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Today, Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the OPERATIONS department...
Gas Turbine in Base Load with Droop Speed control
Posted by sriram sandeep on 19 June, 2013 - 2:54 pm
Clarification about Gas turbine operation in base load with different load controls
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
from the Automation List department...
Does Slave ID field have significance in MODBUS TCP
Originally posted by Anonymous on 26 April, 2003 - 3:20 pm
In case of MODBUS TCP should the Slave ID be checked by a slave when it receives a frame?
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By Gary Robertson on 19 June, 2013 - 2:45 pm -
I have a question concerning serial to ip bridges. Can a serial to ip bridge allow com between a...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Power generation department department...
Gas turbine control system MK-VIe input power supply redundant
Originally posted by Vimal Gupta on 19 June, 2013 - 9:07 am
Gas turbine control system MARK-VIe control power supply 125VDC to be redundant
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vimal gupta, It seems more appropriate to answer question 4 first and then refer you back to...
Posted by Jorge Martinez on 19 June, 2013 - 2:02 pm
I am looking to connect to a Allen Bradley Power Monitor Meter series 3000 through an RS-485 port.
Topic: Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.
from the importing/exporting graphics department...
FTV SE and ME help
Originally posted by ORelay on 17 June, 2013 - 2:19 pm
Can you import graphics from FTV (FactoryTalkView) ME to FTV SE
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Hi, Don't do anything, I have my applications built on ME, and now I could open them by SE V6. ...
Posted by Ahmed on 19 June, 2013 - 12:28 pm
I installed Factory Talk SE on my personal computer.
when try to open the application I receive a message data source name not found and no default driver specified.
it is looking for server RNA //local
Originally posted by sdbarman on 17 June, 2013 - 11:30 pm
MW Hunting is observed in a Frame 6B Unit running with Liq and Gas Fuel with Mark-VI Control. The observation and action taken has been summarized below.
Kindly suggest.

