Speedtronic Mark V Maintenance

Course Content

Aim

The Mark V Maintenance Course offers a curriculum that emphasises a hands-on approach to learning the process of monitoring, maintaining, improving the availability of the Mark V Control System. Upon the successful completion of the course, the candidates will be able to:

• Have a good knowledge of the Mark V Control System components.
• Carry out troubleshooting and maintenance using the operator interface.
• Have a good knowledge of the Mark V documentation.
• Understand the flow of control signals in and out of the Mark V.
• Carry out calibration and maintenance of servo valve regulators and feedback devices.
• Use the control sequence program to understand the control system.
• Understand the synchronizing system for generator drive turbines.
• Manage alarms and customise alarm messages.
• Understand the operator interface displays, edit, and create displays.

Pre-Requisites

Control and Instrumentation Technicians and Engineers with a basic knowledge of turbine technology and personal computers.

Course Duration

This course is of 10 days in duration.

Optimum Numbers

Maximum of 6 candidates is recommended.

Training Aids

PowerPoint Presentation, course notes, hand-outs, and discussion.

Course Objectives

Gas Turbine Control Fundamentals Revision

• Gas Turbine Principles of Operation
• Governing System Requirements

Mark V Panel Hardware

• Panel Layout
• Cores, I/O Card, Terminal Boards
• Troubleshooting

Course Syllabus Continued

• Wiring Diagram

Gas Turbine Control

• Startup, Speed, Temperature and Other Controls
• Protection

Control Displays

• User’s Manual

Control System Software

• IDOS
• File Descriptions

Software Tools

• Modifying and Downloading Control Configuration
• Data Acquisition on Mark V Interface
• Software Backup
• CSP and Big Block Language

Troubleshooting

• Gas Turbine Process Alarms
• Mark V Panel Diagnostic Alarms
• Rung Display

Calibration Procedures (Manual and Auto)

• GCV, SRV and IGV