OPJU VII Sem TRAINING MODULE
Sr No. Module description
1 Induction module
2 Technical training modules:
2.1 Safety
2.2 Power Plant familiarisation
2.3 Scheme tracing
2.4 Power Plant Control, Protection & monitoring
2.5 Maintenance practices with Plant visit
3 Field job training in all the sections of Operation & Maintenance
4 Final TEST.
Period
2 days
3 days
3 weeks
2 weeks
1 week
2 weeks
3 months
PROPOSED TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR OPJU BATCH
Sr No. Day/Date Module description
1 Induction module
Formal Inauguration, Interaction with senior officials, session on JPL’s vision/
1.1 Day 1
mission/ business plans, Power Sector overview and opportunities
Soft skills: Presentation Skills, Team Building, Communication, leadership,
1.2 Day-2
corporate etiquettes, etc.
2 Technical Training Modules
2.1 Safety :
Accidents, causes, factors, cost of accident, Accident prevention, investigation,
reporting and records, Safety policy of JPL,
2.1.1 Day-1
Electrical Safety
Legal & Regulatory aspects: provisions under factory act, Indian Electricity Rules,
2.1.2 Day-2
Electricity Regulatory Commissions
Fire safety, Disaster Management
2.1.3 Day 3
Visit to Safety Galaxy, MCQs-Test
2.2 Power Plant familiarisation
Selecting Location of thermal Power Station, statuory requirements
2.2.1 Day 1 Generation of electricity from coal, basic Layout of Power plant, Overview of Coal
properties, coal transportation
Thermodynamics for Thermal plant: Carnot cycle. Rankine cycle and its
modifications, Temp entropy Diagram, 1st and 2nd Law of Thermodynamics,
2.2.2 Day 2 Fluid Mechanics: flows of water& steam, Bernoulli’s equation, hydraulic turbines
and pumps and their characteristics , NPSH concept Application of fluid mechanics
for power generation plant
Combustion theory , Boiler Fundamentals, Boiler Design aspects of typical Thermal
plant boiler
2.2.3 Day 3 Fans: Fans types, Fans characteristics and applications in power plants, Air and Draft
System,
Air Pre Heater: Internal construction, APH Drives, Sealing arrangements
Steam Circulation System: Riser tubes, Super heaters & Reheaters, De super
heater/Attemperators, Safety valves, their construction, setting and maintenance
2.2.4 Day 4
Water Circulation System Boiling regimes Theory & types of circulation systems
Economizer & Water walls, Drum and Drum Internals Major reason for Tube failures
Soot Blowers
Fuel Firing System: Coal feeders, Pulverizes(Mills), Oil Firing system, Burners,
2.2.5 Day 5
CW system, Cooling towers, Compressed Air System
Turbine Components: Turbine casing, Rotor & Blades, Turbine bearings, Barring
gear ESVs, IVs and CVs, Coupling and Bearings
2.2.7 Day 6 Turbine Lub Oil System, Turbine Sealing System
Vacuum System: Condenser, Vacuum pump & Ejectors, Gland steam coolers,
Auxiliary Steam Supply System
Feed Water System: Boiler feed pumps construction, arrangement, HP heaters,
2.2.8 Day 7 Feed regulating station, Drip/drain system
Condensate System: Condensate pump, LP heaters, Deaerators
Generator: Operating Principle, Constructional Details,
Generator Auxiliary System, Hydrogen cooling system, Stator cooling system,
2.2.9 Day 8 Generator sealing system
Excitation System: Types & principles, Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR)
ESP: Working principle, Internals, Rapping mechanism
2.2.10 Day 9
Bottom Ash Handling System, Scrapper conveyor, Clinker grinder, Ash Dyke
Coal Handling system: Plant Layout, Conveyor System, crushers