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sdbarman, Please list the Diagnostic Alarms which are being annunciated for all the cards in...
Dear CSA Thank you for your feedback. The trend data and diagnostic alarms have also been...
A lot of information, but not much actionable data. Thank you, though for providing the results of...
Topic: Software, including programming, OS issues, etc.
from the Automation department...
Read a bit from word
Posted by Bhargav Purohit on 19 June, 2013 - 8:54 am
How to read individual bit from a word/byte in citect 6.1?
Topic: Communications systems and equipment.
from the Modbus, Wireless Networking department...
Problems reading Modbus input registers
Originally posted by Barry.C. on 18 June, 2013 - 6:58 am
Trying to read modbus input registers from a WirelessHART gateway. getting fixed values at all input register addresses when they are mapped to varying sensors.
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I am polling 3xxxxx input registers with function code 04. The gateway I have does not use the...
The first thing that comes to mind when you write, "When I try to poll input registers"...
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
from the Forum department...
Inertia matching problem
Originally posted by kiril on 12 June, 2013 - 7:09 pm
Inertia matching problem of servo system. The influence of the motor coupler is not known.
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> As a rule, for your application mounting between (motor + gear) to Rotex coupler is enough...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the MECHANICAL department...
JAW CLUTCH DISENGAGES AT 36% TNH
Originally posted by PRASAD DEVU on 17 June, 2013 - 8:18 am
During start-up jaw clutch is getting disengaged at 36% speed. Diesel engine servicing, alignment checked. Please suggest solution.
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Well explained!!...
PRASAD DEVU, Is this same problem occurring on all three of your GE-design Frame...
Do you know if the 4 Kg/cm2 is according to spec? I have no experience of this particular torque...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Forum department...
Moog servo valve
Originally posted by iqbal on 17 June, 2013 - 5:31 am
Mechanical null adjustment in moog servo valves
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Iqbal, Congrats you have succeeded in null bias adjustment. Thanks CSA for more information. ...
iqbal, You seem to have been very lucky with your adjustment; most sites that attempt this end...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Operation department...
PSS in Excitation System
Originally posted by Vinu on 18 June, 2013 - 2:48 am
What is the need for PSS in excitation system?
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Here's a good description of what a PSS does: http://www.powerapps.org/PAES_PowerSSApps.aspx If...
Sinu ... is the PSS proposed by the machine supplier, or is it an edict from your Regional...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Forum department...
NOx injection in Gas Turbine
Originally posted by Awaneesh on 17 June, 2013 - 5:40 pm
Flame off feedback due to NOx injection
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Awaneesh, Hmmm..... Are the flame detectors cooled with water (coils placed around the flame...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the MARK-VIE CONTROL SYSTEM department...
110 vac power supply loss in gas turbine running
Originally posted by BGGTS on 15 June, 2013 - 11:19 pm
110VAC POWER LOSS IN GAS TURBINE FRAME-V RUNNUNG CONDITION
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>If shut down 110VAC power and after UPS >replacement it to be ON then any >possibility...
Thanks a lot sir, I have checked in drawing and found UPS power supply given to HMI/UDH/PDH/SPAR...
CSA - you are probably correct that the N-TRON IONET switches for the gas turbine are powered by...
I will agree with CSA when he says that the UPS outage will NOT trip the gas turbine. That is...
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
from the Forum department...
PLC Programming
Originally posted by Jovial K Jayan on 17 June, 2013 - 1:28 am
TwinCAT PLC Control term definitions
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Hi, It's all more or less same in whole PLCs world. 1. Piece of code which can be called from...
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
from the Special Projects department...
KEYENCE Ladder Builder
Originally posted by Carlos Renan on 16 January, 2012 - 11:39 am
KEYENCE Ladder Builder For KV Communication error
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If you have RSLinx, shut it down....
Well thanks for the positive report. I have been trying to communicate with a KV10T for a week and...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Forum department...
Android touch panels
Originally posted by dex on 13 June, 2013 - 8:52 am
Best Android touch panels with IP protection
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> Here is another option, I have not used them myself but they look nice: >...
Here is another option, I have not used them myself but they look nice: ...
> Here is the least expensive industrial device I hope to use: >...
Topic: Sensor technologies.
from the Instrument Design Department department...
Suitable flowmeter for monomer styrene
Originally posted by Sohrab Amini on 17 June, 2013 - 7:22 am
Looking for a type of flowmeter that can be handle monomer styrene
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You should consider a coriolis flow meter with a heating jacket to standardise the temperature of...
Topic: Continuous process industries, DCS questions.
from the instrumentation and process control department...
dp type flow transmitter pressure
Originally posted by ASIF AFRIDI on 14 June, 2013 - 11:08 pm
dp type flow transmitter pressure value varies
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Have a look at the size of your transmitter. If the transmitter is to big its natural acceptable...
Topic: Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.
from the Instrumentation department...
AB Panel View plus 600
Posted by Vijay on 18 June, 2013 - 2:48 am
AB Panel View plus 600 stuck touch error
Originally posted by na on 17 June, 2013 - 10:38 am
For high temperature service I am looking for double acting cylinder with spring return option.
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> For high temperature service i am looking for double acting cylider with spring return...
Topic: Local and wide area networking in factory automation.
from the Electrical Engineering department...
DLMS Cosem to Modbus Protocol Converter
Originally posted by Sami BADER on 17 June, 2013 - 12:38 pm
Looking for a DLMS Cosem to Modbus Converter.
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Hello Sami BADER, Kalkitech offers DLMS to MODBUS protocol converters. We suggest SYNC 2000...
Topic: Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.
from the Control department...
Factory Talk SE HMI graphic modification
Originally posted by Ahmed on 14 June, 2013 - 6:21 am
I'm working on the Factory talk SE and I want to add a PID on the HMI display
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That sort of error code may be related to specific settings in your Data Server configuration, or...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Maintenance department...
Generator trip by " Rotor protection operated"
Originally posted by Azzam88 on 17 June, 2013 - 8:13 am
Generator trip by " Rotor protection operated" during startup


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Er, ..., Um, ... Are you sure there isn't a real problem with "the rotor"? Do you know...
Azzam... can you be more specific as to the identity of the "Protective Device Number"...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Engineering department...
Rexa Actuators on Fuel gas valve for GE7FA?
Originally posted by Chas on 14 June, 2013 - 2:44 pm
Has anyone used a Rexa actuator on an IGV or fuel gas valve on a frame 7FA?
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Chas, There are non-hydraulic gas control valve & IGV actuator solutions on the market. ...
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
from the PLC department...
VersaPro Forcing Points
Posted by BE_CT on 17 June, 2013 - 10:24 am
VersaPro release 2.00. Is it possible to force analog values to validate hardware.
Posted by Syed Hussain on 17 June, 2013 - 2:34 am
We are trying to establish communication between a FMC supplied modbus TCP/IP slave device and Honeywell Experion R4XX server
Topic: Software, including programming, OS issues, etc.
from the Controls department...
TXP Support
Posted by Saad on 17 June, 2013 - 1:26 am
We have a Single Station TXP machine. Its motherboard failed. After replacement of the MB, the system came back online but the archives are not accessible. How can we restore the archives.
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
from the Maintenance department...
Looking for information on Moog Servo Valve
Posted by aug2676 on 16 June, 2013 - 7:44 pm
Looking for information on moog servo valve which has no part number or any reference mark on it

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