The following tables summarize the responsibilities of Cutsforth and the Plant during the three project phases.
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Task |
Cutsforth |
Plant |
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Review this planning guide and share it with key plant personnel involved in the project. |
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Determine enclosure mounting position and conduit routes customized to the generator and ensure that they are within system guidelines. |
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Select an electrical contractor and coordinate. |
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NOTE:
The responsibilities listed in the following table are critical to technician safety and proper installation of the Cutsforth equipment. Failure to comply may result in significant delays and additional charges.
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Task |
Cutsforth |
Plant |
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Determine enclosure mounting position, customize conduit routes to generator, and ensure it is within system requirements. |
✔ |
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Mount monitoring system enclosure with supporting strut channel, punch conduit holes in enclosure, and install required conduit, complete with conductors installed. |
✔ |
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LOTO the following components: Main excitation system, ground detection system, and turning gear. LOTO needs to be in place prior to arrival of Cutsforth technicians. |
✔ |
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Provide 120V power (GFI-protected is preferred) for installation tooling. |
✔ |
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Provide adequate working access to installation site including scaffolding. Scaffolding must be erected prior to arrival of Cutsforth technicians. |
✔ |
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Ensure that the shaft is off turning gear and stationary. |
✔ |
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Ensure that the shaft is fully coupled for installation . |
✔ |
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Ensure that the bearing caps immediately adjacent to the shaft grounding area are in place. |
✔ |
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Task |
Cutsforth |
Plant |
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Provide shaft growth value at grounding location to Cutsforth technician. |
✔ |
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Indicate shaft rotation direction to Cutsforth technician. |
✔ |
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Install Cutsforth shaft assembly. |
✔ |
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Run wiring in plant-completed conduit raceways. |
✔ |
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Identify main grounding termination point on the unit case. |
✔ |
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Make system wiring terminations. |
✔ |
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Make grounding termination to unit case. |
✔ |
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Perform system testing and commissioning, including verification of sensor inputs and local system operation. |
✔ |
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Verify monitoring system data outputs using Cutsforth test equipment and standard communication checks.* |
✔ |
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Provide control room, server, network, and IT readiness required to test data communications beyond the monitoring system. |
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Complete configuration, acceptance, and validation of data communications between the monitoring system and plant systems (DCS, historian, server, or network). |
✔ |
*Cutsforth's onsite testing and commissioning responsibilities are limited to verifying proper operation of the Assurance Monitoring System and confirming that valid data outputs are available at the monitoring system interface.
End-to-end validation of data communications to plant-owned systems (including servers, DCS, historians, networks, cabling, and permissions) requires that all plant systems be fully installed and operational at the time of service. If these systems are not ready during the site visit, Cutsforth technicians will complete system verification using internal tools and conclude the onsite work. Any remaining integration or data communications is the responsibility of the plant and may require additional services.