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Doug FerberSenior Technical Advisor

EPRI Overview for

2020 IPEIA ConferenceFeb 2020

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About EPRI

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EPRI’s Mission

Advancing safe, reliable, affordable and environmentally responsible

electricity for society through global collaboration, thought leadership

and science & technology innovation

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Three Key Aspects of EPRI

CollaborativeBring together scientists, engineers,

academic researchers, and industry experts

IndependentObjective, scientifically based results

address reliability, efficiency, affordability,

health, safety, and the environment

NonprofitChartered to serve the public benefit

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Conducting Research Today

GENERATION

NUCLEAR

•Advanced Generation, CO2 Capture, Utilization and Storage•Cross Sector Technologies•Environmental Controls and Combustion Performance

•Distribution•Energy Utilization

•Materials Management•Fuels and Chemistry

POWER DELIVERY AND UTILIZATION

•Major Component Reliability•Operations and Maintenance•Renewables

•Information, Communication, and Cyber Security•Transmission

•Plant Performance•Strategic Initiatives

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ADVANCED FOSSIL, CO2 CAPTURE, UTILIZATION

AND STORAGE

66: FOSSIL FLEET FOR TOMORROW

165: CO2 CAPTURE, UTILIZATION AND STORAGE

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS AND COMBUSTION

PERFORMANCE

71: COMBUSTION AND FUEL QUALITY IMPACTS

75: INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS

77: CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS MONITORING

194: HEAT RATE IMPROVEMENT

Generation Sector 2020 Portfolio

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OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

68: INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROLS AND AUTOMATION

69: MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

104: BALANCE OF PLANT SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT

108: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

209 : CYBER SECURITY FOR GENERATION ASSETS

MAJOR COMPONENT RELIABILITY

63: BOILER LIFE AND AVAILABILITY

IMPROVEMENT

65: STEAM TURBINES - GENERATORS AND

AUXILIARY SYSTEMS

79: COMBINED CYCLE TURBOMACHINERY

88: COMBINED CYCLE HRSG AND BALANCE OF

PLAN

CROSS SECTOR TECHNOLOGIES

64: BOILER AND TURBINE STEAM AND CYCLE CHEMISTRY

87: MATERIALS AND REPAIR

185: WATER MANAGEMENTTECHNOLOGY

RENEWABLES

193: RENEWABLE GENERATION

PS193A: RENEWABLES TECHNOLOGY STATUS, COST AND PERFORMANCE

PS193B: WIND

PS193C: SOLAR

PS193D: HYDROPOWER

Programs covered in IPEIA Training Session in Red

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EPRI’s Research “Cycle”

Nov – Jan Receive Portfolio

Funding Commitments

Winter Advisory

Meetings

Conduct

Research

Workshops/Webcasts

Discuss Initial Results and Plans

For Coming Year

Fall Advisory

Meetings

Publish Results

Continue Tech Transfer

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Event information

EPRI Journal

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EPRI Contacts

▪ Doug Ferber – Sr. Technology Advisor Generation– 972-556-6511

– dferber@epri.com

▪ Warren Frost – Canada Country Manager– 403-474-4432

– wfrost@epri.com

▪ EPRI Technical Staff– www.epri.com

▪ EPRI Customer AssistanceCenter (CAC)– 800-313-3774

– askepri@epri.com

Nondestructive Evaluation

rsmilie@epri.com

704-595-2450

Major Component Reliability

mcaravaggio@epri.com

704-307-3812

Boiler Life and Availability

strosins@epri.com

704-595-2621

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Program Manager: Kent Coleman, 704-595-2582, kcoleman@epri.comKey Staff: S. Rosinski, J. Parker

▪ Informed run/repair/replace decision making including guidance for fitness for service

▪ Tools to predict damage associated with flexible operation ▪ Cost effective asset management (linked to dynamic

knowledge of in-service experience and monitoring)▪ High energy piping life management

▪ Damage detection, characterization and sizing through conventional and novel NDE methods

▪ Damage tolerant remediation (with Program 87)▪ Technology transfer through the Boiler Reliability Interest

Group – BRIG (with Program 88)▪ Boiler tube failure reduction program (BTFR)

Boiler Life and Availability Improvement (P63)

Asset management to ensure safe and reliable performance of fossil-fired boilers andhigh energy piping systems

Best practices and technology to enable increased reliability and performance, with limited resources and for emerging operating demands

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Integrated materials selection guidance, corrosion mitigation methods, and repair techniques to improve performance, reliability, and safety

Program Manager: John Siefert, 704-595-2886, jsiefert@epri.comKey Staff: J. Parker, S. Kung, D. Purdy, T. Lolla, A. Bridges, E. Benton, J. Shingledecker

▪ Improved materials selection guidance and procurement specifications

▪ Guidance and best practices for welding and repair of high-temperature components

▪ Development of comprehensive materials property databases based on well-pedigreed data

▪ Understanding of low and high temperature corrosion

▪ Relevant materials testing and advanced characterization for linking deformation and damage to component performance

▪ Failure analysis database for diagnostic guidance and mitigation strategies

▪ In-depth knowledge of new advanced alloys▪ Technology transfer of key metallurgical information

Materials and Repair (P87)

Materials and repair guidance to improve performance, reliability and safety

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Best practices and technology to enable high HRSG reliability with limited resources

Program Manager: Bill Carson, 704-595-2698, bcarson@epri.comKey Staff: T. Sambor

▪ Evaluation of existing and new technologies to support development of the HSRG of tomorrow

▪ Best practices for damage mitigation in tubing and high energy piping

▪ Life management strategies for critical components and evaluation of robotics for inspection, NDE and repair to support fitness for service

▪ Examine flow distribution and low load operation for improved performance in flexible operation

▪ Technology transfer through Boiler Reliability Interest Group (with Program 63) and HRSG Forum

▪ Address mechanisms contributing to deposit formation and exfoliation in/on HRSG components

▪ Thermal performance recovery and improvement

Combined Cycle HRSG and Balance of Plant (P88)

Asset management to ensure safe and reliable HRSG performance

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