SIMULATOR SECTION

SHRI M MUKHOPADHYAY AGM(EDC & SIM) S.CHITNAVIS DGM(SIM)

(INSTRUCTORS) S.SHRIVASTAVA N.K.BHATTACHARYA R.P.KHERNIWAL

(MAINT.EXECU.) D.SHENDAY S.K.GUPTA C.YOGITA

KORBA SIMULATORS
S.No. DETAILS 1 2 3 4 REFERENCE SUPPLIER CONTR.AWARD Dt CONTRT. VALUE 200 MW SIMULATOR KORBA, UNIT -1 M/s. SINGER LINK,USA 14.02.1981 500 MW SIMULATOR SINGRAULI UNIT-6 M/s. SIEMENS, AG,GERMANY 14.10.1988

US $ 4,389,645 Rs. 24,34,52,000 Approx Rs.21 Cr. 21.12.1984 27.11.1995

TRAINING INAUGURATION

YEAR

TRAINING IMPARTED & REVENUE EARNED YEAR-WISE PROGR PARTICIPATION REV. FROM
(No) NTPC EXT TOTAL EXT. AGENCIES

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

66 68 66 60 69 67

343 (ET 149) 409 (ET 174) 506 (ET 273) 474 (ET 306) 413 (ET 260) 519 (ET 398)

206 61 179 58 163 143

549 470 685 532 576 652

29,84,310/9,25,515/26,04,040/7,47,378/19,46,091/15,96,654/-

EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
LANCO AMARKANTAK POWER PVT LTD VISA POWER APGENCO HPGCL KPCL MPGENCO NSPCL

LAYOUT OF SIMULATOR

COMPUTER SYSTEM

DOs /AOs

P A N E L

I/OSYSTEM

DIs / AIs

INSTRUCTO R STATION

CHALLENGES
200 MW SIMULATOR
UPS- (PROVIDED BY RTE DEL TEK- 1984)
* SHIFTING TO BATTERY BACK UP ON MINOR VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS. * PCB SPARES N/A. VENDOR REPLIED THAT THIS TYPE OF UNIT IS OUT OF PRODUCTION FOR LAST 20 YEARS.

DISC DRIVE* OUT OF REQUIRED TWO DRIVES (MAIN PANEL + DAS SYSTEM) ONLY ONE IS HEALTHY SO DAS FACILITY IS N/A
Contd.

 MAGNETIC TAPE DRIVE(THIS IS REQUIRED TO RE-LOAD THE SOFTWARE ON DISC AS DISC MAY GET CORRUPTED OVER A PERIOD DURING SERVICE). * OUT SINCE LONG AS SPARES N/A. * NOW WE DEPEND ON ALREADY LOADED SPARE DISC

COMPUTER PCBs* SPARES N/A DUE TO OBSOLESCENCE

CHALLENGES
500MW SIMULATOR
I/O SYSTEM (SIMTROL) PCBs-(POPULATION 28 MAIN + 60
SUPPORTIVE) * ERRATIC BEHAVIOUR, AS HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO MINOR TEMP FLUCTUATION. (CAUSING FREEZING OF RELATED PANEL) * FOR SPARES OF I/O SYSTEM, VENDOR (M/S TATA POWER Co.Ltd (OEM) ) EXPRESSED IN WRITING DIFFICULTY AS ENGR. FAMILIAR TO THIS OLD SYSTEM HAVE LEFT ORGN. * DURING PRIVIOUS P. O. , THEY CHARGED AROUND 7 LACS PER PCB AND TOOK MORE THAN 2.5 YEARS TO SUPPLY & COMMISSION THE SAME WITH 95 % ADVANCE PAYMENT.
Contd.

