A REPORT TO THE SoMo OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Electrical Mechanical ( Protection Civil & Control & Distribution System Planning Overhaul Diesel Engines Various Locations July 2012 newfoundland labrador hydro a nalcor energy company
SUMMARY This report presents the capital budget proposal for diesel engine overhauls performed on a usage-based schedule at an interval of 20,000 operating hours. Overhauls or long block replacements are required to ensure the generator set is able to meet its Hydro expected life of 100,000 hours. The projection of future overhauls forecasts 48 overhauls over the 2013 to 2017 period at a total estimated cost of $5.12 million. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro i
TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY... i 1 INTRODUCTION... 1 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION... 2 3 JUSTIFICATION... 3 3.1 Existing System... 3 3.2 Operating Experience... 4 3.2.1 Reliability Performance... 5 3.2.1.1 Outage Statistics... 5 3.2.2 Safety Performance... 7 3.2.3 Environmental Performance... 7 3.2.4 Industry Experience... 8 3.2.5 Vendor Recommendations... 8 3.2.6 Maintenance or Support Arrangements... 8 3.2.7 Maintenance History... 8 3.2.8 Historical Information... 9 3.2.9 Anticipated Useful Life... 9 3.3 Development of Alternatives... 9 3.4 Evaluation of Alternatives... 9 3.4.1 Economic Analysis... 10 4 CONCLUSION... 11 4.1 Budget Estimate... 11 4.2 Project Schedule... 11 APPENDIX A... A1 Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro ii
1 INTRODUCTION Hydro s Diesel Engine Overhaul Project has been developed to ensure the reliability of diesel engines at prime power diesel generating stations. Hydro has 21 prime power diesel generating stations serving approximately 4,400 customers. With the exception of two systems (Ramea and L Anse-au-Loup), these generating stations are the sole source of electricity for their community which means that if the station cannot meet the load then customer outages will occur. The reliability of the prime power diesel generating stations is single contingency, meaning that the plant is designed to be able to provide maximum load in the event of the unavailability of up to one diesel unit (due to failure). This means that while the failure of a single unit will not result in customer outages the failure of any additional units before the initially failed unit is returned to service may result in customer outages. This highlights the importance of the reliability of these diesel engines. In short, the prime power diesel generating stations are the only power source for their community and require major overhauls to achieve their expected service lives while providing reliable power. Figure 1 below is a photo of Ramea Unit 2077 prior to its installation in the Ramea Diesel Plant. Figure 1: Ramea Unit 2077 Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 1
2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This project is required to overhaul the diesel engines at diesel generating stations. The project consists of overhauling 48 engines over the next five years (2013 to 2017). The overhaul schedule, which can be found in Appendix A, is based on the engines being overhauled every 20,000 hours of operation. This is the criteria being used for diesel engine overhauls. The overhaul schedule is a projection based on the estimate of when each engine will reach 20,000 operating hours since its last overhaul. For a typical unit, 20,000 operating hours accumulates on average in 8.7 years but it depends on the usage of the engine. As such, this schedule is subject to change and the year for which an engine is projected to become due for an overhaul can vary depending on plant conditions and the actual hours accumulated. While the specific engines projected to be due for overhaul in a given year can vary from year to year, the number of engines projected to be due for overhaul in a given year tends to be relatively consistent. An overhaul consists of either a rebuild or a long block replacement. A rebuild consists of the replacement of pistons, liners, main