Tata Power commissions simulators at Trombay

Tata Power today announced the commissioning of new personal computer-based training simulators for 250 Mw and 500 Mw thermal units at its Trombay Thermal Power Station.

These simulators were inaugurated by Tata Power's Executive Director (Operations), S Padmanabhan, along with the company's VP (Mumbai Operations) Ashok Sethi, as well as other senior officials, a press release issued here said.

"The rollout of training simulators reiterates our concerted efforts to achieve high standards of operational efficiency and excellence. We are certain that the simulators will set new industry benchmarks for training of operation and maintenance personnel," Padmanabhan said.

They will not only train the company's engineers working across its various power plants in the country, but will also be used by aspiring engineers of other power plants in India as well as overseas.

The PC-based simulators are an invaluable tool for training operation and maintenance personnel as training is imparted in a short time and at no risk, as compared to the conventional in-plant training, the release said.

The main objective is to train and assess operators in general plant operation, including training in plant start-up and shut-down, supervision, monitoring and control during normal, emergency situations and in safety procedures without entailing any fuel expenditure, or endangering plant equipment.

In addition to these, these simulators can also be used as a powerful tool for engineers and plant management to verify process design and control strategies, prior to start-up of a plant as well as investigation and testing of operational problems, that are normally not allowed under real plant normal operating conditions.