2.2.11 Day 10 Coal Transportation, type of wagons, Unloading mechanism
Ash collection and evacuation System, Environmental norms, SPM measurement
Health, First Aid
2.2.12 Day 11
MCQ weekly Test on PPF
Switchgears: Basics of switchgear, LV, MV & EHV Circuit Breakers
2.2.13 Day 12 HP LP Bypass, Automatic Turbine Run-up Systems (ATRS), Turbine stress Evaluator
(TSE), Automatic Turbine Testing
Overview of Renewable Energy Options , Wind Power (O&M) , Solar Power Plant:
Different type of Solar Power Technology
2.2.14 Day 13
Turbine Governing System, Over view of DDCMIS
Hydrogen Generation plant, Fuel Oil pump house and Storage system
2.2.15 Day 14
Role of chemistry in Power plant
Overview of Contract & Material
2.2.16 Day 14 HT, LT Supply System in Power Plant, Different Voltage Levels, DC Supply System,
Batteries, Battery Charging System, UPS
Motor: Fundamentals, Classification, Constructional Details, Energy efficient motors
2.2.17 Day 15
DM Plant & Water treatment Plant
Energy Conservation in power plants: Energy Conservation Act. Potential areas for
energy saving in power plants, Waste heat areas and utilization, Energy Audit in
2.2.18 Day 16 Power plants
Switchyard Equipments Bus Bars schemes, Lightening Arrestor, Isolators Earth
Switches, Instrument Transformers (CT/CVT), PLCC
Overview of Operation: Boiler Light Up to Unit Synchronization, Shut Down, typical
emergency situations in power plant operation, case study/experience sharing
2.2.19 Day 17
Transformers: Principles, Constructional Features & Accessories Major
transformers in a power station
Electrical Protection System Overview: Fuses, relays, CT, PT
2.2.20 Day 18
MCQ TEST
2.3 Scheme Tracing [in batches]
Scheme Tracing
Hot well, Condensate pumps, Low pressure heaters, Deaerators
2.3.1 Day 1
Scheme Tracing: Feed Water System, Boiler feed pumps, Feed regulating station,
Attempteration System
Scheme Tracing:
HP heaters, LP Heater, Drip system
2.3.2 Day 2
Scheme Tracing
MS, CRH, HRH Line
Scheme Tracing
Vacuum System Vacuum pump & Ejectors Gland steam coolers
2.3.3 Day 3 Auxiliary Steam Supply System
Scheme Tracing
Turbine Lub Oil System, Turbine Sealing System
Scheme Tracing
Hydrogen cooling system, Stator cooling system, Generator seal oil system,
2.3.4 Day 4
Scheme Tracing
HP & LP Bypass System
Scheme Tracing
CW system, Cooling towers
2.3.5 Day 5 Compressed air system
Scheme Tracing
Fuel oil station to Oil Burners
Scheme Tracing
2.3.6 Day 6 Fire Water System
MCQ Test
Scheme Tracing
Soot Blowing System
2.3.7 Day 7
Scheme Tracing
CBD & IBD Tank, Low Point Drain
Scheme Tracing
Mill system, Cold air & Hot air system
2.3.8 Day 8
Scheme Tracing
Sec. air System , SADC, FD Fan Lub Oil System
Scheme Tracing
Flue Gas System, Lub Oil System for ID FD fan
2.3.9 Day 9
Scheme Tracing
Ash Handling system
Scheme Tracing
H2 Generation Plant
2.3.10 Day 10
Scheme Tracing
DM Plant
Scheme Tracing
Coal handling Plant
2.3.11 Day 11
Scheme Tracing
Fuel Oil pump house
Scheme Tracing
2.3.12 Day 12 Electrical supply system, battery banks & chargers
MCQ Test
2.4 Power Plant Control, Protection & monitoring
Boiler and its Auxiliaries
Interlocks and Protections: FSSS Logics, Purge Permissive, Boiler Trips (MFT) and
Protections.
2.4.1 Day 1 Interlocks and Protections: Pulveriser, Feeder and APH Interlocks and protections
Boiler and its Auxiliaries
- Interlocks and Protections: HOTV/LOTV
- ID, FD, PA, Scanner Air, Seal Air Fan. CC Pump
Turbine and its Auxiliaries
Interlocks and Protections: Turbine mechanical and electrical protections.
