The power / energy industry1 is responsible for generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity to homes, businesses, and industries. This dynamic sector includes companies involved in the exploration, development, drilling, and refining of oil and gas reserves, and is composed of various subsectors2, including fossil fuels, renewable energy sources, and integrated power utilities.
With demand for energy continually rising globally, the power and energy industry is expected to expand further, driven by both increased consumption and the shift towards cleaner energy sources.
The industry is projected to continue growing, with the solar energy market expected to reach a value of $223.3 billion by 2026. During the same period, the wind energy industry is anticipated to be worth $9.1 billion.
Generating energy requires the use of diverse resources, and effectively managing these resources involves careful process control. Process instrumentation plays an essential role3 in ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of this industry, providing the tools needed for monitoring, control, and optimisation across the entire energy production and distribution process.
These devices are essential for maintaining operational efficiency, safety, and reliability, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and reducing energy waste. And we offer a wide range of products designed to monitor, control, and safely measure these operations.
Power Generation
We have been designing and manufacturing instrumentation for the power and process industries from the start and have been serving the power industry since the early modern power stations were built in the UK. We were also there at the start of the nuclear age being specified on the first nuclear reactors that were designed and built by the UKAEA. As a specialist in pressure, temperature and flow sensors, we provide a range of generic and bespoke instruments to the industry across modern coal, oil and gas fired boilers, and the entire nuclear fleet including Magnox, AGR, PWR and DFR and PFR.
Examples of applications include
- Steam Raising Plant
- Boiler control systems, Feed-water and Cooling water control and pump systems, temperature control, coal processing and crushing mills, steam generation and heat recovery
- Turbine and Generator set:
- -Vacuum Trip, Oil Jacking Systems, Lube oil System, Bearing Pump System, Compressed Air Supply, Back-Up Generator Controls, Condenser and LP Vacuum, Hydrogen Distribution Controls, Lubricating Systems
- Auxiliary Plant:
- – Fire Protection systems, mechanical seals
- Power Transmission, Hydraulic systems
Product Specification
The range of products supplied include:
Transmitters
Pressure and Differential Pressure, Temperature Flow Transmitters and switches
Switches
High and low pressure, vacuum, HI-LO settings Low Deadband – high accuracy Pressure and Differential pressure Temperature switches and sensors, thermo-elements and thermowells
Gauges
Bourdon tube, Capsule, Diaphragm type sensors for pressure. Bimetal or gas expansion system for temperature measurement. Double Diaphragms for differential pressure measurement.
Conductivity Probe
Hydrastep steam and water interface level measurement for steam drum and boiler safety. Hydratect for the detection of water in steam, ideal for turbine protection (TWIP).