bearings, connecting rod bearings, fuel injectors, oil cooler, turbo charger, water pump, oil pump, cylinder heads and all necessary gaskets. Also included in a rebuild is a bench overhaul of the fuel pump and an overhaul of the alternator, typically at 40,000 hours or when identified through maintenance checks. A long block replacement consists of replacement of the block of the engine minus the auxiliary parts such as cooler, actuator, turbo chargers, manifolds, and fuel lines. Both rebuilds and long block replacements use remanufactured parts and include the replacement of the fuel lines. The long block replacement program also comes with the advantage of warranty and a manufacturer overhauled engine that can be delivered to site. Hydro is utilizing the long block replacement approach where possible in the northern Labrador region to minimize travel costs and engine downtime. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 2
3 JUSTIFICATION 3.1 Existing System The existing system of isolated diesel generating stations consists of prime power diesel engines at 21 isolated diesel generating stations. The number of units at a generating station ranges from three to five and the rated output of the units range from 30 kw to 1,825 kw. The diesel engines range in age from one year to 41 years and currently range in operating hours from less than 500 hours to over 122,000 hours (as of the end of 2011). Please refer to Table 1 below for details concerning the major work and upgrades to each diesel engine during the previous five years. Table 1: Major Work and/or Upgrades Year Major Work and/or Upgrade 2012 1 Long block replacement of Black Tickle Unit 579 2012 1 Overhaul of Charlottetown Unit 2061 2012 1 Rebuild of Hopedale Unit 2054 2012 1 Rebuild of Little Bay Islands Unit 2058 2012 1 Rebuild of Makkovik Unit 2059 2012 1 Rebuild of Ramea Unit 2047 2012 1 Rebuild of St. Brendan s Unit 578 (alternator only) 2012 Rebuild of Cartwright Unit 2052 2012 Long block replacement of Hopedale Unit 2074 2012 Rebuild of St. Lewis Unit 2080 2011 Rebuild of Grey River Unit 2062 2011 Rebuild of McCallum Unit 2063 2011 Rebuild of Ramea Unit 2077 2011 Rebuild of St. Brendan s Unit 2056 2011 Rebuild of St. Lewis Unit 2039 2011 Rebuild of William s Harbour Unit 2057 2011 Rebuild of Port Hope Simpson Unit 2042 2011 Rebuild of Port Hope Simpson Unit 2043 2011 Rebuild of Rigolet Unit 2081 2011 Rebuild of Rigolet Unit 2051 2011 Rebuild of Postville Unit 577 2011 Rebuild of Hopedale Unit 2053 1 Refers to planned work for the stated year. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 3
Year Major Work and/or Upgrade 2010 Rebuild of St. Brendan s Unit 578 2010 Rebuild of Ramea Unit 2045 2010 Rebuild of Spare Unit 2072 2010 Rebuild of Charlottetown Unit 2079 2010 Rebuild of Mary s Harbour Unit 2038 2010 Rebuild of Cartwright Unit 2045 2010 Rebuild of Nain Unit 574 2010 Rebuild of Cartwright Unit 2036 2009 Rebuild of St. Brendan s Unit 2055 2009 Rebuild of Port Hope Simpson Unit 2073 2009 Rebuild of Paradise River Unit 254 2009 Rebuild of Rigolet Unit 2065 2009 Long block replacement of Postville Unit 573 2009 Rebuild of Makkovik Unit 2059 2009 Long block replacement of Makkovik Unit 2029 2009 Rebuild of Hopedale Unit 2054 2009 Rebuild of Hopedale Unit 2074 2009 Rebuild of Nain Unit 576 2009 Replacement of Cartwright Unit 567 with Unit 2086 2008 Rebuild of Grey River Unit 2067 2008 Rebuild of Ramea Unit 2045 2008 Long block replacement of Mary s Harbour Unit 2037 2008 Rebuild of Norman Bay Unit 561 2008 Installation of Norman Bay Unit 562 2008 Long block replacement of Port Hope Simpson Unit 2042 2008 Rebuild of Cartwright Unit 2052 2008 Rebuild of Black Tickle Unit 2066 2008 Rebuild of Paradise River Unit 324 2008 Rebuild of Postville Unit 577 2008 Long block replacement of Makkovik Unit 3033 2007 Rebuild of Francois Unit 570 2007 Rebuild of Little Bay Islands Unit 2058 2007 Rebuild of St. Brendan s Unit 2056 2007 Long block replacement of Charlottetown Unit 2034 2007 Rebuild of Charlottetown Unit 2061 2007 Rebuild of Black Tickle Unit 287 2007 Rebuild of Nain Unit 575 3.2 Operating Experience Isolated diesel generation operates continuously since it provides the primary source of electricity to communities isolated from the province s electrical grid. A given unit is not in service continually since the number of units in service varies based on the demand. In Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 4
