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Gas/Steam Mark VIe DCS For Technicians


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Salem, VA

Start Date: End Date: Start Day: Start Time: Classroom: Course Cost: Status:
10-04-2010 10-15-2010 Monday 7:30 AM 640 $4,950.00 Click Here to Enroll


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Gas/Steam Mark VIe DCS For Technicians


This course offers instruction on the hardware and software configuration and maintenance of the Mark VIe Plant Control System. The course material and exercises provide training on the software tools that are used to troubleshoot alarms, edit the sequencing, and configure the inputs/outputs (both hardwired and networked). Additional class work includes information on the Cimplicity Human-Machine Interface (HMI). Lectures and hands-on exercises develop a thorough understanding of GE ControlST and other software tools.


Who should attend?

Engineers, technicians, and other qualified personnel concerned with operations and maintenance utilizing the Mark VIe Plant Control System.


Prerequisites
  • A basic understanding of power plant equipment and operations.
  • Reasonable computer skills (an ability to navigate the interface operating system).
  • Instruction is given in English; a reasonable ability to read and understand spoken English is required.

Course Requirements and Attire 

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.


Duration

The duration of this course is 10 days

Agenda

Day 1 Introduction and Safety Policy System
 
Day 2 Plant System Architecture, Network Topology, Redundancy, HMI/Controller Configuration and Turbine Integration as part of the Plant Control System
 
Day 3 Introduction to ControlST including ToolboxST and WorkstationST
 
Day 4 Hardware Configuration in ToolboxST and Troubleshooting
 
Day 5 DCS Hardware Drawings and Panel Design, including IO Configuration, Power Distribution and Redundancy
 
Day 6 Software Configuration in ToolboxST - DCS Library, Creating, Modifying and Troubleshooting Software
 
Day 7 HMI and External Device Configuration in WorkstationST - Network Time Synchronization, Alarms, Alarm Server/Viewer, Events, SOE's, Capture Blocks, Dynamic Data Recorders, Trending, Trip History Log, Creating/Modifying HMI Screens, Screen Navigation
 
Day 8 Communications Modbus, Hart, DNP/IEC Protocols
 
Day 9 Factory Tour
 
Day 10 System Review

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


Recommendations

There are no additional recommendations for this course.



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