Gas turbine control system for reliable performance

Valmet DNA Gas Turbine Automation

Valmet's gas turbine automation solution integrates performance and condition monitoring, protection, and unit management. It offers the simplicity of standalone control with the thoroughness of a fully integrated system for any gas turbine.

Easy-to-us open platform, no black boxes

Turbine control and protection in one system

Maximized turbine availability

Easy and cost-effective maintenance

Valmet proved to be able and willing to create a tailor-made solution that covered all our needs. They invested significant time to co-develop the project with us, and we trusted their expertise and references in turbine and power plant controls based on past deliveries. The professionalism of the Valmet team during on-site audits and follow-up meetings further reinforced our confidence in their capabilities.”

David Berghuis, Senior Asset Manager, Ennatuurlijk

Improved availability with deep insight into your turbine

Valmet's integrated gas turbine control, protection, and scalable information management offer a convenient turbine retrofit package. Improve turbine uptime, reliability, and availability by proactively addressing failures. This open-platform solution provides deep insights into turbine performance and longevity.

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All turbine controls close at hand

Speed control
Load control
Emission control
Exhaust temperature control
Turbine inlet temperature control
Combustion control
Fuel control, including dual-fuel control
Automatic startup, shutdown and cooldown by sequences
Remote monitoring and control

Integrated system performance

Redundant control system
Overspeed protection
Machine protection
Machine condition monitoring, including analysis and diagnostics tools
Exhaust temperature monitoring
Performance monitoring
Extensive simulator for testing and training
Remote support for combustion and vibration monitoring

Gas turbine performance monitoring

System monitoring and reporting for turbines

Generator automation

Compressor automation

Synchronous condenser automation

Condition monitoring

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