Chapter 8

PREVENTIVE AND PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE

Preventive maintenance of all HT & LT auxiliaries motors various instruments and valves used in the power station are scheduled and carried out b respective sections as follows. 1. HT & LT motors - Electrical Maintenance Department. 2. Pumps & Turbine Auxiliaries and valves Turbine maintenance Department. 3. Pumps and Boiler auxiliaries and valves (Coal Mill etc)- Boiler Maintenance Department. 4. Various Types of Instrument Testing, Instrumentation & Control (TIC) Section. Preventive maintenance of all T & LT auxiliaries, Motors, Various Instruments & Valves helps in minimizing the break down of the power station unit and thus achieving the energy conservation purpose. Similarly predictive maintenance schedule is prepared and carries out regularly. Under this schedule, vibration of all HT auxiliaries of Boiler and Turbine such as ID & FD Fans Coal Mills PA Fans, Boiler Feed Pumps etc are measured and if it is in the danger zone / category, then that auxiliary is withdrawn/ stopped. The cause of vibrations is found out and rectify and then it again taken into service. This predictive maintenance avoids the sudden emergency breakdown of the auxiliaries and hence the breakdown of the Unit, thus achieving the energy conservation purpose. The non destructive test and residual life assessment stud is carried out for non moving auxiliaries as a p[art of preventive maintenance. Recently CSTPS has carried out energy audit of 500 MW units to explore possibility of energy conservation. Being an ISO 9000:2000 unit QMS is scrupulously followed and higher objectives are set and achieved by all sections of CSTPS. Calibrations of all Instruments are carried out as per prescribed calibration schedule and sensitivity and accuracy is maintained. Efficient operation required continuous monitoring that too with accurate measurement. 8.1 ELCB (EARTH LEAKAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER): -

ELCB of various required rated sensitivities has been incorporated in the electric supply systems at all locations. Also it is made compulsory

to fit the ELCB in temporary extension electric supplies at various places at the time of maintenance work. ELCB is a device which cut-off the supply when there is a leakage current flows in the circuit. Thus, it acts as a safety device and also it serves as a device to reduce the losses of electricity due to leakage current and drawing of over current by auxiliaries. ELCB has been incorporated in ever-domestic supply in the colon also. ------