QR CODE

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QR codes now can be seen everywhere. Be it
even your IRCTC ticket. QR code stands for
black squares arranged in a square grid on
any smartphone and has a lots of advantage
no requirement of bar code scanner, higher
content and many more.
in shopping malls, UPI, advertising or
quick response code which consists of
a white background, which can be read by
over traditional bar code. For example
capacity and support to multimedia

The use of these QR codes can also be extended in NTPC at innumerable areas, both
at our onsite as well as offsite workplaces as well as at other residential and
nearby locations. For example, QR codes containing critical information regarding
tags, valve/part information, calibration settings or manual and procedure for
operation and maintenance point of view can be pasted on equipment, panels, drives,
valves, tags, etc.
These QR codes at appropriate locations would facilitate the end user to get prompt
and direct access to the most relevant, to-the-point and useful information
pertaining to that particular area, portably and at site itself.. The accessed
information can also be easily stored on mobile phones itself in digital formats
for future use. Also, such encapsulation of all information in small codes would
save paper.

Side filteration tank

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Condenser is the integral part of any power plant which uses CW water to cool the
exhaust steam. 5% of this CW water is bypassed for filteration and the process is
called as sidefilteration. While starting sidefileteration pumps, level becomes
critical to observe and this level is not available in local. Everytime operator
needs to check with control room by phone and thus 3 persons (one to adjust flow,
second to ask on phone in local, third to tell the actual level from control room)
are required.
The local display of level was provided in such a way that it is visible from the
place where the flow adjustment is done. Now the requirement of 3 persons
eliminates and only 1 person can do it easily and the protection of the pumps has
also enhanced.

Chilled water tank modification

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DCS (Distributed control system) is a vital organ and works as a brain to power
plant which handles whole plant from control room. Hundreds of electronic cards are
used for control/operate gas turbine, steam turbine, boiler and common system and
auxiliaries. These cards are suitable to work in specific humidity and temperature
ranges. For this, we have HVAC system, which runs 24x7 to provide the suitable
environment to these cards. However, recently frequent tripping of HVAC system has
lead to disturbance of temperature and humidity, resulting malfunctioning of DCS
cards.
From our analysis, it was found that the HVAC system was getting tripped due to
chilled water tank level low frequently. As card failure of DCS system was utmost
critical and such shutdown of units are not acceptable, management asked to provide
a concrete solution for this.
Different possible solution were explored and out of them most suitable and
feasible solution i.e. installing a float type level switch in chilled water tank
which additionally gives start command to booster pump which never lets water level
drop than the tripping values. Hence, chilled water never gets empty and HVAC never
gets tripped due to water level low protection. This maintain the humidity and
temperature of DCS system.