Operations and Economics

William C. Kettenacker, Scientech, Inc. and Doug Eakle, Allegheny Energy Supply, "Finding Lost Megawatts at the Harrison Power Station,” (76 KB) ( 2007 Symposium:  Managing and Improving Plant Performance, Clearwater Beach, FL, August 22-24, 2007.

Leif Svensen, P.E., Santee Cooper, "Temperature Effects on Reheat – Winyah Station," (4.00 MB) User's Group Meeting, Minneapolis MN, June 22-25, 2006.

B. A. Brasseux, Neural Network Express, Inc., "The Use of PEPSE In Evaluating Extending The Time Between Major Outages," (641 KB) User's Group Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 10-12, 2004.

Jay Favinger, Nebraska Public Power District, "Using PEPSE For Justifying A Precipitator Bypass Duct," (117 KB) User's Group Meeting, Charleston, SC, June 18-20, 2001.

Michael Neundorfer, Neundorfer Engineered Systems, "Improvement of Heat Rate in Fossil Fired Plants by Management of Precipitator Power," (823 KB) User's Group Meeting, Columbus, OH, June 23-27, 1997.

Robert L. Waters, P.E., and Darla D. Watts, Santee Cooper, "Santee Cooper Operating Heat Rate Program," (590 KB) User's Group Meeting, Charleston, SC, June 11-14, 1996.

Nuria Lopez, UITESA Grupo Iberdrola, "Components Diagnostic System For Identifying Power Loss Problems," (1.30 MB) User's Group Meeting, Charleston, SC, June 11-14, 1996.

Ijaz A. Sheikh, Dale H. Tomlinson, Robert P. Marko, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, "Variable Pressure Operation: PEPSE Computer Modeling Assessment," (1.46 MB) User's Group Meeting, Lexington, KY, June 21-24, 1994.

Craig Litt, Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation, "PEPSE's Use in Cost, Benefit Decision - Case Studies," (1.76 MB) User's Group Meeting, Teton Village, Wyoming, June 15-18, 1993.

Craig Litt, Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation, "Sliding Pressure Study - Beebee Unit 12," (1.70 MB) User's Group Meeting, Rochester , NY, June 18-21, 1991.

Gerald Weber, Commonwealth Edison Company, "Sliding Pressure Analysis," (1.04 MB) User's Group Meeting, Rochester , NY , June 18-21, 1991.

Ronald D. Griebenow, Santee Cooper, "Development of Controllable Parameter Heat Rate Effect Curves Using PEPSE," (1.63 MB) User's Group Meeting, St. Louis , MO, May 1-4, 1990.

Thomas A. McCartney, American Electric Power Service, "AEP's Use of PEPSE to Develop Heat Balance Diagrams and Input-Output Curves for Economic Load Dispatch," (1.27 MB) User's Group Meeting, King of Prussia, PA, June 22-24, 1988.

Ill-Seok Jeong, Sung-Yull Hong, Myung-Ki Kim, Korea Electric Power Corporation, "An Analysis of 50% High Pressure Feedwater Bypass Operation with PEPSE," (716 KB) User's Group Meeting, King of Prussia, PA, June 22-24, 1988.

Steve Bonner, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company, "Sliding Pressure Evaluation with PEPSE," (463 KB) User's Group Meeting, Charleston, SC, June 17-19, 1987.

J. P. Campbell and J. V. Locher, Pennsylvania Electric Company, "Unit Operation With Feedwater Heaters Out of Service," (743 KB) User's Group Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 1-2, 1984.