Module 1 — Fundamentals of Electrical Power Generation

Lessons          

1. Introduction to electrical power generation
2. Electricity fundamentals
3. AC and DC electricity
4. Voltage, current, resistance and power
5. Single-phase and three-phase systems
6. Frequency and phase angle
7. Active, reactive and apparent power
8. Power factor
9. Electrical energy and generator ratings
10. kW, kVA and kVAR relationships
11. Generator nameplate information
12. Basic electrical measurements

Practical Focus

• Reading generator nameplates
• Measuring voltage and current
• Understanding generator load
• Calculating basic generator power

Module 2 — Generator Construction and Operating Principles

Lessons

1. What is an electrical generator?
2. Generator operating principle
3. Electromagnetic induction
4. Stator construction
5. Rotor construction
6. Exciter system
7. Main field and armature
8. Generator windings
9. Bearings and shaft assembly
10. Generator frame and enclosure
11. Air-cooled vs water-cooled generators
12. Brushless and brush-type excitation systems

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Practical Focus

• Identify generator components
• Trace the energy conversion process
• Understand electromagnetic induction

Module 3 — Prime Movers and Generator Drive Systems

Lessons

1. Generator prime movers
2. Diesel engine generators
3. Gas engine generators
4. Gas turbine-driven generators
5. Steam turbine-driven generators
6. Engine speed and generator frequency
7. Mechanical power transmission
8. Governor systems
9. Speed control
10. Engine starting systems
11. Fuel systems
12. Lubrication systems
13. Cooling systems
14. Exhaust systems

Practical Focus

• Understand the relationship between engine speed and frequency
• Identify prime-mover operating parameters
• Monitor engine operating conditions

Module 4 — Generator Excitation and Voltage Regulation

Lessons

1. Introduction to excitation
2. Purpose of excitation systems
3. Exciters
4. Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR)
5. Voltage sensing
6. Field current
7. Voltage regulation
8. Excitation control
9. Under-excitation and over-excitation
10. AVR troubleshooting
11. Excitation system faults
12. Manual and automatic excitation control

Practical Focus

• AVR parameter identification
• Voltage regulation testing
• Excitation fault diagnosis

Module 5 — Generator Control and Monitoring Systems

Lessons

1. Generator control architecture
2. Local control panels
3. Generator control modules
4. PLC-based generator control
5. HMI systems
6. Engine monitoring
7. Generator electrical monitoring
8. Alarm systems
9. Shutdown systems
10. Emergency shutdown
11. Remote monitoring
12. SCADA integration
13. Communication protocols
14. Generator data logging

Practical Focus

• Interpret generator control-panel displays
• Understand alarms and shutdown indications
• Monitor generator operating parameters

Module 6 — Generator Starting, Stopping and Normal Operation

Lessons

1. Pre-start inspection
2. Generator start-up sequence
3. Battery and starting systems
4. Engine warm-up
5. No-load operation
6. Loading the generator
7. Normal operating parameters
8. Generator load monitoring
9. Load changes
10. Generator unloading
11. Normal shutdown
12. Emergency shutdown
13. Standby-generator operation
14. Automatic start systems

Practical Exercise

Develop a generator operating procedure/checklist covering:

• Pre-start inspection
• Start-up
• Loading
• Normal operation
• Unloading
• Shutdown
• Emergency response

Module 7 — Generator Synchronization and Parallel Operation

Lessons

1. Introduction to synchronization
2. Why generators are synchronized
3. Voltage matching
4. Frequency matching
5. Phase sequence
6. Phase-angle matching
7. Synchronizing instruments
8. Synchroscope operation
9. Automatic synchronizers
10. Manual synchronization
11. Generator-to-generator synchronization
12. Generator-to-grid synchronization
13. Load sharing
14. kW load sharing
15. kVAR load sharing
16. Droop control
17. Isochronous control
18. Synchronization faults

Practical Focus

• Synchronization checklist
• Synchroscope interpretation
• Load-sharing principles
• Synchronizing generator sets safely

Module 8 — Generator Protection Systems

Lessons

1. Purpose of generator protection
2. Overcurrent protection
3. Short-circuit protection
4. Earth-fault protection
5. Overvoltage protection
6. Undervoltage protection
7. Overfrequency protection
8. Underfrequency protection
9. Reverse power protection
10. Loss-of-excitation protection
11. Differential protection
12. Negative-sequence protection
13. Overload protection
14. Thermal protection
15. Emergency shutdown protection
16. Protection relay coordination

Practical Focus

• Identify generator protection devices
• Interpret protection alarms
• Understand trip conditions
• Analyze generator protection events

Module 9 — Generator Maintenance

Lessons

1. Generator maintenance philosophy
2. Preventive maintenance
3. Predictive maintenance
4. Corrective maintenance
5. Routine operator inspections
6. Daily maintenance
7. Weekly maintenance
8. Monthly maintenance
9. Quarterly maintenance
10. Annual maintenance
11. Bearing inspection
12. Winding inspection
13. Insulation inspection
14. Terminal inspection
15. Cooling-system maintenance
16. Battery maintenance
17. Fuel-system maintenance
18. Lubrication maintenance
19. Cleaning and housekeeping

Practical Assignment

Develop a generator preventive-maintenance schedule for a 500 kVA industrial diesel generator.

Module 10 — Generator Testing, Commissioning and Condition Monitoring

Lessons

1. Generator commissioning principles
2. Pre-commissioning inspection
3. Electrical continuity testing
4. Insulation resistance testing
5. Polarization index testing
6. Winding resistance testing
7. Earth resistance testing
8. Phase-sequence testing
9. Voltage testing
10. Frequency testing
11. No-load testing
12. Load-bank testing
13. Full-load testing
14. AVR testing
15. Protection-system testing
16. Synchronization testing
17. Vibration monitoring
18. Thermographic inspection
19. Generator condition assessment

Practical Focus

• Interpret insulation-resistance test results
• Prepare commissioning test sheets

Perform generator load-test documentation