ART059 – Solar – T5 Control
Solar T5 Control. This article gives a good grounding on T5 control. It will explain all the high point needed to understand the system. Continue Reading →
Category: Solar Control System
ART058 – Solar – Mars IGV
This article gives a technical and historic look at what was and is now used for the inlet guide vane. Continue Reading →
ART057 – General – Smart monitoring & diagnostics
Smart monitoring & diagnostics – this will step up your troubleshooting game. Continue Reading →
ART056 – Solar – Connect to OPC Server
Solar – Connect to OPC Server. This article describes to process of connecting to the PLC using RSLinx and writing live values to Excel. This brings your troubleshooting skills to a new level. Continue Reading →
ART045 – Solar – Centaur 50 compressor surging
Solar Centaur 50 – this article is based on an actual surge issue and explains the steps taken to resolve it. Continue Reading →
ART038 – Solar – T130 – Thrust bearing protection
Solar – Thrust bearing protection in Bently Nevada. This topic is information taken from an actual job. The Titan thrust channel was not set up correctly during commissioning and had to be rectified. Continue Reading →
ART036 – Solar – Surge Control Line
Solar Surge Control Line – This describes how the PLC knows where the surge control line is and how much surge margin you have. Continue Reading →
ART032 – Solar – Surge control – 289RC Exhaust Booster
Solar Turbines – Surge control – 289RC Exhaust Booster. This instrument is used to assist the surge valve to open quickly. This post explains how the instrument works. Continue Reading →
ART029 – Solar – Mars – Fuel gas – Start-up valve check – Part 1
Solar – Mars 90/100 – Pre start-up fuel valve safety check. This explains the sequence of events to pass. Continue Reading →
ART027 – Solar – Analog inputs
This explains how analog input signals are processed in Solar Turbines PLC logic. Continue Reading →
ART024 – Solar – Stripchart – Vern Van Leuven
Stripchart – Vern Van Leuven – Information about Stripchart and Vern’s services. Continue Reading →
ART023 – Solar – DC backup pump control
Solar – Backup pump control – this control needs maintenance. Continue Reading →
ART021 – Solar – T60 – Backup overspeed calibration
Solar Turbines – T60 – G353-1 backup overspeed calibration. Continue Reading →
ART017 – Solar – TT3 Ignition issue
Solar – Ignition Issue – This is an old issue with TT3 control system. The turbine would not light off reliably. Continue Reading →
ART227 – Simulating Vibration Signal Video
This is a Solar Turbines Training Video. The subject is the simulation of a displacement probe signal to test the alarm and shutdown setpoints. Continue Reading →
ART216 – Solar – Simulating Vibration Signal – FT51010
ARTICLE REF – ART216 This article is going to discuss the set up to inject a vibration signal to simulate an alarm or shutdown, on a Solar turbine using Solar’s Field Tool FT51010-13. There are three types of transducers used on vibration systems to measure vibration. Displacement Velocity Acclerometer What … Continue Reading →
ART210 – Solar – Control System for Dummies – Parts 1-2-3 & 4
Article Ref – ART210 This is a training video on the Solar – Control System for Dummies. It is intended for mechanical, electrical and operational personnel, to improve their troubleshooting skills by learning basic control loop testing. https://vimeo.com/854286257?share=copy             … Continue Reading →
ART209 – Solar – Backup Overspeed Calibration
This is a video which describes how to calibrate the older type backup overspeed relay. Continue Reading →
ART208 – Solar – T5 Base
Solar Control Video – T5 Base. Continue Reading →
ART207 – Solar – T5 Spread
Solar T5 Spread.
This is a video which describes why T5 Spread is so important and how to resolve if need be. Continue Reading →
ART205 – Solar – Surge – Head v Flow Map
This is a video that explains the relationship between the surge and the Head v Flow Map. Continue Reading →
ART204 – Solar – Compressor Dry Gas Seal Vent Instrumentation
This is the history of the instruments used by Solar Turbines to measure high flow of the gases leaking past the dry gas seals.
ART201 – Corrected Speed
Training video explaining the use of Corrected Speed as used in turbine control systems. Continue Reading →
ART195 – Solar – TT3 Control – Lightoff issue
This is a video about a TT3 Ignition Problem. Continue Reading →
ART092 – Solar – T5 compensating resistor
This post explains T5 compensation. Continue Reading →
ART184 – Solar – Mars thrust bearing alarm setup
Solar Mars thrust bearing alarm setup. Continue Reading →
ART182 – Solar – Stroking PECC valve
This article looks at how to stroke and record the valve movement on a Solar Turbine. Continue Reading →
ART173 – Solar – Backup overspeed monitor
This article gives an overview of the backup overspeed module PN1053834-xx. Continue Reading →
ART171 – Solar – Fire system – CO2 bottles
This article will give an overview of the current Solar Fire System. Continue Reading →
ART168 – Solar – Fire system – EQP Controller
Eagle Quantum Premier (EQP) Controller. This article describes the EQP Controller from a Solar perspective. Continue Reading →
ART170 – Solar – Turndown – Solar surge margin
This article looks at the difference between Turndown % and Solar Surge Margin %. Continue Reading →
ART167 – Solar – Terminal strip with a difference
This article explains why all terminal strips on Solar equipment are not the same. Continue Reading →
ART165 – Solar – Fire system – Isolation valves
Solar – Fire system Isolation Valves. This article describes how to set and test the limit switches of the valves. Continue Reading →
ART154 – Solar – Taurus 70 IGV logic
This article will describe the logic behind the Taurus 70 2-shaft IGV control. Continue Reading →
ART145 – Solar – Mars Tactair IGV calibration
This article explains the logic behind three slope IGV control for the Solar Mars turbine. Continue Reading →
ART113 – Solar – TT2 k-values & tags
Solar – TT2 controls. This is a list of the tags used in TT2 logic. Continue Reading →
ART105 – Solar – T1 temperature
Solar – T1 temperature. This article describes the T1 control and some issues it has. Continue Reading →
ART099 – Solar – Discrete outputs
Solar – Discrete Outputs – this article gives an overview of the discrete outputs using the Allen Bradely Flex I/O 1794-OB16P. Continue Reading →