It is located in the valley of the same name, between the municipalities of Gijón and Carreño, two kilometers from Port Musel. It is linked by conveyor belt with Aboño’s Carbones Park. Its proximity to Aceralia Factory in Veriña allows it to exploit of the factory’s surplus steel gas. It consists of two units, one of 341.79 MW and the other of 535.87 MW net capacity, and it uses domestic coal as a fuel mainly from the Asturian central basin, imported coal and surplus gas from steel blast furnaces and coke oven batteries. The power of its Sets and the variety of the fuels it uses makes Aboño Thermal Power Plant one of the most unique electricity generators, both nationally and internationally.
The Aboño Thermal Power Plant uses different fuels such as: fuel oil, diesel, domestic and imported coal, and surplus gases from the Arcelor - Mittal steel factory in Gijón.
Conventional thermoelectric power plant producing 877.66 MW located in the valley of Aboño between the municipalities of Carreño and Gijón, located at an elevation of +7m. from IGC, which is approximately 8 km. from Gijón and 2 Km. from Port Musel.
It has two generating units: Aboño-1 producing 341.79 MW (net) which began operations on March 15, 1974, and Aboño-2 producing 535.87 MW (net) which began operations on September 23, 1985.
Both units can simultaneously use various types of fuels, be they solid, liquid or gas. They consume domestic and imported coals; No. 2 Campsa heavy fuel oil is used; while gases are blast furnace and coke battery surplus gas from Aceralia.
First stage
The first phase, ABOÑO-1 which has been in service since March 15, 1974, is a mono-bloc unit of 365.5 MW, a semi-open type plant with a 3 body turbine with 42 gradations and 7 steam extractions in a Hirn cycle of 166 bar and 538°C, with intermediate reheating and a final pressure of 0.058 bar.
Second stage
The second phase (ABOÑO-2), in service since September 23, 1985, is a mono-bloc unit of 556.2 MW, of semi-open type, with a 4 body turbine with 38 gradations and 8 steam extractions in a Hirn cycle of 166 bar and 538°C with intermediate reheating and a final pressure of 0.043 bar.
- Pulverized coal; front burners.
- Natural circulation, with a single tank.
- Capacity:
- 1,111 Tm/ h of main steam at 172 bar and 540°C.
- 987 Tm/ h. reheated steam at 41 bar and 540ºC.
- Efficiency: 88%
- Manufacturer: Foster Wheeler.
Turbo alternator set
- 3-body turbine, condensation in tandem with superheating and 7 extractions.
- Water and hydrogen-cooled alternator.
- Thyristor static excitation.
- Input steam conditions: 167 bar and 538°C.
- Voltage generation: 22,000 V.
- Apparent set capacity: 423,000 KVA.
- Manufacturer: Brown Boveri.
Steam generator
- Pulverized coal; front burners.
- Natural circulation with single tank.
- With intermediate superheater.
- Capacity:
- 1,725 Tm/h. superheated steam at 168 bar and 540°C.
- 1,465 Tm/h of superheated steam at 41 bar and 540 ° C.
- Yield: 87.7%.
- Manufacturer: Foster Wheeler.
Turbo alternator generator
- 4 body turbine, tandem condensation with superheating and 8 extractions.
- Hydrogen and water cooled alternator.
- Steam input conditions: 167 bar and 538°C.
- Voltage generation: 19,000 V.
- Excitation: Thyristor static.
- Capacity of the set: 639,000 KVA.
- Manufacturer: Brown Boveri.
Direction: Aboño - 33492 Gijón
Group: 25 people
Day of visit: Thursday
Hour hand: 10:00 am
Duration: 1-1:30h
Activity: Free
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