Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for work.
- Prepare for power generation.
- Communicate startup of power generation to all required personnel
- Select the prime mover to be used
- Select system for the generation process appropriate to voltage systems and requirements
- Conduct pre-start-up checks as required
- Start the prime mover for the generation system to procedures
- Synchronise all equipment to transfer the power safely into the system.
- Operate generation equipment.
- Balance loads and power factors
- Monitor and adjust loads as required to ensure that all machine loads are maintained within safe working conditions
- Distribute energy to the generation system in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring that the status of all equipment is monitored as required
- Rebalance loads as required so as to maximise production efficiency
- Take other appropriate action as required
- Maintain logs to record all systems data and identify all deviations or problems encountered
- Shut down process.
- Communicate shutdown of process to all required personnel
- Systematically shed loads, shut down generators as required during the shutdown process
- Isolate all required equipment from the bus in accordance with procedures
- Return the system to a balanced operating condition after shutting down selected generator(s).
- Isolate and de-isolate plant.