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Simulator training

The loss of process knowledge among operators increases the risk of incidents and downtime. With operator turnover and departures, it becomes crucial to record and transfer knowledge in a timely manner. This way we prevent inefficient or even unsafe situations.

Safe and efficient operations require continuous high skill levels. Training new operators as well as keeping experienced personnel up-to-date are therefore essential. By strengthening process knowledge, cooperation and self-confidence, we minimize downtime and increase productivity and efficiency.

Powerspex has more than 15 years of experience in Operator Training Simulators and Simulator Training. With these training courses, both new and experienced operators improve their knowledge and performance in a safe, virtual environment.

Simulator training:

AEC operators

Train professional skills, prevent mistakes and learn to understand processes. With Powerspex's simulation training courses, operators learn about the processes occurring in waste-to-energy plants and how these processes can be influenced.

Throughout the year, targeted training is given to operators of waste-to-energy plants in the Netherlands. This takes place at the Powerspex location in Veenendaal. The trainings are for both starting and experienced operators. The training is focused specifically on the waste-to-energy plants, so that the operators are trained specifically on their own situation. Scenario-based simulator training, in other words.

This course is part of an industry qualification structure:

Operators train their professional skills in a safe environment using a simulator that mimics the processes in power plants. This simulator aligns with the learning line for production technicians and provides insight into how processes work and can be influenced.

Upon completion of the training, participants understand the commissioning and decommissioning of the AEC and have a broader overview of the process coherence. For experienced operators, the focus is on analyzing and troubleshooting and deepening their knowledge.

Simulator training:

Protection and restoration process network training national high-voltage grid

Powerspex Protect & Restore grid training provides insight into the constant balancing actions that are both automated and require manual intervention, performed by national and regional grid operators in cooperation with production and supply companies (PLB).

The training provides an understanding of how the energy balance within a rigid grid is maintained within set limits. Concepts such as FCR, FRR, reactive power and redispatch are covered from the perspective of both the high-voltage grid and power plants.

Students gain practical understanding of the generator working diagram, voltage regulation, connecting lines or cables to the generator and grid statism. Using a simulator scenario, they learn in a safe, virtual and practical way the actions required after a blackout and the reconstruction of the high-voltage grid.

During these trainings, students will be exposed to:

Ron Bakker

Ron Bakker is a leading trainer in training operators within thermal power plants (AEC and PLB). With years of industry experience and a deep-rooted passion for knowledge transfer, Ron is the ideal person to take both novice and experienced operators to the next level.

What sets Ron apart is his unique combination of subject knowledge and teaching skills. He understands the complexities of thermal processes and high voltage networks and knows how to convey them in a clear and practical manner. Whether teaching basic principles or refining advanced skills, Ron provides customized training to fit the specific needs of each participant.