automated plants the engine mix is automatically controlled by a control system to maximize fuel efficiency, while in a manual plant this is controlled by the operator. In any of the plants the operator has the flexibility to shut down engines for maintenance provided there is another engine available to take the load for that time. As a result outages to engines can occur without outages to customers. 3.2.1 Reliability Performance A consequence of not completing this project is an increase in the frequency and duration of customer outages (i.e. higher SAIDI and SAIFI values) as a result of an increase in diesel unit failures. 3.2.1.1 Outage Statistics Hydro tracks all distribution system outages using industry standard indexes, SAIDI and SAIFI which are explained as follows: SAIDI- indicates the System Average Interruption Duration Index for customers served per year, or the average length of time a customer is without power in the respective distribution system per year. SAIFI - is the System Average Interruption Frequency Index per year which indicates the average of sustained interruptions per customer served per year or the average number of power outages a customer has experienced in the respective distribution system per year. Loss of Supply is defined by the CEA as: Customer interruptions due to problems in the bulk electricity supply system such as underfrequency load shedding, transmission system transients, or system frequency excursions. During a rotating load shedding cycle, the duration is the total outage time until normal operating conditions resume, while the number of customers affected is the Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 5
average number of customers interrupted per rotating cycle. In this case it applies to the loss of the diesel plant. Table 2 below lists the SAIDI Loss of Supply outage statistics for the prime power diesel generating stations for the previous five years. Table 3 below lists the SAIFI Loss of Supply outage statistics for the same diesel generating stations for the previous five years. Table 2: 2007 to 2011 Outage Statistics (SAIDI Loss of Supply) System SAIDI (Loss of Supply) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 TRO Central Francois (FRS) 0.550 2.583 0.481 0.833 0.249 Grey River (GYR) 0.083 0.000 0.000 0.165 0.000 Little Bay Islands (LBI) 0.167 3.333 1.084 0.083 3.561 McCallum (MCC) 0.000 0.000 1.500 0.167 0.000 Ramea (RAM) 2.183 1.518 0.167 0.283 1.221 St. Brendan's (SBN) 0.000 0.083 0.000 0.017 0.000 TRO Northern Charlottetown (CHT) 0.682 2.233 3.667 1.545 0.133 L Anse-au-Loup (LAL) 0.000 1.656 0.576 1.561 1.167 Mary's Harbour (MSH) 3.925 1.205 7.284 4.408 0.661 Norman Bay (NOB) 3.553 4.129 1.250 0.167 2.834 Port Hope Simpson (PHS) 6.282 0.783 0.000 1.228 0.550 St. Lewis (SLE) 0.450 0.455 0.566 0.500 1.531 William's Harbour (WHR) 1.000 1.083 0.450 0.333 12.167 TRO Labrador Black Tickle (BKT) 0.483 18.900 2.078 11.892 2.867 Cartwright (CTW) 1.433 6.400 0.417 3.850 0.699 Hopedale (HPD) 8.241 5.100 3.302 6.913 2.406 Makkovik (MAK) 0.500 2.717 2.933 0.238 2.087 Nain (NAN) 0.533 11.265 4.651 3.767 1.407 Paradise River (PDR) 0.267 0.269 0.383 5.050 2.924 Postville (POV) 0.617 4.400 4.500 0.901 1.866 Rigolet (RIG) 0.850 1.967 4.312 3.503 0.616 Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 6
