Hydroelectric Plant Chief Operating Engineer
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| Qualifications |
- Minimum age - Adult
- Education - High School Diploma / GED or equivalent
- Experience - Five years
- Examination - Written (Oral or Practical when necessary)
- Minimum time in previous grade - One year
- Prime Mover Horsepower (unsupervised) - Unlimited
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| Curriculum at the Minimum: |
- General Safety
- Catchments Area
- Average Inflow
- Environmental Aquatic Effectts
- Water Level Regulation
- Seasonal Inflow
- Long-Term Records
- Predictions
- Seasonal Control Curve
- Monitoring and Control of Headworks, Dams, Gates, Spillways, Canals, Forebay, Tailrace
- Generation, Transmission and Distribution
- Interconnected Power System
- Power System Security
- Load Dispatcher's Duties
- Frequency Control
- Economic Generation Dispatch
- AGC - Automatic Generation Control
- Characteristics of Generation (Fossil, Nuclear and Hydro)
- System Voltage Control
- Production of Reactive Power
- Pumped Storage
- Switchyard Layout and Equipment
- Features of Transformers, Circuit Breakers and Disconnects
- Station Service Supply
- Black Start Capability
- Auxiliary Power Distribution
- D.C. Power Supply and Application
- Critical A.C. Supply
- Uninterruptible Power Supplies
- Operational Safety Requirements
- Clearance Procedures
- Operating Parameters
- Sensors, Indicators, Recorders
- Alarms
- Excitation Control
- Power Factor
- Active and Reactive Power
- Generator Protective Devices
- Generator Electrical Protection Relays
- Digital Controls
- SCADA
- Power Plant Personnel Management
- Power Plant Computer Management
- Power Plant Preventative Maintenance
- General Management
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