Case Study
Case Study: Hoover Dam Modernization Project First Of Its Kind
By Chau Nguyen, chief of engineering office, Hoover Dam and Terry Bauman, senior controls engineer, L&S Electric, Inc.
Reclamation began computer (digital) automation of power generation in the early 1970s. In those early days, custom designs of automation systems were necessary because automation was new to the electric power industry, and very large specifications addressed even the smallest details. The customized automation was very costly because of the unique work required for each project. By 2006, the industry had gained a lot of experience automating electric power plants. However, many suppliers of power-generation automation equipment continued to produce complex custom automation systems that took years to design, implement, install and test. These suppliers, structured in the 1970s to produce customized systems, continued to rely on the market for uniquely designed automation projects requiring intensive engineering for each project.
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