DS3800NPCG

About the DS3800NPCG

General Electric created the DS3800NPCG to be a part of the Speedtronic Mark IV turbine control and automation system. The Mark IV is one of the later systems within the larger Mark series by GE. The Mark IV controls the processes of both gas and steam turbines. The system automates processes and protects the turbine as well as the turbine operators from potential harm.

The Mark IV series is part of a larger series which is used to control turbines. These turbines include both steam and gas turbines. The Mark IV automates startup, shutdown, and cooldown. It is also in control of regulating temperature as well as water and steam injection.

The DS3800NPCG is what is known as a snubber board. This is a type of printed circuit board or PCB. The Mark IV series has been developed and improved since the late 1960s, or forty (40) years. The DS3800NPCG is what is called a daughter board. Daughter boards are very small circuit boards which are attached on top of a larger circuit board. Adding a daughter board to a larger circuit board will give the main circuit board more functions. With a daughter board, the user has more options for operation. Because the DS3800NPCG is so small, it contains few electronic circuit board components. The daughter board may contain resistors, jumper pins, diodes, capacitors or other small components. The daughter board contains small holes around its edges which allow the DS3800NPCG to be attached by screws to the larger board.