561-01 - Preparing for Power Plant Startups
Learning objectives
- Recognize the role an electrical dispatcher plays in preparing for a power plant startup
- Recall the purpose of determining appropriate ramp rates for starting up the boiler and turbine
- List the four basic categories of pre-startup checks on each of the following: boiler, steam turbine, and generator
Course overview
Power plant startups are complicated tasks that require plant operator planning and preparation. Understanding plant equipment operating procedures is necessary to prepare for a power plant startup. The Preparing for Power Plant Startups training course describes the basic checks that must be performed on plant equipment before a plant startup.
This online training course explains boiler and turbine ramp rates. It also reviews pre-startup checks for boilers, turbines, and generators. Preparing for Power Plant Startups is part of the Unit Startup and Shutdown training series.
- 50 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English