Turbine and boiler control coordination for power generation and utility steam systems - 2 days in the classroom or 16 hours online, covering turbine speed and load control, boiler-turbine coordination, drum level, and steam pressure and temperature control.
The STB835 course trains power plant engineers, process control engineers, DCS technicians, and boiler and turbine operators to coordinate steam turbine and boiler control in power generation and utility process steam systems. Where BLR217 focuses on combustion control and drum-level control inside the boiler itself, STB835 moves outward to the coupling between the boiler and the turbine, covering turbine speed and load control, Boiler Follow, Turbine Follow, and Coordinated Control modes, and how combustion control response interacts with turbine demand as load changes.
STB835 runs as 2 days of classroom training or 16 hours online, and moves from steam cycle and control-mode fundamentals into applied coordination strategies for drum level, steam pressure, and steam temperature. Attendees work through the same boiler-turbine coordination challenges covered on PiControl's process control software for power plants page - pressure swings on load changes, superheater and desuperheater interactions, and coordination drift between boiler and turbine - and learn how DCS-resident control and PID tuning are applied to keep those loops steady through load-following duty.
STB835 moves from steam cycle and control-mode fundamentals into applied boiler-turbine coordination, drum level, steam pressure and temperature control, and the interaction between combustion control and turbine response. After completing the course, attendees can read and evaluate a coordinated control scheme, recognize the causes of pressure swings and coordination drift between boiler and turbine, and apply PID tuning and DCS-resident control strategies to keep those loops steady through load-following duty.
The course covers the following topics.
Once these topics are complete, engineers can evaluate a plant's coordinated control scheme and apply tuning and diagnostic methods to boiler-turbine loops rather than treating boiler and turbine control as separate problems.
STB835 is built for the people responsible for coordinating boiler and turbine control in power generation and utility steam systems: power plant engineers, process control engineers, DCS technicians, and boiler and turbine operators. BLR217 (Boiler Control Systems) or equivalent plant experience is helpful but not required, because the course starts from steam cycle and control-mode fundamentals before moving into applied coordination.
Gain a structured understanding of Boiler Follow, Turbine Follow, and Coordinated Control modes, plus the tuning methods used to keep steam production and turbine demand in balance through load changes.
Learn to recognize coordination drift, pressure swings, and steam temperature excursions between boiler and turbine loops, and connect those symptoms back to the control scheme causing them.
Build a working knowledge of drum level, steam pressure, and steam temperature control alongside turbine speed and load control, so day-to-day operating decisions account for both sides of the coordination.
STB835 also suits full teams from a single power plant or utility site. Group participation works well ahead of a unit upgrade, a coordinated control retune, or a shift to more load-following duty, and companies use the course for technical onboarding and control room readiness programs. Onsite corporate training is available on request so a team trains together on its own boiler-turbine coordination scheme.
STB835 attendees receive a PiControl STB835 Completion Certificate, which supports professional development records and can be added to a resume or LinkedIn profile. Course material consists of training slides covering boiler-turbine coordination, control modes, and steam-path control, plus the certificate of completion.
Engineers who want the boiler-specific foundation before this course typically start with BLR217 (Boiler Control Systems), and PiControl offers follow-on courses such as APC200 for engineers moving into advanced process control on boiler and turbine loops.
Short answers to the questions engineers ask most before enrolling in the STB835 Steam Turbine & Boiler Control course.
Request course info for STB835 to give your engineering team a practical steam turbine and boiler control course, from coordination fundamentals through drum level and steam-path tuning, with a completion certificate. Online, 2-day classroom, and onsite formats are available, so teams in any location or time zone can start. New to boiler control? Start with BLR217 (Boiler Control Systems), or return to the full training catalog.
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