Turbine oil pumps, MOT and Fire Interlocks and Protections
2.4.2 Day 2 Turbine and its Auxiliaries
Interlocks and Protections: BFP, CEP, ECW/ACW and vacuum Pumps
Interlocks and Protections. HP/LP Bypass and HP/LP Heaters. APRDS Interlocks
and Protections
Off site equipments
Interlocks and Protections: CW Pump
Interlocks and Protections. Fuel Oil Pump House pumps
2.4.3 Day 3 Electrical System Protection: Need for Protection. Nomenclature and Device
Numbers. Different types of faults/abnormal conditions
Performance requirements of Protection system. System Earthling concepts.
Classification and Principles of different types of Protective Relays. Introduction to
Numerical Relays
Transformer Protection: Differential Protection. Restricted Earth Fault Protection,
Over Fluxing, Over Voltage and Overload Protection.Mechanical Protection
(Buchholz, PRV, SPR, OTI/WTI Fire Protection)
2.4.4 Day 4 Generator protection: Differential Protection. Stator and Rotor Earth Fault
Protection. Field Failure protection. Back-Up Protection. Anti Motoring and Out of
Step Protection. Generator Tripping logics (Class-A, B and C tripping)
Interlocks and Protections: Stator Water Pump,Seal Oil Pump
Motor Protection: Overload Protection, Stalling and Short Circuit Protection. Under
Voltage and Single Phasing Protection
2.4.5 Day 5 Line Protection:
Unit protection schemes for lines. Distance Protection
Power Swing blocking, VT failure supervision, LBB
Protection , interlocks for Ash Handling system,
2.4.6 Day 6
MCQ TEST
2.5 Maintenance practices
Maintenance Philosophy:
Concepts of Preventive, Predictive (condition Based), Corrective, Design Out -
Reliability Centered Maint.
Concept of REAP, SRCM and FRO Maint. Strategies
2.5.1 Day 1
Introduction to Maintenance planning Systems in NTPC
Short Term Planning (STP): PTW System (Defect notification, PFW,
ROMP, LWC, SOTF and lock-out box), PM Scheduling. Shutdown maint. scheduling.
Spares Planning and contract management. O&M Budget utilization. Concepts of
key ratios
Long Term Planning (LTP): Activity Based Budgeting (ABB). Annual Budget and
Spares management, overhauling – planning & procedure.
2.5.2 Day 2 Concept of Diagnostic features and Condition Based Monitoring: Vibration
monitoring technique and trend analysis
Concept of Diagnostic features and Condition Based Monitoring: Balancing of
rotors. Case studies of Vibration monitoring
Condition Based Monitoring: Introduction to Tribology. Wear Debris Analysis (Oil
Analysis). Lub oil Analysis, Ultrasonography, Noise Monitoring, Pipe Thickness
2.5.3 Day 3 Monitoring, Radiography, Shock Pulse Monitoring
Condition Based Monitoring: DGA of transformer oil, Estimation of Cellulose
Degradation, PD Measurement, Leakage Current Monitoring of LA
Coal, ash and oil sampling & analysis: Coal fineness sampling & coal analysis Ash
analysis. Oil analysis
2.5.4 Day 4 Non Destructive Testing (NDT): introduction, Ultrasonic Testing (UT). Radiographic
Testing (RT) Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI). Dye
Penetrant Inspection (DPI). Eddy Current Testing. Boroscope
Condition Based Monitoring: Motor Current Analysis, Condition Based Monitoring;
Infra Red Thermography – concept and application
2.5.5 Day 5
Concept of RLA: RLA of mech. equipments: RLA of pressure parts, RLA of mech.
