Abstract

Tekendra Sahu, Bhupendra Kumar Patel, Nikhil Chouhan

ABSTRACT

The method is based on five most important steps summarized in the acronym (DMAIC): Define Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control. Application of the method on the maintenance& operation processes with using maintenance methods during the five phases of the method will help to reduce costs and losses in order to strive for optimum results in terms of profit and quality. In India at present maximum power production done by the coal based thermal power plant. Power plant has Coal Handling Plant for conveying coal receiving point to boiler. There are so many wastage and extra power consumption for this purpose. In coal handling plant of coal based thermal power plant, coal handling process involves a number of activities from loading and unloading to stockpile. This procedure can be carried out by coal the conveying structure which includes a large number of mechanical equipment and drives. The important activities under coal handling include bunkering loading/unloading, dumping, transporting stacking, reclaiming etc. which are done with the help of various mechanical equipment and electrical drives. Every organization wants to profit as much as possible and increases their production rate by using maximum effort for care and maintain. This research work presents a practical analysis for monitoring the operational performance of equipment drives, which shows the objectives of identification of major causes of production losses which are born from malfunctions, breakdowns, and bad operating programme. So that reduces power consumption for per MT of coal. Overall we can improve the efficiency of the plant. The primary focus of this research work is to monitor equipment performance in coal handling plants and its contribution to the thermal power plant for overall operation.