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Missing Diagnostic alarm from MKV Panel
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If you're commissioning a new unit with a Mark V, what does GE say?
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I have some problems on the TCI.
it stops when the operating system of the HMI start.
it stops when the operating system of the HMI start.
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Ahmed Ali,
I really don't understand the problem. I saw your 'photo album' and I've re-read your...
reason for high and low lube oil temperatures in lube oil header and the measures to control the parameters
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You really need to provide more information when you post a question like this for a proper...
about hunting of generator
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Generators aren't allowed to use weapons, therefore they can't hunt.
Seriously, the prime mover...
Does anyone use CDM for their GTs with DLN?
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Way too little information provided here.
How do you operate your machine? Base Load? Load...
use the spare inputs in DTBA or DTBB
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You're not 'canceling' any inputs. You will be relocating (moving) them to unused inputs.
For...
Remote of Speedtronic Mark V
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OPC is your best bet.
Talk to the various OPC makers to see if any of them will run on WinNT...
What would be required to connect to the Mark V network using the network switch provided for the Viewers and DCS.
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The Ethernet-based LANs on a VLAN (Virtual LAN) switch:
PDH - Plant Data Highway
HMI and DCS...
The thing to be most concerned with is security! Any PC you connect to the PDH should be scrubbed...
What is the increment/decrement rate of TNR in Speedtronic MARK IV control system
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I would be extremely surprised to learn that the operators of the national grid to which you are...
Gas turbines don't behave very well during frequency excursions if they are at or near Base Load...
from the Forum department...
GT giving 7-8 MW higher Load at Base load mode with same IGV opening, i.e. 84DGAWe have 106 MW, GE Frame 9E gas turbine of control system mark-IV. Before 2 months our GT tripped at 60% speed due to IGV trouble
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nanang,
The originator of this thread asked about an abnormally high power output sometime...
I'm not following your logic, or understanding the sequence of events.
I'm also not...
You say you checked the IGV physical calibration in the recent shutdown but it is found ok. How did...
Need documentation about a TPIM Card for MKVI
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Ah, the infamous Turbine Protective Interface Module.
It's not a Mark VI card, it's just an...
GT Trip on IGV control trouble
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nanang,
Why are you so quick to propose recalibrating the LVDT feedback? Why didn't you suggest...
How high was the temperature in the control room where the Mark VI panel is located?
You didn't...
Turbo-generator response to changes in the power grid frequency.
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I was explaining classic droop speed control which as been around since the beginning of governors;...
There has been a LOT written on droop speed control on control.com. Use the fine 'Search' feature...
fuel change over problem
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It's clear there's a problem. Have you spoken to the supplier of this fuel change-over scheme?
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7FA Tripping on Low Hyd. Trip Oil pressure
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In this case, when GE started making heavy duty gas turbines, pressure transmitters were very...
C Core repeatedly fails. Causes I/O to freeze.
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What have you done to try to resolve the problem other than resolve a ground?
To Hal Armour's...
How old is your Mark V panel?
Have you implemented all of the recommended TILs for the Mark V,...
I am trying to understand how the Mark 5 HMI running WinXP creates virtual drives
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Two things; maybe more.
First: It's pointless trying to understand why GE does what they do with...
Start-up of standby lube oil pump in turbo-machine oil system
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Giovanni,
All manufacturers warrants their F-class machines, and we all know how expensive they...
Tripping of gas turbine on High Vibrations
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GE-design Frame 5 heavy duty gas turbines are just about bullet-proof. They are the workhorses of...
Incoming reactive power change
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I'm presuming the generator being discussed is a synchronous generator.
When a generator is...
I need to know the procedure for calibrating SRV MKV HMI.
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Wrong. The Mark V operates using values which are downloaded to RAM from EEPROM each time the...
It should go without saying, but be sure the gas fuel is manually isolated upstream of the SRV, and...
GE FRAME 9E turbines and instruments
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All the replies to this question are possibly correct for certain instances or applications.
The...
Temperature of the hydraulic oil increased from 54 C TO 67 C for bypass system
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WHEN did this problem begin? That should be the first question for...
Need professional people to post their experiences in any problems they faced in ge frame 5 gas turbine start-up or operation.
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You don't have a problem because your turbine(s) have Mark VI, or even if they have Mark VIe....
Temperature calculation on Mark V HMI
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It's really not clear what kind of calculation you are talking about, and you seem very unfamiliar...
How do you properly format the TC2K Report to print?
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It's been a very long time, but I believe the TC2KREPT.TXT file, as shipped, had page break codes...
Load restricted due to high lube oil temperature in a Frame 5 gas turbine.
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Are you certain the L.O. cooler transfer valve is working properly? You should not see a...
Why would high lube oil temperature cause a combustion turbine to incapable of producing full...
from the Let's do it right the first time... department...
GE frame 6 duel fuel to single fuel conversionPermanently removing gas fuel piping from a duel fuel CT
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The purpose of the gas fuel purge is to prevent backflow of hot combustion gases into the gas fuel...
TCDA card change state continously from A2 - A7
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The IONET should "loop through" all three TCEA cards and terminate on the TCDA card. In...
Questions on the importance of reactive power?
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Phil,
Quoting here:
"...In my [your] opinion a synchronous generator...
Phil,
I purposely didn't respond to this thread immediately because I was hoping you would. The...
Ask yourself this question? If it's "useless" power, why does it have to be compensated...
what to do with Proximity probe damage on Bearing # 1 on GE Frame V gas turbine with no provision for new installation?
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The typical damage caused during gap voltage adjustment is to the tip of the proximity probe; it...
Looking for the driver of usb dongle used by Mark VIe
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I don't quite understand your question, though I think I understand your intent.
I believe you...
from the Automation List department...
Feasibility of tripping a Gas Turbine on LUBE OIL TANK level LOW LOW
Trying to reason out why tripping of a Gas Turbine is not considered on LUBE OIL TANK level LOW LOW.
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I, too, have never heard of a high L.O. tank pressure trip. That's not to say such a thing was...
What is "Cross Tripping" in speedtronic Mark iv controlled gas turbine?
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MOB,
The questioner asked about cross-tripping related to Speedtronic Mark IV turbine control...
s processor not going above A4 state, displaying "default sys" & p core tceb card hooter is on
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That's a hoot! A hooter means different things in different parts of the world. I've heard audible...
from the From Department of power plant department...
Seal Oil Drain Level High at GE-Generator Frame 9We have a GE Frame 9 Hydrogen-Cooled Generator, right now we have a big problem about Seal Oil Drain Level high alarm..
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The Seal Oildifferential pressure regulator is principally (is that even a word?) no different from...
turbine control
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One more thing: Droop and isochronous control are not alternator control modes....
This topic has been covered ad nauseum on control.com. Use the 'Search' feature to find archived...
Is there a trip level for low DC?
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If you're starting a unit "black" you'll be happy if it starts in an emergency, and won't...
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