Managing Commissioning

Risks to the Power System

Generator Commissioning
Process Workshop
Presenter: Mike Phethean
1 May 2014
 Contents
Stuff happens!
SO Risk Types
System Commissioning risks
Commissioning Risk Management
Commissioning Risk Assessment
Risk Qualifying tests
Commissioning Levels

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 Stuff happens!
Historical evidence shows that during
commissioning and testing of electrical
equipment there is an increased risk
equipment mal-operation.

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 Stuff happens! (2)
When new equipment is commissioned
Asset Owners require their suppliers to
test the equipment operates correctly.
The Asset Owner believes the equipment
will operate as designed but tests the
equipment to confirm it.

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 Stuff happens! (3)
Similarly the SO believes the plant should
not be a risk to the system but requires
testing to prove this.
The SO Risk Management Strategy is to
assume a higher risk of trip until these
tests are completed.

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 SO Risk Types
Types of Risks
50.5

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49.5
System Frequency (Hz)

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48.5 CE
ECE
48 Secondary Event

47.5

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46.5
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Time (s)

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 System Commissioning Risks
Electrical Control (voltage)
Electrical Protection (voltage)
Prime Mover Control (frequency)
Combustion Control (frequency)
Other Control

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 Commissioning Risk
Management
A control is a secondary CE risk until it has
been successfully tested.
Once a control has been successfully
tested it is a secondary ECE risk until
commissioning is complete.
System Events may cause reassessment
of the above risks

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 Risk Qualifying Tests
Offline
Injection
System Disturbance
Calibration and modelling

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 Commissioning Levels
Is the control response the same at all
power outputs?
Yes One test
No test at different representative levels

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 Conclusion
Commissioning presents an increased risk
to the electrical system.
Commissioning Risk is based on a unique
Risk Assessment of the new asset.

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