Nuttapol Sinlapachai

Broad control and Field Operation Engineer Hydro power plant (Run of river) 1280 MW Kaplan turbine export to EGAT (Thailand) and EDL (Lao PDR) with 500 kV transmission line. Duty and Responsibility: - Ensure conformance with established policies, Standard Operation Procedures (SOP), and Emergency Operation Procedures(EOP). - Support plant operations activities, routine operating and maintenance, and overhaul procedures ensuring compliance with established standards. - Conduct inspections and monitoring of related equipment to assure safe operation and to maintain operational efficiencies for power generation and water discharge. - Start, stop, operate and control generation units, pumps, emergency generators, auxiliary equipment, various plant systems, water conveyance systems and dam equipment through Local, Local Automatic or Supervisory control. - Monitor equipment indicators and make necessary changes to generation units, pumps and spillways to maintain plant function and river level requirements. - Take corrective action when responding to equipment annunciations, alarms, and SCADA information. Initiates corrective measures needed to address or avoid plant contingencies and equipment emergencies. - Monitor fluctuating river inflows during flood operation and control spill releases. - Keep accurate and legible operation logs. Prepares and completes records and reports on operations, system failures, water releases and power generation. - Communicate and coordinates with supervisor on river changes, environmentally hazardous events and changes affecting the fish hatchery. - Assist in the diagnosis of equipment problems through the use of schematic diagrams, flow diagrams, and personal knowledge base. Implements appropriate diagnostic procedures to detect problems when control system malfunctions or other system failures adversely affect operations. - Review and evaluate plant performance and suggest plant improvement.