POWER PLANT START UP - OVERVIEW

Ensure that all Work Permits are returned and cancelled & working man, Ensure that all the logs and SOPs are available. Ensure availability of Raw water, DM water, Fuel, CO2/H2 cylinders,
1A materials are removed and clearance is given from all the concerned 1B 1C lubricants, etc.
departments for light up.

Ensure that local instruments like sensors, gauges, etc are correctly set up for Ensure that all man holes and peep holes are in Ensure that Ash Handling system is available and ready. Ensure from CHP
monitoring. closed condition. that bunkering is done in coal bunkers.
2A 2B 2C

Charge Electrical Systems.

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Ensure that Electrical supply is available to equipments/valves/dampers.

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Charge Service Water system and ensure that proper venting has been done.
5 2C Switch on ESP hopper heaters.

Ensure that Fire fighting system is availabile and ready.

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Charge Compressed air system. Take SAD/IAD in service.

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Ensure that all protections and interlocks are in service. Ensure that Boiler expansion indicator is normal and
available. All soot blowers fully retracted.
8A 8B

Charge Auxiliary Steam header from Auxiliary Boiler or other unit. Start CW system and establish CW flow through Condenser. Ensure
9A 9B proper venting.

Ensure that all vents and drains are in open condition. Line up and start Cooling water system including cooling water pumps for
bearing oils and other coolers. Ensure proper venting. Check for
10 A 10 B leakages.

Fill Boiler with Fill pumps and achieve normal level. In case of Forced circulation Start and make ready Fuel Oil system for light up Start DM make up pumps and fill Hot well. Start Turbine Lub oil and jacking oil system, take Oil Centrifuge in
11 A start Circulation pumps. 11 B 11 C 11 D service.

Check Permissives to start APH and Draft system. Ensure that Seal Trough is Line up Condensate Water system. Start CEP in recirculation mode. Carry Start Generator Seal Oil system. Check LLDs. If Generator is H2
charged. out Condensate dumping to improve water chemistry as per chemist's cooled then raise H2 pressure in generator to desinge value. Start
12 A 12 B instructions. 12 C Stator water cooling system if Stator is water cooled.

First Start APH then ID Fan and then FD Fan and maintain Air flow > 30%. Start Fill Deaerator and start Deaerator pegging. Put Turbine on Barring gear and check turbine speed in local and in
Scanner cooling fans. SCAPHs can be cut in/cut off as per requirements. DCS.
13 A 13 B 13 C

Check Purge permissives, start Boiler purge and complete boiler purging Line up HP Feed Water System. Open Economizer recirculation valve. Start vacuum pulling system and charge turbine Gland Sealing
14 A successfully. 14 B 14 C system.

Check water quality before Boiler lit-up. Carry out blowdowns according to Start Boiler Feed Pump in recirculation mode. Keep ready stand by Feed Ensure that turbine protections and interlocks are in service. Exhaust
15 A Chemist's instructions. 15 B pumps. Start feed water dozing as per chemist's instructions. 15 C hood spray is available.

Lit the Boiler with Oil burners and check Flame status in local and DCS. Ensure that turbine drains are in open condition.
16 A 16 B

Regulate firing by taking more oil burners into service and increase boiler Start Turbine Warming/Pre-heating as per OEM instructions. In
pressure and temperature at rate recommended by OEM. Regulate SADC and warm, hot, very hot condition, warming is not required.
maintain flame stability and metal temperatures. Maintain Drum Level and
17 A 17 B
Furnace Draft.

Take Bypass system into service and continue pressure raising to achieve
18 Rolling parameters. Maintain Drum level.

Monitor water quality and act according to Chemist's instructions. Start Turbine Rooling and check Turbovisory Parameters, bearing
temperatures, etc. Friction check can be performed as per
19 A 19 B maintenance instructions.

Start PA Fans and Seal Air fans. Check the type of start-up and put turbine on Soaking as per OEM
20 A 20 B instructions.

Prepare Mills. Take mills lub oil, cooling water, sealing air into service. Roll the turbine as per OEM guidelines and achieve FSNL, i.e. 3000 Prepare Electrical System i.e. excitation, etc. for
rpm. Ensure that AOP, JOP are stopped and lub oil pressure is Synchronization.
21 A 21 B normal. Monitor Turbovisory parameters. 21 C

Synchronize Generator with Grid and achieve minimum load.

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Start Mills after achieving ignition temp., cut in PF burners and cut off oil burners. Take standby BFPs if required and maintain Drum Level. Reduce HP-LP bypass and raise TG Load as per OEM instructions. Charge Electrostatic Precipitator fields. Ensure that ID fan Start BASCC and Clinker grinder
Regulate Coal feeding, Fan loading and SADC. Start Standby ID, FD and PA fans inlet temp. is 120 degree
23 A as per requirements. Maintain Drum Level and Furnace Draft. 23 B 23 C 23 D 23 E

Charge LP and HP heaters and keep raising TG load. Ensure that Ash Handling system is taken in service.
24 A 24 B

Achieve Rated Load. Check Boiler and Turbine parameters.

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Abbreviations
SOP - Standard Operating Procedures
ESP - Electostatic Precipitator
CHP - Coal Handling Plant
SAD - Service Air Dryer
IAD - Instrument Air Dryer
CW - Circulating Water for Condenser Cooling
DM - Demineralized
APH - Air pre-Heater
ID - Induced draft Fan
FD - Forced draft Fan
PA - Primary air Fan
CEP - Condensate Extraction Pump
LLD - Liquid Level Detector
SCAPH - Steam Coil Air pre-heater
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
DCS - Distributed Control System
SADC - Secondary Air Damper Control
FSNL - Full Speed No Load (Synchronizing Speed)
AOP - Auxiliary Lub oil pump
JOP - Jacking oil pump
BFP - Boiler Feed Pump
HP-LP - High Pressure and Low Pressure
BASCC - Bottom Ash Scraper Chain Conveyor