Control room operation (5 cr)

Objective

After completing this course, you will be able to
* describe the cooperation of main machinery and other process devices of a power plant
* analyze the working principles of main measurement, control, valve and motor loops in power plant processes
* present the arrangement and operation of process control systems in energy production processes
* use human machine interfaces (HMI) of process control systems
* run power plant simulators and analyze power plant processes related to them.

Content

How are fuel and air feed, combustion and flue gases, water feed, steam production and power generation functionally related to each other?
How can you affect the production of high pressure steam, the electric power of a turbine or the toxic emissions of flue gases?
What type of control systems are needed in large-scale, centralized or small-scale, distributed energy production?
How should an operator take the fuel feed into a manual mode or start a feed water pump?
How should we take care of functional safety in energy production?

Course material

The following literature is used in the course
• Turbiinitekniikka ISBN 978-952-5491-92-0
• Voimalaitostekniikka ISBN 978-952-13-5426-7
• Voimalaitosautomaatio ISBN 978-952-5183-32-0
Study materials are provided by the teacher in class or via the Learn platform.

Study forms and methods

The course is carried out by way of contact teaching on Kotka campus according to a weekly schedule. Remote participation is not possible. As a rule, scheduled contact lessons are not recorded nor duplicated by online lectures. Lesson activities are carried out in a simulation environment. Participation in simulation exercises mandatory.
• Students make progress by attending scheduled lessons and completing tasks and assignments individually or in groups. The course consists of 14 simulation lessons and pre-assignments.
• The teacher provides guidance during contact lessons.
• The assessed assignments are completed independently.
• Feedback is provided by different methods, in writing and/or orally. Also, peer feedback can be used.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Opintojaksoon ei sisälly TKI- ja työelämäyhteistyötä

Timing of exams and assignments

An exam must be taken in the last scheduled lesson.

The course entails weekly assignments. A project assignment must be completed in a small group by the end of the course.

The end date of the course is presented in the course details. By this date, the student must submit all assignments, take the required exams and meet all other conditions set for an approved course completion.

Student workload

1 ECTS credits equals 27 hours of work by the student.

Further information

Oppituntien läsnäolopakko 100

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The student’s performance is assessed with reference to the learning objectives and assessment criteria of the course. The completion of the course requires pre-assignment and exam to be completed with a passing grade. Course scale: 1–5.

Qualifications

Prerequisite courses are
1. Power plant processes
2. Measurement and control technology