Reliability Analysis of Steam Turbine Instrumentation Using the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) Method at PT. PLN Nusantara Power UP Tenayan

Abstract

PT. PLN Nusantara Power Unit Generation Tenayan is a company operating in the Steam Power Plant sector in Pekanbaru, Indonesia. One of the main components of a steam power plant (PLTU) is a steam turbine. A steam turbine is a machine that functions to convert kinetic energy into electrical current. Operational failures are often caused by less than optimal instrumentation in the steam turbine. This research uses the failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) method with the aim of identifying the type of failure, the cause of the failure, the effect of the failure, and determining the RPN value. The analysis results from this research show that the turbine instrumentation components still meet performance standards because the risk priority number (RPN) value is less than 200. The conclusion from this research is that errors in steam turbine instrumentation are inaccurate sensor readings, switches cannot deactivate the equipment, and readings control room does not match local readings, the instrumentation component with the highest risk priority number (RPN) is the solenoid valve with a value of 140, and the instrumentation component with the lowest risk priority number (RPN) is the pressure indicator with a value of 30. The component given top priority in action The recommendation is for the solenoid valve component, namely to carry out maintenance every 6 months and add an overspeed protection system