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Ge Speedtronic Mark Iv Control Panel

GE Speedtronic Mark IV Control Panel Spare Parts

GE Speedtronic Mark IV Control Panel Spare Parts GE Speedtronic Mark IV Control Panel Spare Parts

The GE Speedtronic Mark IV control panel represented a remarkable leap forward in industrial controls upon its introduction, contingent upon realization of projected availability in production. At our laboratory, WOC employs MARK IV control panel for comprehensive testing of system control cards and spare. We also offer wide range of spare cards of control panel.

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Features

  • It was essential to find a new approach to keep manufacturing costs down, as the computing power needed greatly increased compared to a non-redundant control. This was accomplished by carefully modularizing the hardware, ensuring that one basic control panel would cover all turbine types and applications.
  • Despite the increase in electronic functions, calculations show that the failure rate should be lower than previous controls. Due to the fault-tolerant design, less than one in ten of these failures should cause a forced outage. The GE Speedtronic Mark IV control panel is striking in its difference from previous control panels. The membrane switch and the CRT display serve to simplify the panel front considerably while bringing more information to the operator.

Availability

  • The availability of the control panel is a function of the frequency and duration of turbine forced outages caused by a failure in the control panel hardware or software. Both the number and duration of such outages are of concern to turbine owners.
  • The GE Mark IV control panel reduces these outages by the use of fault-tolerant design, online diagnostics, repair, and recovery. At this stage in the evolution of Mark IV, there is insufficient experience to gather the statistics required to shed any light on the control availability actually achieved. This section, therefore, deals with calculations and extrapolations from past experience.
  • It is expected that the average number of years between an electronic failure in the control panel will be about 50% better than the earlier control panels, or about 1.5 years. Of these failures, about 1 in 10 will cause a forced outage according to preliminary calculations. This, of course, is a difficult number to assess with the very limited field experience available at the present time. Targets have been set at a 10:1 improvement in control panel availability, or 10 years between forced outages caused by the electronics.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you explain the concept of fault-tolerant design and how it impacts the control panel's reliability?
Fault-tolerant design means that the control panel can continue functioning even in the presence of hardware or software failures. The Mark IV Control Panel's fault-tolerant design significantly reduces the likelihood of a forced outage, with less than one in ten failures leading to such an event.

How does the Mark IV Control Panel contribute to improved control availability for turbine owners?
Control availability is closely tied to the frequency and duration of turbine forced outages caused by control panel issues. The Mark IV Control Panel employs fault-tolerant design, real-time diagnostics, repair capabilities, and recovery mechanisms to reduce these outages. However, concrete statistics on control availability are still evolving.

What is the expected average time between electronic failures within the Control Panel, and how does it compare to previous control panels?
It is expected to have an average time between electronic failures that is approximately 50% better than earlier control panels. Only about one in ten of these electronic failures is estimated to lead to a forced outage.