Comments from log kept by Fulvio Fabiani during Doral test Feb 2015 – Feb 2016

Date and time: Comment

Feb 1 10:30: Initial start of the single module groups – start group 1
Feb 2 10:30: start group 2
Feb 3 10:30: start group 3
Feb 4 10:30: start group 4
Feb 5 10:30: start group 5
Feb 6 10:30: start group 6
Feb 7 10:30: passage from 10 to 15 of power
Feb 8 10:30: passage from 15 to 20 of power
Feb 9 10:30: pause for loss … resolved with system in operation
Feb 10 10:30: passage from 20 to 25 of power
Feb 11 10:30: passage from 25 to 30 of power
Feb 12 10:30: restart power supply after 4 hours of work due to loss of water in the system
Feb 13 10:30: power supply at 25 for 24 hours
Feb 14 10:30: passage from 25 to 30
Feb 15 10:30: passage from 30 to 35
Feb 16 10:30: passage from 35 to 40
Feb 17 10:30: ignition on BF (rapid ramp from 0 to 38 in 12 hours)
Feb 18 10:30: complete ignition BF
Feb 18 22:30: THE WHOLE SYSTEM ON
Feb 19 10:30: lost hydraulics in the single module part
Feb 1922:30: off 6 groups of single modules
Feb 20 10:30: only 1 BF with 50% ON and 50% off remains in operation
Feb 21 10:30: power up BF (from 38 to 42 on regulator)
Feb 23 10:30: stop the BF power supply for 4 hours due to water leaks 
Feb 23 22:30: full restart of the BF in the late evening (42)

Mar 3 10:30: failure to supply power for 30 minutes
Mar 9 10:30: stop 1 module (4) for leaks (4 hours)
Mar 17 10:30: stop 1 module (4) for leaks (2 hours)

Apr 7 10:30: lack of system lock network for 3 hours (also recording)
Apr 7 22:30: reboot of last file power due to electrical reset (power failure in the network)
Apr 8 10:30: non-indicative value due to reboot at 24:10

May 15 10:30: stop module 1 for hydraulic maintenance
May 19 10:30: RESET to zero READING WITH PCE830-old and insert PCE830-new
May 28 22:30: stop 1 module (4) for leaks (5 hours) T replacement
May 29 22:30: stop 1 module (3) for scheduled maintenance and sleeve replacement
May 30 10:30: module 3 still stopped for maintenance

Jun 1 10:30: 14:00 start replacing sleeves module 4
Jun 1 22:30: restart module BF4 at 19:00
Jun 2 10:30:  stop module BF4 for large leaks  at 7:00 restart 12:30
Jun 3 22:30: at 11:00 O’clock stop power module BF2 for hydraulic maintenance (replace sleeves)
Jun 4 10:30:  restart at full power module BF2 and switch off BF1 module for hydraulic maintenance
Jun 5 10:30: start of disassembly set BF1 at 12:30 end of works and restart at 17:00
Jun 7 10:30: 15:00 stop reactor BF3 for maintenance 
Jun 8 10:30: 10:30 electric stop to avoid risks during hydraulic maintenance complete restart at 12:00
Jun 9 10:30: fuses burned in the variac of BF3 … Ordered the system works with BF1+BF2+BF4
Jun 11 10:30: system restarted completely (BF1+2+3+4) with phase angle set at 41+41+40+41

Jul 5 10:30: H 10:30 PCE reset with restart of consumption calculation with 3 decimal limit exceeded
Jul 5 22:30: (the PCE passes the 10MW threshold and indicates the figure with only 2 decimals and not 3)
Jul 27 22:30: interruption of power supply for batteries exhausted by PCE morning restart. Kwh count restarted
Jul 28 10:30:  not influential and not countable for the purposes of the COP since the restart time is not definable   
Jul 29 10:30: electrical problem at reactor 4 (off for maintenance makes arc between feed plate 01 and metallic ground)
 
Aug 3 22:30: stop reactor 4 for hydraulic leaks
Aug 4 22:30: restart reactor 4 at about 17:30
Aug 5 22:30: first 12 hours at full throttle with 4 functional reactors 
Aug 8 10:30: power supply stop BF4 for grounding the wiring
Aug 10 22:30: at 16:40 restart BF4 (at 30%)
Aug 11 10:30: (4 reactors functional BF1, 2, 3 at 40%, BF4 at 30%)
Aug 18 10:30: isolated reactor 4 power output at 750 kwh/h (hot plates on short circuit)

Oct 2 10:30:  increased power supply and normal production recovery (36 cubic metres per day H2O – 1 mwh/h steam)
Oct 12 10:30: now 18:30 reset power meter to allow 24 hour verification to ERV

Nov 18 22:30: RESET the counter of the PCE 830 to go back to the display in KW (over 1 10MW the reading is approximated to 10 kw)

Dec 2 22:30: power reduced to 700 kw at the request of the client
Dec 18 10:30: given the low production power the revision of reactor 2 is scheduled
Dec 20 10:30: module 2 revision for electric leakage recovery
Dec 20 22:30: replacement of metal sleeves with plastic sleeves at the input of reactor 2
Dec 21 10:30: verification of hydraulic and electrical sealing 12h
Dec 22 10:30: reactor 2 reactivity and power output reported at 1MWh/h at the request of the customer
Dec 31 22:30: counter of the PCE past 3-digit decimal limit then needs to be reset at 22:30

Jan 5 22:30: in order to verify the analysis of the waveform of the supply current it was necessary to reset the pce to 22:30 

Feb 15 10:30: counter of the pce passed the 3-digit limit during the night, it was necessary to reset it at 12:25
Feb 15 22:30: (it was not possible to do this before visiting local inspectors and health)
Feb 16 10:30: 10:40 oozing of the system power supply
Feb 17 10:30: end of the system closure test for the removal of instrument certificates