 COMPUTER PCBs
* SPARES N/A DUE TO OBSOLESCENCE * ALMOST ALL THE CRITICAL PCBs ARE FEW / NIL IN STOCK

MAGNETIC TAPE DRIVE

* 1/3 TAPE DRIVE ONLY IS IN RUNNING

CONDITION. IT IS ALSO A REPAIRED ONE AND INTERMITTANTLY CAUSES PROBLEM. * AGAINST THE PROPOSAL OF REPAIRING OF FAULTY TAPE DRIVE, M/S TATA POWER Co.Ltd RESPONDED WITH REGRET MESSAGE AS THE UNIT IS OBSOLETE.

SHORTCOMING
OUR SIMULATOR USES TRADITIONAL PANEL NEW UPCOMING UNITS ARE HAVING LATEST TECHNOLOGY OF CRT & LVS/OWS BASED OPERATION, HENCE EXPECTATIONS OF TRAINEES FROM LATEST UNITS OF NTPC ARE NOT FULFILED, ALSO SOME OF OUR EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS LIKE RELIANCE AND BALCO ARE NOW RELUCTANT TO SEND THEIR TRAINEES TO OUR SIMULATOR .

R&M OF SIMULATOR
AUGUST 2004 A R&M PROPOSAL INITIATED IN RESPONSE OF LETTER FROM DGM PMI IN VIEW OF THE CONCERN EXPRESSED BY D(HR). JAN. 2005, A COMITTEE WAS FORMED COMPRISING TWO MEMBERS OF PE, 2 MEMBERS OF OS, ONE FROM PMI AND ONE FROM KORBA SIMULATOR TO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE CONFIGURATION & METHODOLOGIES FOR R&M ACTIVITIES. AUGUST 2005 COMMITTEE SUBMITED THE REPORT WITH COST IMPLICATION OF RS. 14 Cr. BASED ON BUDGETARY QUOTE FROM M/S MACMAT INDIA LTD & M/S ECIL. MAY 2006,C C PROJECT ENGG (C&I) SUBMITTED DPR WITH TECH DETAILS AND IMPLIMENTATION PROGRAMME. Contd.

AUG 2006 COST ENGG(CC) ESTIMATED TOTAL INVESTMENT AS 26 Cr BASED ON BUDGETARY OFFERS FROM M/s YOKOGAWA ,M/S MACMET, M/S CORYS AND APPROVAL WAS SOUGHT FROM EMPOWERED COMMITTEE COMPRISING ED(WR),ED(OS),ED(COMM),ED(FIN),ED(ENGG) . DEC. 2006 ,AS PER REQUIRMENT OF ED(FIN.)COST BENEFIT/PAY BACK ANALYSIS WAS PROMPTLY FURNISHED BY KORBA STATION THROUGH DGM(OS) WRHQ. OCT. 2007, IN RESPONSE TO CMDs NOTING JUSTIFICATION WAS SUBMITED BY COMITTEE FOR REQUIRMENT OF TWO SERVERS FOR RELIABLE OPERATION. HOWEVER CASEFILE REMAINED WITH OFFICE OF DIR(T) FOR A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD DEC. 2008, IN RESPONSE TO ENQURY FROM DIR(FIN), INFORMATION ABOUT CAPITALISATION OF SIMULATOR EXPENDITURE WAS IMMEDIATELY PROVIDED BY KORBA STATION THROUGH C.C. R&M ENGG. FINALLY IT IS LEARNT THAT CASEFILE IS WITH OFFICE OF DIR(FIN).

MAIN FEATURES OF R&M

* COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF BASIC COMPUTER

SYSTEM, DAS COMPUTER SYSTEM AS WELL AS INSTRUCTOR STATION WITH LATEST SERVER BASED SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PERIPHERIAL. * REPLACEMENT OF I/O INTERFACING HARDWARE WITH LATEST DCS/PLC MODULES. * RETAINING THE CONVENTIONAL HARDWARE BASED PANEL WHILE REPLACING THE FAULTY DEVICES(METERS,RECORDERS,LAMPS) AND ANNOUNCIATION WINDOWS. * PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FACILITY OF OWS/LVS BASED OPERATION. * NETWORKING AND CONNECTIVITY WITH SIMULATOR SYSTEM ENVISAGED AT PMI FOR PARALLEL TRAINING

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