What is a BOP system?

BoP systems provide the support needed to keep the plant running stably and efficiently. Some important balance of plant components include inverters, transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, etc. while the primary power generating equipment includes turbines, power generators, etc.

What is a balance of plant (BOP)?

Balance of plant (BOP) is a term generally used in the context of power engineering to refer to all the supporting components and auxiliary systems of a power plant needed to deliver the energy, other than the generating unit itself.

How can a BOP system help a power plant?

Know the Health of Your Vital BOP Systems Maintaining a power plant while ensuring it operates at peak efficiency requires attending to more than its boiler and turbine; enhanced control of the balance-of-plant operations can reduce forced outages and derates as well as improve the overall plant heat rate.

What are the components of a bop power plant?

Some important balance of plant components include inverters, transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, etc. while the primary power generating equipment includes turbines, power generators, etc. A BoP power plant system is comprised of both electrical and mechanical devices. Let’s take a look at the two in closer detail.

Do bop systems use a lot of power?

BoP systems may use a lot of power to operate (an air compressor is only about 15% efficient), and it’s paramount to design and operate them properly to avoid impacting the energy bill. Cooling loops are also key in reducing heating and cooling loads in a plant.

What is the difference between bop and Bos?

We spent some time discussing similarities and differences in the BoP (“Balance of Plant”) of wind farms and the BoS (“Balance of System”) of photovoltaic plants. As you are reading this blog you will probably know that BoP and BoS basically mean “everything but the wind turbines (or the panels, in the case of BoS)”