DS3800NPOD

About the DS3800NPOD

General Electric developed the DS3800NPOD as a part of the Speedtronic MKIV or Mark IV turbine management series. The Mark IV series is part of a larger series called Mark. Mark systems manage the operation of both gas and steam turbines. The Mark system automates turbine processes. It is responsible for controlling fuels within the turbine’s requirements of load control and speed. Mark IV controls temperatures, sequences automatic startup, controls the injection of water and steam, and controls shutdown and cooldown. The Mark IV protects both equipment and people who operate the equipment from dangerous operating conditions. This system features diagnostics which are built into the system. These diagnostics are extremely helpful for troubleshooting and making repairs.

The Mark series have been used to control turbines since the introduction of the first Mark I system in the late 1960s. The technological processes which the systems are based on date back to the late 1940s. These processes grew and developed with new available technologies over the years. The Mark IV system is the result of years of refinement and learning which was obtained through forty (40) years of successful operation. The Mark IV system was created to address all of the requirements for controlling turbines as well as auxiliary functions. The Speedtronic MKIV uses what was at the time state of the art technology. This includes triple redundancy on critical control and protection parameters as well as triple redundant control and protection sensors. These sensors are distributed among the three control processors.