The student will also learn how to use schematic drawings to trace signals and find test points, and use the Troubleshooting Flow Charts to diagnose problems. Upon course completion, students will be prepared to assist in troubleshooting activities on site or future face-to-face training sessions.
Course Schedule:
- Unit 1 – The Control Rod and Major Functional Areas.
- Unit 2 – Shutdown Banks, Control Banks, and Multiplexing.
- Unit 3 – Structure of the Control Rod Drive Mechanism.
- Unit 4 – Operation of the Control Rod Drive Mechanism.
- Unit 5 – Control Modes and Rod Speed.
- Unit 6 – Bank Overlap and Thumbwheel Switches.
- Unit 7 – Cabinets and Power Sources.
- Unit 8 – Control Board Indicators, Controls, and Annunciators.
- Unit 9 – Speed and Direction.
- Unit 10 – System Interfaces.
- Unit 11 – Logic Cabinet Overview.
- Unit 12 – Current Orders and Multiplexing Signals.
- Unit 13 – Inputs and Outputs External to Rod Control.
- Unit 14 – Power Supplies, Alarms, and Annunciators.
- Unit 15 – Speed and Direction Signals.
- Unit 16 – Remaining Details for Slave Cyclers, Bank Overlap, Pulser/Oscillator, and Master Cycler.
- Unit 17 – Supervisory Motion Control and Reset.
- Unit 18 – Power Cabinet Overview and Hardware.
- Unit 19 – The Five Control Loops.
- Unit 20 – Other Power Cabinet Cards.
- Unit 21 – Tracing Current Orders and Multiplexing Signals.
