Control Solutions for Reliable, Flexible, and Efficient Power Plants
As electricity demand grows and power systems incorporate more renewable and distributed energy resources, power producers need generation assets that operate reliably, efficiently, and flexibly.
Woodward supports utility-owned, municipal, and independently operated power plants with critical control, fuel management, actuation, and power management technologies.
Our solutions support reciprocating engine, gas turbine, steam turbine, hydroelectric, combined heat and power, hybrid, and distributed generation plants.
Turbine Controls
Woodward turbine controls, actuation, valves, and protection solutions help operators manage gas, steam, and hydro turbine-generator systems.
Our technologies support turbine starting, speed and load control, fuel or steam management, overspeed protection, and coordination with generator controls.
They support simple-cycle, combined-cycle, cogeneration, hydroelectric, biomass, waste-to-energy, geothermal, and other thermal power applications.
Engine Controls
Woodward engine control and fuel system technologies support reciprocating engine power plants operating in baseload, peaking, reserve, balancing, combined heat and power, and remote-grid applications.
The solutions help deliver reliable starting, stable operation, fast transient response, and efficient fuel use. They can serve new generating equipment as well as repower, retrofit, and lifecycle modernization programs for installed assets.
Power Management
Woodward power management products help operators coordinate generators, utility connections, switchgear, energy storage, and other power resources.
Our solutions support synchronization, electrical protection, load sharing, import and export control, load shedding, islanded operation, and black start. This helps power plants maintain stable operation, respond to changing demand, and integrate conventional generation with renewable resources and battery storage.
Why Woodward?
Reliable Plant Operation
Supports dependable starting, stable operation, and coordinated control of engines, turbines, generators, and plant electrical systems.
Flexible Power Generation
Helps generating assets respond to electricity demand, renewable variability, cycling requirements, and dynamic grid conditions.
Generator Control and Protection
Supports synchronization, load sharing, breaker control, electrical protection, and coordination between generating units and the grid.
Grid Stability and Resilience
Enables capabilities such as frequency and voltage control, islanded operation, black start, and prioritized load shedding.
Hybrid Power Integration
Helps coordinate conventional generation, hydropower, renewable resources, and battery energy storage within integrated plant architectures.
Improved Plant Availability
Control, actuation, fuel management, and protection technologies support effective maintenance and modernization of long-lived assets.
Efficient and Cleaner Operation
Helps operators optimize fuel use, improve generating efficiency, support flexible operation, and prepare equipment for alternative fuels.
Explore Products for Power Plants
MicroNet XT – Control System
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GS-Series (GS40/GS50) Gas Fuel Metering Valves
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