UEPOPS060 — Monitor and coordinate the operation of a combined cycle gas turbine unit

1 Plan for plant operation

• 1.1Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations, legislative requirements, codes of practice, manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, environmental requirements and workplace procedures are identified, applied and monitored
• 1.2Work and resource requirements are identified from relevant personnel and documentation in accordance with workplace procedures
• 1.3Preoperational checks are carried out on combined cycle plant in accordance with workplace procedures

2 Operate HRSG

• 2.1Gas turbine exhaust, gas flow and power output are adjusted to achieve required steam flow and conditions in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures
• 2.2Supplementary firing system is placed into and out of service to maintain steam flow and steam conditions in accordance with workplace procedures
• 2.3Combined cycle plant is operated within limits of design in accordance with workplace procedures
• 2.4Combined cycle plant is operated, monitored and observed to detect deviations from required operating conditions in accordance with workplace procedures
• 2.5Corrective action is taken to rectify abnormalities in combined cycle plant in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures

3 Operate generator and excitation system

• 3.1Generator and excitation system is operated in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures
• 3.2Synchronising requirements are assessed, evaluated and implemented to ensure generator and excitation system stability in accordance with workplace procedures
• 3.3Generator and excitation system is monitored and observed to detect deviations from normal operating conditions in accordance with workplace procedures

4 Control generation of electrical energy

• 4.1Generator output is adjusted to meet demand in accordance with operating requirements and workplace procedures
• 4.2Reactive power generation and voltage regulation requirements are assessed to ensure the generator and excitation system is controlled to achieve output in accordance with workplace procedures
• 4.3Generator stabilities and operating limits are assessed, and the generator and excitation system are controlled to maintain those limits in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures
• 4.4Generator cooling systems and limits are monitored and assessed, and excitation system is controlled to maintain those limits in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications, and workplace procedures

5 Coordinate generator and excitation system operations

• 5.1Generator and excitation systems are operated in accordance with power generating plant limitations and workplace procedures
• 5.2Generator and excitation systems are monitored and observed to detect deviations from normal operating conditions in accordance with workplace procedures
• 5.3Causes of abnormal generator and excitation system operating conditions are identified by analysing technical, operational data and information in accordance with workplace procedures
• 5.4Generator and excitation system integrity, personnel safety and continuity of supply are maintained in accordance with workplace procedures
• 5.5Consultation with relevant personnel is undertaken in accordance with workplace procedures
• 5.6Generator and excitation system is operated at efficiency in accordance with workplace procedures

6 Monitor system/plant

• 6.1Generator and excitation system and combined cycle plant to be monitored is physically identified in accordance with workplace procedures
• 6.2Generator and excitation system and combined cycle plant are monitored for normal operation to detect deviations in accordance with workplace procedures
• 6.3Relevant personnel are notified when defects and abnormal operating conditions are detected in accordance with workplace procedures

7 Test system/plant operation

• 7.1Operational tests are performed in accordance with workplace procedures
• 7.2Generator and excitation system and combined cycle plant is observed for correct operational response in accordance with workplace procedures
• 7.3Generator and excitation system and combined cycle plant are returned to operational status on completion of testing in accordance with workplace procedures

8 Analyse system/plant faults

• 8.1Causes of abnormal generator and excitation system operating conditions are identified by analysing technical and operational information in accordance with workplace procedures
• 8.2Generator and excitation system and combined cycle plant integrity and personnel safety are maintained in consultation with relevant personnel, technical and operational documentation in accordance with workplace procedures
• 8.3Relevant personnel are organised for investigation of identified operational abnormalities in accordance with workplace procedures

9 Complete documentation

• 9.1Combined cycle plant problems, movements and status are reported in accordance with workplace procedures
• 9.2Documentation is updated in accordance with workplace procedures

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