Course Description

This course familiarizes participants with the architecture of ALSPA control system and components & supervisory functions of ALSPA HMI, which enables them to control and monitor the plant process.

This course provides an overview of the ALSPA control system hardware and CONTROCAD engineering tool.

This course will also enable the participant to do basic application programming and basic HMI modification and, do basic diagnostic of ALSPA control system using various tools e.g. ALSPA Maintenance Server. This will also enable participants to read and understands basic project documentations.

At the end of the course there will a site visit, where a brief demonstration of the components/topics discussed in the classroom will be provided.

Duration

5 Days

Target Audience

• Supervisors
• Operations
• Electrical Maintenance
• Instrumentation & Controls
• Operation & Maintenance Personnel

Prerequisites

Participants should have:

• Knowledge of power plants
• Fundamental skills regarding control systems
• Able to read technical documents

Class Size

Maximum number of students: 12

Learning Objectives

This course will provide basic knowledge on the following:

• Understand ALSPA control system architecture
• Understand ALSPA control system hardware and configuration parameters
• Understand the capabilities of CONTROCAD engineering tool
• Create/modify application program
• Create/modify HMI screens and parameters
• Start/stop/download the MFC3000 controller
• Understand basic MFC3000 diagnostic and maintenance
• Understand basic project documentation 

Course Content

Introduction

1. Instructor background
2. Participant background
3. Course schedule

Lesson 1 - ALSPA, MFC3000 & CONTROCAD OVERVIEW

1. Overview ALSPA architecture for CONTROGAS / CONTROSTEAM / DCS
2. Overview MFC3000 hardware and its functionalities
3. Training equipment and layout
4. Overview of CONTROCAD and ALSPA HMI

LESSON 2 - CONTROCAD PROGRAMMING & MFC3000 CONFIGURATION

1. Lib, Hard, Fct, HMI and View tabs in CONTROCAD
2. Different component of the library
3. Creation of training project, site network, unit network, EPL network, etc., HMI C30/C10 and CENTRALOG station
4. Configuration parameters of MFC3000

LESSON 3 - MFC3000 OPERATION

1. Configuration of function tree, function and KKS structure
2. Editing workspace, different code generation modes
3. Diagram and POU, execution order
4. CONTROCAD programming
5. Code generation and store Cell
6. Starting and stopping the controller

LESSON 4 - ALSPA HMI CONFIGURATION & UPDATE

1. Configuring the variables for HMI exchanges and Generating the HMI database
2. Mimic creation and views increment
3. Use of CAC for HMI views and DB update
4. Analog signal conditioning

LESSON 5 - BASIC ALSPA MAINTENANCE

1. Introduction to ALSPA maintenance server
2. Basic diagnostic
3. Diagnostic using HMI
4. Basic project documentations
5. Site visit
6. Open discussion & feedback
7. Final test