Course Description

This course will provide the knowledge required to properly maintain your Mark™ VIe keeping your units available and reliable. It is 100% hands-on, realistic and practical.  This advanced level course is designed to provide knowledge and confidence to perform your job responsibilities to your fullest potential.  

GE Documentation will be taught and used throughout the course, the same way your unit is designed to be operated & maintained.

This course is intended for industrial gas and steam turbine users and NOT for customers with Aeroderivative applications

Duration

5 Days

Target Audience

• Supervisors
• Electrical Maintenance
• Instrumentation & Controls

Prerequisites

• Instruction is given in English, therefore a reasonable ability to read and understand spoken English is required
• GE Mark™ VIe Control Owners
• Those who have previously completed all of the following courses:
  • “Mark™ VIe Maintenance Familiarization”
  • “Mark™ VIe Maintenance Intermediate”
  • “Mark™ VIe Troubleshooting Advanced”
  • Or those who possess a high degree of Mark™ VIe experience and troubleshooting skills.
• NOTE: Participants will have difficulty participating in this course if they have not attended the courses listed above.

Class Size

Maximum number of students:  12

Learning Objectives

This course will provide basic knowledge on the following:

• Provide the knowledge required to properly maintain your Mark™ VIe keeping your units available and reliable
• Troubleshoot and clear diagnostic alarms; open or shorted circuit, blown fuse, voter mismatch
• Maintain systems backup and restoration
• Replace panel hardware such as terminal boards, card and cables

Course Content

LESSON 1

1. Fundamentals Review

1.  P&IDs, Device Summary, Help with network Topologies
2.  TMR Architecture & Philosophy
3.  Hardware
4.  Software (ToolboxST, Blockware)
5.  Maintenance & Testing Utilities

LESSON  2

1. Hardware

1.  Replacement/Repair/Testing
2.  Calibration, HJ Settings, Scaling, Failsafe
3.  Software Configuration

LESSON  3

1. Software Maintenance

1. Major and Minor Differences
2. Backup & Restoration
3. Logic Forcing & Constants Adjust

LESSON  4

1. Valve Testing, Maintenance & Calibration

1. Operation (Pneumatic & Hydraulic)
2. Testing & Calibration
3. Tools (Watch Windows, Trend Recorder)

LESSON  5

1. Mark™ Ve/VIe Components & Diagnostics Replacement & Testing

1.  Controller, I/O Pack, Terminal Boards