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News Release from: ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation)
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 03 January 2007
Control system to help cut Chinese
emissions
ABB has received a contract to supply an AC800F control system for a 500,000 tonne/year methanol production project in Shandong Province, China.
ABB has received a contract to supply an AC800F control system for a 500,000 tonne/year methanol production project in Shandong Province, China, funded by Yankuang Group which will reduce environmental impact of burning high-sulphur coal The system, which will be provided by ABB China, will consist of 18 AC800F controllers, four engineer workplaces, and 16 DigiVis operator workplaces
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Each operator workplace is equipped with two displays.
The system will process more than 6000 I/O signals for the plant, which will have one centre control room, and seven operating areas.
The areas include air-separation, gasification, transform, depurating, methanol production, SIS, and production scheduling.
ABB's scope of supply includes a digital video monitoring system to better collect local equipment information, as well as four remote control systems for pick-coal, heat power station control, waste-water, methanol bottling, and a heat power station.
Architecture flexibility allows the remote systems to be connected with the AC800F System via optical Profibus and open communication interfaces.
The project features advanced water-coal pressure gasification technology to produce methanol from high sulphur coal.
This process thereby reduces the environmental impact of burning the high sulphur coal directly.
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