Operations Knowledge™ and Performance Knowledge™ Instructor-Led Training Courses

This 3 1/2 day course gives attendees the option of attending the first 3 1/2 days on the Rankine cycle plant or the last 3 1/2 days on the combined cycle plant.

This 4 1/2 day course is designed to teach attendees how to diagnose root causes of fossil and combined cycle power plant performance deficiencies. Over 25 different case studies are presented and solved, beginning with test data on specific components, followed by pertinent performance calculations, and ending with a "root cause" analysis of the problem. Diagnostic flowpaths, using "expert system" techniques, are provided for many of the case studies. The case studies are based on GP's extensive experience in troubleshooting and testing all types of power plant equipment. Topics are optimally arranged to allow engineers from both plant types to pick and choose the equipment of most interest to them without any loss of continuity. Attendees have the option of attending the first 3 1/2 days on the Rankine cycle plant, the last 3 1/2 days on the combined cycle plant or the full 4 1/2 day program.

This instructor-led course is designed to discuss code required aspects of an arc flash safety program. Regulatory and code requirements are presented along with an overview of the tools available to support a compliance program.

This instructor-led course is designed for operators of combined cycle power plants. System Operators/dispatchers will also find the material covered in this course beneficial for system operations and planning.

This course is designed to discuss the principles associated with the operation of combined cycle power plants. The fundamentals of plant operation(s) are emphasized. The discussions also target the role the operating staff plays in optimizing plant operations.

This instructor-led course is designed to enable instructors to increase the abilities of the students in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. The students’ increased skills will be evident in higher performance levels in the actual job environment.

This instructor-led course is designed from an Operator’s point of view and discusses the principles and processes associated with the safe operation of circuit breakers at various potential levels in a modern power plant. The proper planning of a breaker operation is also discussed.

This instructor-led course is designed to discuss the process and procedure to interpret and use electric prints. The use and application in operations and troubleshooting is emphasized.

This instructor-led course is designed for operators to refresh their basic understanding of electrical fundamentals, electrical component operation, electrical protection, and electrical safety.

This instructor-led course is designed for operators of fossil-fired power plants with large utility-sized boilers. System operators/dispatchers will also find the material covered in this course beneficial for system operations and planning.

This instructor-led course is designed for operations personnel who are involved in monitoring and adjusting plant chemistry. The course empasizes the importance of good plant chemistry, methods for monitoring and controlling plant chemistry, and the effect of plant status and upsets on plant chemistry.

This 4 1/2 day course is designed to teach attendees how to test and monitor coal-fired power plant equipment and improve unit heat rate.The course presents design and operating theories of power plant equipment. It also emphasizes efficiency and testing with full consideration given to the expectations and limits of component equipment. The laws of thermodynamics and the principles of heat transfer are reviewed and applied to equipment operation and efficiency. Actual test data is used to calculate turbine efficiency, condenser cleanliness, turbine cycle heat rate, turbine cycle heat rate corrections, boiler efficiency, and feedwater heater performance. The perspective of performance testing and monitoring is maintained throughout.

This instructor-led course presents an in-depth look at the components and principles of operation of electrical generating units. The course starts with a review of electrical generators including their governor control systems, excitation systems, and operating characteristics and limitations. The course continues with a presentation on the basic principles of generation control and describes how these principles are applied in an interconnected power system. Generation control includes the equipment and procedures used to match generation to load.

This 2 1/2 day course provides attendees with heat rate concepts, controllable and non-controllable losses, and the effects of component performance on operating costs. The focus will be on developing a detailed understanding of the heat rate effects of operating practices, unit optimization, and environmental compliance.

This 2 1/2 day course is focused on improving the availability, reliability, capacity, and efficiency of the combined cycle power plant. It provides operators and engineers with an understanding of plant design for performance and the effect of operating parameters on plant efficiency and capacity. Attendees are taken through practical combined cycle thermodynamic principles. Emphasis is placed on the effect of design and operating conditions on plant performance. Performance of the combustion turbine, heat recovery steam generator, and steam turbine is determined using case studies.

This instructor-led course is designed for plant operators and managers of package and industrial-type water-tube boilers for businesses, industry, campuses, and hospitals. This course will be of interest to personnel with management, operations, maintenance or supervisory experience who wish to learn more about industrial-type boilers.

This course is designed to discuss the operations of modern SO2 scrubbers used on coal-fired boilers. The Federal Regulations, principals of operations, types of scrubbers in use, and the systems associated with scrubber operations are emphasized. This course focuses on the operating systems and processes in a wet scrubber system.

This instructor-led course is designed to discuss the principles associated with the operation of steam turbines and generators. The fundamentals of plant operation(s) are emphasized. The discussions also target the role the operating staff plays in optimizing plant operations.

This instructor-led course is designed to introduce and practice skills needed to develop and maintain effective teams.

This instructor-led course is designed to meet site, client, or job specific needs, including utility, health care, and maintenance personnel.

This instructor-led course is designed as an overview and process description of electric generation in fossil-fueled power plants. The fundamentals required to understand the process, common equipment, and primary systems in power plant operation(s) are emphasized. The discussions also target the roles of operations and mechanical staff in power plant operations.

This instructor-led course is designed to teach personnel the principles of process control of actual processes using manufacturers’ instruments.

This instructor-led course is designed to explain how protective relaying detects abnormal conditions on the power system and how, together with power circuit breakers, protective relaying is able to isolate and remove abnormal conditions in order to limit damages and outages.

This instructor-led course is designed for plant operators and managers in the power industry with a focus on simple cycle combustion turbine operations and maintenance. System operators/dispatchers will also find the course material beneficial for system operations and planning.

This instructor-led course is designed to discuss the principles associated with the operations of conventional coal-fired power plants as well as provide guidance in evaluating key indications of boiler tube failures. The fundamentals of plant operations are emphasized as well as the fundamentals of properly identifying and locating boiler tube leaks. The discussions and use of a simulator target the role the operating staff plays in optimizing plant operations. This course can be customized at no additional cost for operators or engineers and managers.

This instructor-led course is designed to discuss the principles associated with the operations of combined cycle power plants. The fundamentals of plant operations are emphasized. The discussions and use of a simulator also target the role the operating staff plays in optimizing plant operations. This course can be customized at no additional cost for operators or engineers and managers.

This instructor-led, site-specifi c training program is designed to prepare facility operators to meet the numerous requirements and responsibilities associated with emitting air pollutants. During the training, the focus will be on the student’s site Title V permit, in order to prepare facility operators to meet regulatory and permitting requirements associated with routine, maintenance, abnormal, and emergency operating conditions.

This instructor-led course is designed to provide the participant the knowledge required to perform stand up instruction efficiently and effectively. Knowledge and use of terminal and enabling objectives to support the training process will be emphasized. Each student will be required to teach a lesson at the conclusion of the course.

This instructor-led course is designed for plant operators and managers in the power industry, but will be of interest to personnel with management, operations, maintenance or supervisory experience who wish to learn more about power plants with large utility type boilers. System operators/ dispatchers will also find the material covered in this course beneficial for system operations and planning.

This instructor-led course is designed to provide students with the skills needed to write specific and effective power plant administrative, operations, and maintenance procedures. Effective written procedures and work instructions are critical to worker accuracy and efficiency in performing a task. A procedure’s effectiveness depends essentially on two criteria, the accuracy of the technical information and the way in which the information is presented to the user. These two criteria are stressed during the presentation of this course.