transducer (DEHT). The Zaporozje plant uses a 300 MW steam turbine while Norilsk uses a 100 MW extraction steam turbine. Equipment for both projects is due to ship in March of this year.

Zaporozje’s turbine is very similar to the 300 MW turbine CCC retrofitted in Kazakhstan in December 2000. The Kazakhstan plant’s steam turbine, manufactured by the Ukrainian OEM “Turbo-Atom,” used water instead of oil as a power-and-control fluid. The DEHT system utilized the power function of the water and eliminated its control function. The Zaporozje plant uses the same hydraulic system.

The Zaporozje and Norilsk plants will be the fourth and fifth installations of the DEHT system since its introduction. In November 2000, the first DEHT system was commissioned on a turbo airblower in one of Eastern Europe’s largest metallurgical plants in Ukraine. A month later, a second DEHT system was commissioned on the aforementioned 300 MW utility turbo-generator in Kazakhstan. In December 2001, a 210 MW steam turbine in Bulgaria was retrofitted with the system.

In the first two installations, the DEHT technology allowed the plants to retrofit their 30-year-old- steam turbines (at a moderate cost) with the new systems, which resulted in performance that exceeded customer expectations. The DEHT technology provided for the utilization of existing power-fluid pumps and systems, and the use of existing hydraulic servomotors with their pilot valves.

The DEHT system was created as an alternative to the high cost of electronic-to-hydraulic signal transducer (EHT)-based control systems. Instead of the “balanced type” pilot valve actuation employed by the EHT, DEHT is based on digital-drive technology. The DEHT system features high stability and high accuracy of control; it exceeds current industry requirements; and was achieved

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