Course Duration: 5.0 Days

Course Outline:

Day 1

• Introduction Speedtronic Mark VI
  • GE Gas Turbine Fundamentals and control basics.
• System overview and Architecture
  • Panel, modular concept discussion
  • Mark VI cards
  • Internal and external Mark VI wiring
  • Hardware documentation
  • The main protection system VPRO
  • Supply voltage.

Day 2

• Data structure of the operator interface
  • Brief discussion of the Windows 2000/XP based operator interface
  • Most important files of the operator interface and their function
  • Failure of the operator interface, what to do.
  • Communications with the operator interface, Ethernet and DCS communications
• Operator interface facilities, TOOLBOX and Cimplicity
  • Watch Windows
  • The M6B file, functions, modules and tasks
  • The Finder
  • Trip log
  • Alarm display
  • Trouble shooting procedure
  • Control constants
• Mark VI tools (TOOLBOX practice)
  • Trend Recorder, Historical trip display, Alarms and SOE’s

Day 3

• Mark VI software structure
  • M6B file, MKVI I/O and functions Programming languages of the Mark VI Macro’s and Modules
• Practice: Making Mark VI software with TOOLBOX
  • Digital input.
  • Analog input with software by students
  • Digital input with software example by Students
• Gas turbine sequence
  • Control modes
  • Start up and permissive for start
  • IGV sequence
  • Normal stop
  • Emergency stop
• Discussion of the following controls and sequencing
  • Fuel control
  • Start up, Speed, Acceleration, Temperature, Shut-down control and Manual FSR control Special control loops Inlet Guide Vane, Anti icing,
    Water / steam injection and Start and stop.
  • Control loops The protection systems Flame detection, Overspeed, Vibration,
    Exhaust temperature, Lube oil pressure and temperature, Fire protection system.
• Discussion of the following controls and sequencing
  • Synchronization, auto and manual Power factor control MVAR control
• Dry Low NOx
  • Explanation of the system
  • Discussion of the controls, implementation in Mark VI
  • controls and logics

Day 4

• Trouble shooting, alarm analysis and limited software changes in practice
  • Diagnostics of card failure-Card replacement procedure.
  • Alarm display-Setup and configuration
  • Alarm Management (flow chart explanation)
  • Exercise of different simulated alarms trouble shooting
  • Changing control constants, adding alarms
  • Trip Log display and interpretation.

Day 5

• Trouble shooting using simulation
  • Configuring Trip log display
  • Adding Sequencing (CI, CO etc.), Build, Downloading, HMI device
  • Configuring a new Cimplicity screen.
  • Case study: Unit “not ready to start”. Start Checks, Trip logs. First failure analyses for trips  (emergency  stop)
• Class Discussion and Evaluation of the course