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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan for plant operation
   • Power generating safety issues are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures and Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation
2. Work, power generation plant and resource requirements are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures, from relevant information and documentation
3. Preoperational checks of power generation plant operations are carried out, in accordance with workplace procedures and site requirements
4. Operate generator and excitation system
   • Generator and excitation system is operated, in accordance with workplace procedures and manufacturers' operating recommendations
5. Synchronising requirements are assessed and evaluated, in accordance with workplace procedures to ensure generator and excitation system stability
6. Generator and excitation system is monitored and observed, in accordance with workplace procedures, to detect deviations from normal operating conditions
7. Corrective actions are taken to rectify generator and excitation system abnormalities, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures
8. Control generation of electrical energy
   • Power generator output is adjusted, in accordance with workplace procedures, to meet electricity demand whilst observing operating requirements
9. Reactive power generation and voltage regulation requirements are assessed and the generator and excitation system is controlled to achieve desired output, in accordance with workplace procedures
10. Generator stabilities and operating limits are assessed and the generator and excitation system is controlled to maintain those limits, in accordance with workplace procedures and manufacturers' recommendations
11. Generator cooling systems and limits are monitored and assessed, and the excitation system is controlled to maintain those limits, in accordance with workplace procedures and manufacturers' recommendations
12. Coordinate generation control
    • Load sharing between multiple generators is controlled, in accordance with workplace procedures, to maintain optimum efficiency and power generating plant reliability
13. Output of generators is adjusted to meet electricity demand whilst observing operating requirements, in accordance with workplace procedures
14. Generator and excitation system and power generating plant key indicators are monitored and adjusted, in accordance with workplace procedures, to maintain limits and detect deviations from normal operating conditions
15. Generator and excitation system integrity and continuity of supply are maintained, in accordance with workplace procedures
16. Consultation with appropriate personnel is undertaken, in accordance with workplace procedures
17. Generator and excitation system is operated at optimum efficiency, in accordance with workplace procedures
18. Monitor systemandplant
    • Generator and excitation system or power generating plant to be monitored is physically identified, in accordance with workplace procedures
19. Generator and excitation system or power generating plant is monitored, in accordance with workplace procedures, for normal operation or to detect deviations
20. Corrective actions are taken, in accordance with workplace procedures
21. Appropriate personnel are notified, in accordance with workplace procedures, when defects and abnormal operating conditions are detected
22. Analyse systemand plant faults
    • Causes of abnormal generator and excitation system operating conditions are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures, by analysing technical and operational information
23. Corrective actions to rectify faults are determined, in accordance with workplace procedures
24. Generator and excitation system or power generating plant integrity is maintained, in accordance with workplace procedures, through consultation with appropriate personnel and reference to technical and operational documentation
25. Appropriate personnel, including specialists, are arranged for investigation of identified operational abnormalities, in accordance with workplace procedures
26. Complete documentation
    • Power generation plant problems, movements and status are reported, in accordance with workplace procedures
27. Documentation is updated, in accordance with workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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