Within the scope of the "Electric High Current Facilities Regulation" published in the official newspaper numbered 24246 and "Electricity High Voltage Facilities Operation Management Regulations" published by the Chamber of Electrical Engineers (EMO); The task of the electrical engineer who undertakes and controls the necessary services to be performed is called “Plant Operation Management” or “Transformer Operation Management”.
Enterprises are obliged to have a Facility Operation Officer after the acceptance of the system and as long as it is under energy.
Who Can Do Facility Electric Operation Management?
Within the scope of high voltage operation management; Business owners, who are one of the parties to the contract, have some responsibilities according to the regulation prepared by the Chamber of Electrical Engineers. Those who can manage of operating voltage facilities in the enterprise with the regulation;
- The engineer who will take the responsibility of the operation must be an Electrical or Electrical and Electronic Engineer with the certificate of "Electricity High Voltage Facilities Operation Management" issued by EMO.
- Operation management can be made by the engineer with the Facility Operation Officer certificate, working on a full-time and full-year basis in the enterprises.
- If there is no engineer with these qualifications in the enterprises, this service can be provided by EMO engineers with SMM certificate and a Facility Electric Management certificate for facilities above and below 1kV, by the end of the year.
What are the Obligations of the Facility Electric Management?
- The operator manages for the operation of the high voltage substation belonging to the owner. In addition to the managements against the law, the operational officer is also responsible and addressed to the organization that provides energy on behalf of the owner.
- With the start of the task, Manager or Operator checks the high voltage systems of the enterprise and checks whether there are deficiencies and defects in terms of operation.
- Facilty Electric Manager gives training of the staff according to the operational scenario and takes measures to prevent wrong maneuver.
- Facilty Electric Manager prepares the high voltage single line diagram and ensures that is placed where necessary.
- Facilty Electric Manager prepares maneuvering instructions and delivers it to the operating personnel in return for signature.
- If there are deficiencies related to security deficiencies, Facilty Electric Manager informs the company and ensures its fulfillment. It is ensured that the existing security materials are checked and tested.
- Maneuvers to be carried out in the enterprises should be done by the Facilty Electric Manager. However, the operation manager may have some or all of these actions under the supervision of his own authorized personnel, under the regulations.
- Facilty Electric Manager enables to evaluate the breakdowns that will arise while the business is in active operation and to perform the necessary maneuvers with the instruction of the business manager.
- Facilty Electric Manager is obliged to represent the business before the energy distribution company. It is the task of demanding energy cut, re-energization demand, interruption, malfunction and similar coordination with the energy provider.
- As operating manager, Facilty Electric Manager is in communication with the energy supplying distribution company and maintenance responsible institutions; Facilty Electric Manager ensures coordination by deciding the day and time of the works to be done within the scope of maintenance.
- Due to the maintenance of the maintenance personnel, the equipment must be delivered isolated from the isolated voltage and grounded. After the maintenance, Facilty Electric Manager ensures that the units that are maintained are checked and received and the business is revived with the necessary maneuvers.
- Facilty Electric Manager constantly monitors the status of high voltage equipment working in the enterprises and ensures that is followed. In case of a situation that requires intervention in the evaluation Facilty Electric Manager will follow and the data, will inform the owner of the business.
- Facilty Electric Manager ensures that the necessary maintenance of the facility is carried out by the operating personnel within the scope of its responsibility.
- Facilty Electric Manager inspects the grounding tests related to the enterprise to be made regularly or as needed, according to the working conditions and the necessary legislation.
- Except for special duties and contracts, monitoring energy consumption and controlling the compensation system are not within the scope of the operational management of the high voltage facilities.
Why Facility Operation Manager(Engineer) is Required?
The purpose of the facility operation management; It is the supervision and control of engineers who are experts in their work in order to prevent financial losses of the enterprises and ensure the safety of the working personnel.
The facility electric operation manager is also requested by the energy suppliers that the enterprises have agreed with; wants to be notified of them after temporary acceptance and to contact the manager for any energy demand and outages required for the enterprise.
With the facility electric operating management, preventive maintenance works are carried out by constantly inspecting the system, intervening the system before it goes into failure and replacing the equipment on time. Thus, the continuity of the production of the enterprises is ensured without interruption. We advise you not to forget that you should definitely work with experts on this subject.
