Problem

Hardware and service limitations in the existing vibration monitoring and protection system installed on the circulating water pump of the 800 MW power plant.

Objective

- To provide a cost-effective solution for machine protection

- To increase plant uptime

Solution

Installation of Forbes Marshall make microprocessor based Vibtrans 19” rack digital vibration monitoring system with trip relay and retransmission output.

The Vibtrans is an API-670 compliant system with redundant and hot swappable functionality for all types of modules, field selectable filters, communication with DCS and HMI via MODBUS – RS485.

Benefits

Improved plant maintenance

Enhanced operational and plant safety

Auto-shutdown facility

Increased life span of machines

Reduced costs towards inventory, manpower and energy