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fact sheet
Mark VI Training Simulator
Introduction
Availability
Improve the effectiveness of your operations and maintenance
The Training Simulator is available for all Mark VI control
with GE Energy’s Mark VI Training Simulator. The training
systems applied to any gas or steam turbine with a generator
simulator uses your actual site-specific application software
or mechanical load. It is also available for power island
and operator screens to drive the turbine simulation.
applications, such as Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG),
Operators can refresh their knowledge of commands and
and balance of plant applications, such as combined cycle
system responses on a replica of the actual turbine control –
plants. GE Energy can also provide an experienced instructor
with no risk to the turbine. Training can occur on site, for any
to teach a regular training course or a customized program at
shift, at your convenience and be repeated days, weeks, or
your site.
years later for new personnel.
Maintenance personnel can also train on editing and
downloading real turbine software, trend parameters as they
actually respond on the unit, and exercise the wide range of
advanced analysis tools that are available to maintain the
turbine. The training software can even be updated to reflect
changes made on the real unit and be compared with the
original code – it’s the real deal!
Benefits
• Operators – Improved effectiveness in using screens, alarm
management, and trending
• Maintenance – Decreased time required to troubleshoot
problems and maintain unit availability
• Refresh Skills – Revisit basic tasks that are infrequently
needed, but still important in the modern age of
automated controls
• Life Cycle Cost – A permanent, onsite, simulator to provide
effective, ongoing training for the life of the control system
fact sheet
The Product
Features
Application software from your turbine control and operator
• Actual site-specific software
station(s) is loaded on a PC and runs a model of your turbine.
• Simulation with snap, restore, freeze, and initial conditions
This includes actual settings of tuning constants for gains,
offsets, ramp rates, and alarm and trip setpoints. The model is
an integrated environment with current versions of our
functionality
• Fully functional operator screens and navigation
software maintenance tools for Toolbox, the CIMPLICITY®
• Alarm management tools
graphics package, and GE product code.
• Trending tools
A notebook or desktop PC is supplied with options for printers,
• Trip history
keyboards, monitors, etc. Like any PC, it can be connected to a
• Editors for application software and screens
video projection system for training small or large audiences.
Sites with different types of turbines, such as combined cycle
• Adjust tuning constants
plants, can usually have both the gas and steam turbine
• Software block libraries and documentation
training software on a common PC.
• Security/password settings
Offsite capability is available with software options for web-
• Watch windows to organize and export data
®
based viewing via Microsoft Internet Explorer. This enables
training of multiple plants from a central location, such as a
corporate training center.
• Finder/data search tool
• Compare tool for software revisions
Complementary Products and Training
Several off-the-shelf training simulations are available for
standard turbine designs to complement site-specific
simulations. And, an exact replica of your turbine control
hardware can be used to run simulation software to further
familiarize maintenance personnel with the equipment.
Additionally, GE Energy also provides basic and advanced
courses on Mark VI, Mark VIe, legacy turbine controls, and
related products, such as generator controls. These are
available worldwide at GE Energy training centers or at your
site, either customized or in standard format. Additional
programs are available for training on the turbine.
GE Energy
3800 North Wilson Avenue
Loveland, CO 80538-2075
+1 970.461.5420
800.835.5182
http://www.gepower.com/training
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GEA-13986 Rev NC (09/2005)