Steam Turbine Reliability Improvement: Critical Features Evaluation with ProTRAX

In considering future process changes, a U.S. utility contracted TRAX to analyze a combined cycle power plant’s dynamics during startup, shutdown, and load maneuvering events.

June 2, 2023

Grid Frequency Simulation

A1 Engineering, a TRAX partner since 2014, recently completed and published a detailed examination of the Korean power grid, specifically the impact of increasing distributed renewable power sources.

August 31, 2022

Turbine Bypass Study

TRAX offers studies to help clients troubleshoot issues around specific equipment. In the instance showcased here, we helped an EPC firm validate the design for a turbine bypass system, boiler safety valves, and associated Balance of Plant (BOP) equipment by conducting a dynamic study with the ProTRAX software.

August 17, 2022

Coal-to-Gas Fuel Conversion Studies

As conventional coal-fired units are phased out in significant numbers, implementing gas-firing has become a way to retain generating resources and meet emissions goals. However, converting to gas will lead to changes in the unit dynamics for both normal and abnormal operation.

June 29, 2022

TRAX Delivers Carbon Capture Simulator

TRAX delivered a carbon capture simulator for a 150 MW coal-fired unit that models the capture of the full flue gas stream. The system provides both CO2 and SO2 capture, delivering the captured CO2 to a pipeline for industrial use and underground storage.

April 5, 2022

ProTRAX Improvement Renewable Energy Modules

The newest ProTRAX modules are designed to match continuing changes in the energy market and are heavily focused on renewable energy sources.

March 7, 2022

Dual Fuel Conversion Study

TRAX has delivered a dual-fuel conversion project, using digital twin technology to closely examine power plant subsystems.

April 8, 2020

Hydropower Solutions, a ProTRAX Engineering Study

Brent Buffington of Southern California Edison (SCE) and Kyle Greene of TRAX Energy Solutions jointly presented “Building Hydroelectric Control Systems to Increase Operational Flexibility in High and Low Inflow Scenarios” at the CEATI Hydropower Conference in Palm Springs, CA.

March 20, 2020

ProTRAX Improvement ‒ Dialog Interface

TRAX has updated the Runtime Executive (RTEXEC) to improve the initial condition dialog interface. Users may now create custom fields to create their own sort and filter options and can build initial condition groups.

February 10, 2020

HRSG Cycling Solutions

Combined cycle power plants have become a crucial component for maintaining electrical grid stability, in large part due to increasing renewable power capacity and changing market conditions.

January 3, 2020

TRAX Remote Manager

TRAX’s Remote Manager is a small toolbar running on a simulator operator’s computer that gives the trainee control of many instructor actions without the need to log in to the simulator Instructor Station.

December 19, 2019

TRAX Partner Spotlight: STEAG Energy Services (India)

STEAG and TRAX have been partners for over 10 years and have worked together to develop superior service for simulator customers, first in India and now as far as Africa.

December 9, 2019

Windows 7 End-of-Life

Hacking attacks are an enormous risk with critical infrastructure at stake. In January 2020, Microsoft will stop providing security updates and support for the Windows 7 operating system (OS), which will expose older computers to viruses and security exploits.

October 3, 2019

ProTRAX Improvement ‒ Status Window

The Status Window is meant to be the user’s central location for checking the status of all simulator components, including models, interfaces, and initial conditions. It collects and interprets numerous files to make viewing, navigating, and understanding the simulator’s status easier.

November 22, 2018

Analyzing Coal-to-Gas Conversions, An Engineering Study

Many utilities are considering burning natural gas in a boiler constructed for coal-firing. TRAX has assisted customers by performing studies on full and partial gas-firing conversions to predict the effects of natural gas combustion on draft system pressures.

August 2, 2018

ProTRAX Improvement ‒ Initial Condition Groups

RTEXEC now gives you the ability to place your initial condition (AV) files in groups, making it easier to organize and browse your initial conditions.

June 11, 2018

TRAX Simulator Maintenance Manager

The TRAX Simulator Maintenance Manager is an easy-to-use, secure site for organizing simulator issues.

April 18, 2018

ProTRAX Modeling for Korean Power Grid

TRAX’s ProTRAX software was used by a team of researchers from Yeungnam University and KEPCO Research Institute to develop a simulation of the Korean power grid.

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