equipments: RLA of turbine & auxiliaries.RLA of off-site plants
R&M Overview. Business process, Techno-economics analysis (cost benefit,
payback period etc.). R&M present scenario. Challenges in R&M
2.5.6 Day 6 Role of Regulators
MCQ TEST
4 Final TEST
ATCH
Period
2 days
3 days
3 weeks
2 weeks
1 week
1 weeks
PROPOSED TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR OPJU BATCH
Sr No. Day/Date Module description
1 Induction module
Formal Inauguration, Interaction with senior officials, session on JPL’s vision/
1.1 15-Jul-24
mission/ business plans, Power Sector overview and opportunities
Soft skills: Presentation Skills, Team Building, Communication, leadership,
1.2 16-Jul-24
corporate etiquettes, etc.
2 Technical Training Modules
2.1 Safety :
Accidents, causes, factors, cost of accident, Accident prevention, investigation,
reporting and records, Safety policy of JPL,
2.1.1 17-Jul-24
Electrical Safety
Legal & Regulatory aspects: provisions under factory act, Indian Electricity Rules,
2.1.2 18-Jul-24
Electricity Regulatory Commissions
Fire safety, Disaster Management
2.1.3 19-Jul-24
Visit to Safety Galaxy, MCQs-Test
2.2 Power Plant familiarisation
Selecting Location of thermal Power Station, statuory requirements
2.2.1 20-Jul-24 Generation of electricity from coal, basic Layout of Power plant, Overview of Coal
properties, coal transportation
Thermodynamics for Thermal plant: Carnot cycle. Rankine cycle and its
modifications, Temp entropy Diagram, 1st and 2nd Law of Thermodynamics,
2.2.2 22-Jul-24 Fluid Mechanics: flows of water& steam, Bernoulli’s equation, hydraulic turbines
and pumps and their characteristics , NPSH concept Application of fluid mechanics
for power generation plant
Combustion theory , Boiler Fundamentals, Boiler Design aspects of typical Thermal
plant boiler
2.2.3 23-Jul-24 Fans: Fans types, Fans characteristics and applications in power plants, Air and Draft
System,
Air Pre Heater: Internal construction, APH Drives, Sealing arrangements
Steam Circulation System: Riser tubes, Super heaters & Reheaters, De super
heater/Attemperators, Safety valves, their construction, setting and maintenance
2.2.4 Day 4
Water Circulation System Boiling regimes Theory & types of circulation systems
Economizer & Water walls, Drum and Drum Internals Major reason for Tube failures
Soot Blowers
Fuel Firing System: Coal feeders, Pulverizes(Mills), Oil Firing system, Burners,
2.2.5 Day 5
CW system, Cooling towers, Compressed Air System
Turbine Components: Turbine casing, Rotor & Blades, Turbine bearings, Barring
gear ESVs, IVs and CVs, Coupling and Bearings
2.2.7 Day 6 Turbine Lub Oil System, Turbine Sealing System
Vacuum System: Condenser, Vacuum pump & Ejectors, Gland steam coolers,
Auxiliary Steam Supply System
Feed Water System: Boiler feed pumps construction, arrangement, HP heaters,
2.2.8 Day 7 Feed regulating station, Drip/drain system
Condensate System: Condensate pump, LP heaters, Deaerators
Generator: Operating Principle, Constructional Details,
Generator Auxiliary System, Hydrogen cooling system, Stator cooling system,
2.2.9 Day 8 Generator sealing system
Excitation System: Types & principles, Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR)
ESP: Working principle, Internals, Rapping mechanism
2.2.10 Day 9
Bottom Ash Handling System, Scrapper conveyor, Clinker grinder, Ash Dyke
Coal Handling system: Plant Layout, Conveyor System, crushers
2.2.11 Day 10 Coal Transportation, type of wagons, Unloading mechanism