Table 3: 2007 to 2011 Outage Statistics (SAIFI Loss of Supply) System SAIFI (Loss of Supply) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 TRO Central Francois (FRS) 5.000 2.000 5.961 3.000 1.987 Grey River (GYR) 1.000 0.000 0.000 1.986 0.000 Little Bay Islands (LBI) 1.000 5.993 6.000 1.000 5.947 McCallum (MCC) 0.000 0.000 1.000 1.000 0.000 Ramea (RAM) 2.000 5.266 1.000 3.000 9.537 St. Brendan's (SBN) 0.000 1.000 0.000 1.000 0.000 TRO Northern Charlottetown (CHT) 5.990 5.000 6.000 11.953 2.000 L Anse-au-Loup (LAL) 0.000 1.000 1.394 3.99 1.996 Mary's Harbour (MSH) 15.032 9.762 12.004 8.923 5.947 Norman Bay (NOB) 17.003 17.158 6.000 1.000 18.000 Port Hope Simpson (PHS) 13.987 4.000 0.000 4.978 3.000 St. Lewis (SLE) 5.000 2.015 2.992 3.000 7.969 William's Harbour (WHR) 5.000 13.000 6.000 4.000 2.000 TRO Labrador Black Tickle (BKT) 4.000 17.000 10.981 4.981 4.000 Cartwright (CTW) 7.000 10.000 6.000 10.994 3.991 Hopedale (HPD) 9.009 7.000 11.000 11.602 5.902 Makkovik (MAK) 1.000 7.000 4.000 1.930 9.935 Nain (NAN) 1.000 17.998 10.951 6.937 5.935 Paradise River (PDR) 3.000 5.000 4.000 7.000 5.892 Postville (POV) 2.000 17.000 8.000 2.953 9.000 Rigolet (RIG) 7.000 4.000 8.975 2.958 1.994 3.2.2 Safety Performance This is a reliability-based project. However, if this project is not executed, there is a higher risk of diesel engine failure and diesel engine failure can result in extended customer outages which can negatively impact public safety. As well diesel engines can fail catastrophically with possible flying hazards for the employees in the vicinity. The risk of this occurring increases if overhauls are not completed. 3.2.3 Environmental Performance This project is being justified from a reliability perspective but if overhauls are not Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 7
completed, failures could result in oil and glycol being released into the environment. 3.2.4 Industry Experience Manufacturers of diesel engines will provide recommended overhaul frequencies which typically are in the 15,000 hour range. Hydro adopted this philosophy for many years but completed a review of its maintenance tactics in 2003 and extended the overhaul period to 20,000 hours. 3.2.5 Vendor Recommendations The diesel engine manufacturers generally recommend an overhaul interval of 15,000 hours but as a result of a review of maintenance tactics and failure history it was decided to extend Hydro s overhauls to 20,000 hours. 3.2.6 Maintenance or Support Arrangements Generally, a routine annual inspection is performed by internal resources. The annual inspection checks the fuel, coolant, and exhaust systems as well as the engine structure. Problems identified during the inspection are typically corrected during the inspection. If an engine fails prematurely, the manufacturer is typically consulted to help with a failure analysis. Also, to help manage the service of the parts for diesel engine, blanket orders have been set up for Caterpillar and Detroit Diesel engines. Such arrangements are necessary to ensure lead times on parts are acceptable and Hydro does not have to incur the cost of stocking diesel parts in inventory. 3.2.7 Maintenance History The five-year maintenance history for the prime power diesel engines is shown in the following table: Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 8
Table 4: Five-Year Maintenance History Preventive Corrective Maintenance Maintenance ($000) ($000) Total Maintenance ($000) Year 2011 69.0 782.7 851.7 2010 80.7 1,309.8 1,390.5 2009 40.2 1,265.4 1,305.6 2008 29.7 871.8 901.5 2007 24.8 950.5 975.3 3.2.8 Historical Information Prior to 2012, diesel engine overhauls were being performed as operating projects. Between 2007 and 2011, an average of 9.8 engines (49 over five years) were overhauled annually. In 2012, Hydro adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Under the IFRS, major overhauls are capitalized. As a result, since 2012, diesel engine overhauls have been performed under capital projects. 3.2.9 Anticipated Useful Life The diesel engines have an estimated service life of 25 years. Actual life depends primarily on the operating hours of the unit. 3.3 Development of Alternatives The alternatives considered for this overhaul project were to either rebuild the engine with internal resources or purchase a rebuilt long block from the manufacturer. Overhauls in areas in Central and Northern are planned to be rebuilt by internal forces, while selected overhauls for Labrador are planned to use rebuilt long blocks from the manufacturer due to minimizing downtime, travel, and internal resource requirements. 3.4 Evaluation of Alternatives In evaluating the two alternatives, it was decided for the island and on the south coast of Labrador that overhauls should typically consist of rebuilding the engines with internal resources. In Labrador, selected engines will use long block replacements which are essentially engines that have been rebuilt by the manufacturer. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 9
