Part 1 of Series: Why Do Plants Require Feedwater Heaters? Today’s blog is the first in a three-part series about identifying issues with feedwater heaters. Over the next few weeks, the series will discuss why … Read More
Control Room Operator Training A control room operator, with a tuned control system, can have a major impact on maintaining and improving power plant performance and reliability. Today’s advanced … Read More
How to Purchase an Effective Operator Training Simulator? Arguably, most power industry professionals would agree that the best way to train and qualify control room operators is through implementing performance-based training that integrates … Read More
Introducing the FCS YouTube Channel The FCS YouTube channel provides highlights of training conducted by our world-class Instructors. Our first video is a discussion of typical GE main stop valves, … Read More
Control Systems Training and Operational Excellence Operational excellence is a term that has been used for some time to describe a business philosophy of producing consistent, reliable results. Operational excellence programs … Read More
The Path to Better Maintenance Qualifications & Procedures I recently saw a poster in a buddy’s garage that said, “Every 20-minute job is a broken bolt away from becoming a 3-day ordeal” and … Read More
Issues with Training and Qualification Jobs for Combined Cycle Plants Justifying training and qualification programs for operators in combined cycle power plants is difficult in comparison to older coal-fired Rankine cycle power plants. One big … Read More
Power Plant Training in Protective Relays A protective relay activates in the electrical distribution system, sending a trip signal. Switchgear circuit breakers trip. An entire bus is lost. Equipment shuts down. … Read More
Cost-Benefit of Training District energy, process or power plants must operate at the lowest practicable cost to maintain the broadest profit margin. Somewhat contrary to this mandate, when … Read More
