Following are the Engineering problems faced in DCS at

Kanisk site.
S.No Problem Reason Modification
1 DCS module This module doesn’t supply 24 V DC to the field, Hardwire
selection is but all field instrument require 24 V DC for their modification.
wrong operation
2 AI configured 95%of the field instruments are of 2 wire Hardwire
for 4 wire modification
3 DO hardwiring Pair of eight-eight signals are getting 24V DC +ve Hardwire
is wrong from one TB, it impossible to isolate any one signal modification
for its troubleshooting
4 DI hardwiring Pair of eight-eight signals are getting 24V DC -ve Hardwire
is wrong from one TB, it impossible to isolate any one signal modification
for its troubleshooting
5 Unnecessary Motors like Now there
signal a)CWP(Cooling water pump),---Condenser is air allocated
allocation in cooler not water cooled signals are
DCS b) LRSB, (Long Reversible soot blower)---has local spare
PLC panels
c) RSB (Reversible soot blower)---Has local PLC
d) RWP (Row water pump)
e) EFT (Effluents treatment pump),
f) SWP (service water pump)
6 Graphic passed Operation point of view it is not good Complete new
in FAT is not graphic is made
practical
7 Cable schedule Mismatching between field and DCS signal Cable schedule
50% wrong allocation prepared at site
8 Poor 1) We require MOV opened and closed feedback but Hardwire
Engineering MCC is configured to send opening and closing modification in
coordination feedback MCC
between MCC 2) Unidirectional motors are double DO in MCC but
and DCS single DO in DCS
9 Poor Inter panel signals require potential free signals Hardwire
Engineering from DCS but DCS ‘DO’ carry 24 V DC modification
coordination
for Inter panel
connection

Manish Kumar
C&I Engineer
IPL, 9381355987
Pandit_monu@rediffmail.com