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Gas/Steam Mark V (with HMI) For Technicians

This course provides training on the essential elements of the Mk V turbine control system. The course will include instruction on the hardware and software components of the Mk V control system and its interface system (HMI). Alarm troubleshooting and LVDT calibration will be central topics of the program. Additionally, practical exercises on Mk V equipment will reinforce the daily lecture material.

Qualified engineers and technicians who wish to gain an understanding of Mk V turbine control systems. This course is intended for industrial gas and steam turbine users and NOT for customers with aeroderivative applications.

• Basic understanding of turbine equipment and its operation (gas or steam)
• Familiarity with control system basics
• Reasonable computer skills
• Instruction is given in English; therefore, a reasonable ability to read and understand spoken English is required

The appropriate dress for this course is casual. Please note that the GE Energy Learning Center is a place of business - no tank tops or shirts with inappropriate verbage or signs.

Effective March 1, 2011, the GE Energy Learning Center will become a tobacco-free campus and smoking will be prohibited in all areas of the property, including outdoor space owned by GE. This means that all employees, as well as customers, contractors and visitors will be prohibited from using tobacco products anywhere on our campuses, including in motor vehicles. If an individual wishes to use tobacco products he/she needs to leave the campus in order to smoke or to use smokeless tobacco. Leaving campus is only acceptable during regularly scheduled lunch breaks. Leaving the property during shorter class breaks will not provide adequate time to return to class. Persons who do not comply will be asked to leave the campus.

The duration of this course is 9.5 days

Day 1

Cimplicity startup / navigation Practical lab(s) GE documents and documentation conventions Turbine operation overview

Day 2

Turbine control basics Panel application manual Practical lab(s)

Day 3

Panel hardware Signal flow diagrams Practical lab(s)

Day 4

Alarm management Security administration Operating system review / file structure Practical lab

Day 5

Control constants Dynamic rung display (control code viewer) Practical lab(s)

Day 6

Control sequence program and documentation Sequencing Practical lab(s) Logic forcing EEPROM download Processor Initialization and troubleshooting

Day 7

Alarm troubleshooting Practical lab(s) Backup operator interface (<BOI>) I/O configuration tool Regulators (servo controllers)

Day 8

LVDT calibration Practical lab Control sequence editor Practical lab

Day 9

Cimplicity screen editing Practical lab

Day 10

(1/2 day) Advanced software tools (CSP generator, data acquisition) Practical lab Questions / Review / Wrap-up

Note: Half-day classes will end at 12:00 noon. Morning and afternoon refreshments will be provided each day.

There are no additional recommendations for this course.