From Hydro s experience in using long block replacements the following has been noted: a. A reduction in downtime of the unit. The long block replacement time is shorter than having to complete an overhaul; b. The travel time and travel cost is less for long block replacements. This can be amplified when weather delays occur, which are common in northern Labrador; and c. On the north cost of Labrador, in particular, long blocks have helped improved resource management, to free up resources to deal with other priority maintenance issues. Based upon the above, the benefits are mainly in northern areas in which you have to fly in and out, such as on the north coast of Labrador. As a result Hydro s budget proposal for 2013 is only considering long block replacements in the Labrador region and engine rebuilds by internal resources in the Central and Northern regions. 3.4.1 Economic Analysis There was no economic analysis completed for the two alternatives, as the main options for the majority of overhauls will be rebuilds of engines with internal resources. The option to use long block replacement will be used in locations of Labrador only to reduce downtime on a unit and help minimize internal resource requirements for overhauls due to travel time to areas on the coast of Labrador. While long block replacements are typically marginally more expensive than a rebuild, travel in remote areas can be a significant factor in the overall cost. We will evaluate whether the use of rebuilds or long block replacements of engines in Labrador is the least cost option consistent with reliability in each community. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 10
4 CONCLUSION This project is necessary in order to provide least-cost, reliable electrical service to the customers served by isolated diesel generation. Overhauling diesel engines is a necessity in operating this type of equipment. 4.1 Budget Estimate Table 5: Project Budget Estimate Project Cost:($ x1,000) 2013 2014 Beyond Total Material Supply 622.0 0.0 0.0 622.0 Labour 133.1 0.0 0.0 133.1 Consultant 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Contract Work 15.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 Other Direct Costs 61.0 0.0 0.0 61.0 Interest and Escalation 63.6 0.0 0.0 63.6 Contingency 83.1 0.0 0.0 83.1 TOTAL 977.8 0.0 0.0 977.8 4.2 Project Schedule Table 6: Project Schedule Activity Start Date End Date Planning Schedule annual overhauls January 2013 February 2013 Procurement Purchase overhaul components February 2013 March 2013 Installation Complete overhaul March 2013 December 2013 Commissioning Testing after overhaul March 2013 December 2013 Closeout Release For service and Asset Assignment September 2013 December 2013 Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro 11
Appendix A APPENDIX A Diesel Engine Overhaul Five Year Plan Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro A1
Appendix A Unit Planned Year of Overhaul 2013 FRS 570 2013 GYR 2067 2013 Mobile 2071 2013 CHT 2034 2013 MSH 2037 2013 NOB 581 2013 PHS 2073 2013 WHR 580 2013 NAN 576 2013 POV 2084 2013 POV 573 2013 2014 CHT 2087 2014 MSH 2038 2014 BKT 582 2014 CTW 2052 2014 CTW 2086 2014 MAK 2059 2014 NAN 2085 2014 PDR 324 2014 2015 LBI 586 2015 MCC 2064 2015 SBN 2055 2015 MSH 2083 2015 PHS 2043 2015 HPD 2054 2015 MAK 3033 2015 NAN 574 2015 POV 577 2015 2016 FRS 587 2016 GYR 2062 2016 LBI 2035 2016 RAM 2045 2016 CHT 2079 2016 WHR 2075 2016 BKT 2066 2016 HPD 2074 2016 MAK 2029 2016 RIG 2081 2016 2017 LBI 2023 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro A2
Appendix A Unit Planned Year of Overhaul RAM 2077 2017 MCC 589 2017 SBN 2056 2017 CHT 2087 2017 SLE 2039 2017 SLE 2080 2017 BKT 579 2017 CTW 2036 2017 HPD 2053 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro A3