Ash collection and evacuation System, Environmental norms, SPM measurement
Health, First Aid
2.2.12 Day 11
MCQ weekly Test on PPF
Switchgears: Basics of switchgear, LV, MV & EHV Circuit Breakers
2.2.13 Day 12 HP LP Bypass, Automatic Turbine Run-up Systems (ATRS), Turbine stress Evaluator
(TSE), Automatic Turbine Testing
Overview of Renewable Energy Options , Wind Power (O&M) , Solar Power Plant:
Different type of Solar Power Technology
2.2.14 Day 13
Turbine Governing System, Over view of DDCMIS
Hydrogen Generation plant, Fuel Oil pump house and Storage system
2.2.15 Day 14
Role of chemistry in Power plant
Overview of Contract & Material
2.2.16 Day 14 HT, LT Supply System in Power Plant, Different Voltage Levels, DC Supply System,
Batteries, Battery Charging System, UPS
Motor: Fundamentals, Classification, Constructional Details, Energy efficient motors
2.2.17 Day 15
DM Plant & Water treatment Plant
Energy Conservation in power plants: Energy Conservation Act. Potential areas for
energy saving in power plants, Waste heat areas and utilization, Energy Audit in
2.2.18 Day 16 Power plants
Switchyard Equipments Bus Bars schemes, Lightening Arrestor, Isolators Earth
Switches, Instrument Transformers (CT/CVT), PLCC
Overview of Operation: Boiler Light Up to Unit Synchronization, Shut Down, typical
emergency situations in power plant operation, case study/experience sharing
2.2.19 Day 17
Transformers: Principles, Constructional Features & Accessories Major
transformers in a power station
Electrical Protection System Overview: Fuses, relays, CT, PT
2.2.20 Day 18
MCQ TEST
2.3 Scheme Tracing [in batches]
Scheme Tracing
Hot well, Condensate pumps, Low pressure heaters, Deaerators
2.3.1 Day 1
Scheme Tracing: Feed Water System, Boiler feed pumps, Feed regulating station,
Attempteration System
Scheme Tracing:
HP heaters, LP Heater, Drip system
2.3.2 Day 2
Scheme Tracing
MS, CRH, HRH Line
Scheme Tracing
Vacuum System Vacuum pump & Ejectors Gland steam coolers
2.3.3 Day 3 Auxiliary Steam Supply System
Scheme Tracing
Turbine Lub Oil System, Turbine Sealing System
Scheme Tracing
Hydrogen cooling system, Stator cooling system, Generator seal oil system,
2.3.4 Day 4
Scheme Tracing
HP & LP Bypass System
Scheme Tracing
CW system, Cooling towers
2.3.5 Day 5 Compressed air system
Scheme Tracing
Fuel oil station to Oil Burners
Scheme Tracing
2.3.6 Day 6 Fire Water System
MCQ Test
Scheme Tracing
Soot Blowing System
2.3.7 Day 7
Scheme Tracing
CBD & IBD Tank, Low Point Drain
Scheme Tracing
Mill system, Cold air & Hot air system
2.3.8 Day 8
Scheme Tracing
Sec. air System , SADC, FD Fan Lub Oil System
Scheme Tracing
Flue Gas System, Lub Oil System for ID FD fan
2.3.9 Day 9
Scheme Tracing
Ash Handling system
Scheme Tracing
H2 Generation Plant
2.3.10 Day 10
Scheme Tracing
DM Plant
Scheme Tracing
Coal handling Plant
2.3.11 Day 11
Scheme Tracing
Fuel Oil pump house
Scheme Tracing
2.3.12 Day 12 Electrical supply system, battery banks & chargers
MCQ Test
2.4 Power Plant Control, Protection & monitoring
Boiler and its Auxiliaries
Interlocks and Protections: FSSS Logics, Purge Permissive, Boiler Trips (MFT) and
Protections.
2.4.1 Day 1 Interlocks and Protections: Pulveriser, Feeder and APH Interlocks and protections
Boiler and its Auxiliaries
- Interlocks and Protections: HOTV/LOTV
- ID, FD, PA, Scanner Air, Seal Air Fan. CC Pump
Turbine and its Auxiliaries
Interlocks and Protections: Turbine mechanical and electrical protections.
Turbine oil pumps, MOT and Fire Interlocks and Protections
2.4.2 Day 2 Turbine and its Auxiliaries
Interlocks and Protections: BFP, CEP, ECW/ACW and vacuum Pumps
Interlocks and Protections. HP/LP Bypass and HP/LP Heaters. APRDS Interlocks
and Protections
Off site equipments
Interlocks and Protections: CW Pump
Interlocks and Protections. Fuel Oil Pump House pumps
2.4.3 Day 3 Electrical System Protection: Need for Protection. Nomenclature and Device
Numbers. Different types of faults/abnormal conditions
Performance requirements of Protection system. System Earthling concepts.
Classification and Principles of different types of Protective Relays. Introduction to
Numerical Relays
Transformer Protection: Differential Protection. Restricted Earth Fault Protection,
Over Fluxing, Over Voltage and Overload Protection.Mechanical Protection
(Buchholz, PRV, SPR, OTI/WTI Fire Protection)
2.4.4 Day 4 Generator protection: Differential Protection. Stator and Rotor Earth Fault
Protection. Field Failure protection. Back-Up Protection. Anti Motoring and Out of
Step Protection. Generator Tripping logics (Class-A, B and C tripping)
Interlocks and Protections: Stator Water Pump,Seal Oil Pump
Motor Protection: Overload Protection, Stalling and Short Circuit Protection. Under
Voltage and Single Phasing Protection
2.4.5 Day 5 Line Protection:
Unit protection schemes for lines. Distance Protection
Power Swing blocking, VT failure supervision, LBB
Protection , interlocks for Ash Handling system,
2.4.6 Day 6
MCQ TEST
2.5 Maintenance practices
Maintenance Philosophy:
Concepts of Preventive, Predictive (condition Based), Corrective, Design Out -
Reliability Centered Maint.
Concept of REAP, SRCM and FRO Maint. Strategies
2.5.1 Day 1
Introduction to Maintenance planning Systems in NTPC
Short Term Planning (STP): PTW System (Defect notification, PFW,
ROMP, LWC, SOTF and lock-out box), PM Scheduling. Shutdown maint. scheduling.
Spares Planning and contract management. O&M Budget utilization. Concepts of
key ratios
Long Term Planning (LTP): Activity Based Budgeting (ABB). Annual Budget and
Spares management, overhauling – planning & procedure.
2.5.2 Day 2 Concept of Diagnostic features and Condition Based Monitoring: Vibration
monitoring technique and trend analysis
Concept of Diagnostic features and Condition Based Monitoring: Balancing of
rotors. Case studies of Vibration monitoring
Condition Based Monitoring: Introduction to Tribology. Wear Debris Analysis (Oil
Analysis). Lub oil Analysis, Ultrasonography, Noise Monitoring, Pipe Thickness
2.5.3 Day 3 Monitoring, Radiography, Shock Pulse Monitoring
Condition Based Monitoring: DGA of transformer oil, Estimation of Cellulose
Degradation, PD Measurement, Leakage Current Monitoring of LA
Coal, ash and oil sampling & analysis: Coal fineness sampling & coal analysis Ash
analysis. Oil analysis
2.5.4 Day 4 Non Destructive Testing (NDT): introduction, Ultrasonic Testing (UT). Radiographic
Testing (RT) Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI). Dye
Penetrant Inspection (DPI). Eddy Current Testing. Boroscope
Condition Based Monitoring: Motor Current Analysis, Condition Based Monitoring;
Infra Red Thermography – concept and application
2.5.5 Day 5
Concept of RLA: RLA of mech. equipments: RLA of pressure parts, RLA of mech.
equipments: RLA of turbine & auxiliaries.RLA of off-site plants
R&M Overview. Business process, Techno-economics analysis (cost benefit,
payback period etc.). R&M present scenario. Challenges in R&M
2.5.6 Day 6 Role of Regulators
MCQ TEST
4 Final TEST
ATCH
Period
2 days
3 days
3 weeks
2 weeks
1 week
1 weeks
