GBT OPERATIONS PROCEDURES

Number: 12

Title: Power Outage

Last Revision: 14APR03

General

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Info

If the outage occurs during regular working hours, advise Rusty Taylor (2274/2286) or Butch Wirt (2283) in the Plant Maintenance Division, and Pete Chestnut (2296) or Bob Anderson (2205) in the Telescope Operations Division.

Other than normal working hours contact the following in the order listed:

                        (a)  Rusty Taylor

(b)    Butch Wirt

(c)   Mike Holstine 

(d)   Pete Chestnut 

(e)   Bob Anderson

Computers systems and network servers will also be down and must be restarted once commercial power is reestablished,

therefore the fiscal and computer divisions must be contacted, as follows:

            (a)  Chuck Beverage……x2228

                        (b)  Chris Clark   ………x2201  If not available, call

                        (c)  Wolfgang Baudler…..x2267

Upon arrival at the site, Rusty or Butch will act as coordinator and determine the nature of the problem. If the problem is found to be a commercial power failure, the following steps should be taken:

STEP

ACTION

1

 Butch Wirt or Rusty Taylor (or their designee) will contact Allegheny Power Company.          Do not permit anyone else to call; an off-site failure must be confirmed prior to                       notifying the power company: 

2

 If it is requested of the operator by the coordinator to contact the power company call: Toll Free - day or night: 1-800-255-3443.

(a)  Notify them of the problem.

(b)  Request any information they may have as to when the power will be available.

(c) Request them to call when the service is restored (remember to give them the phone number to call).

3

Advise Butch Wirt if not previously notified, and inform him of the situation.

4

If power failure is the result of accident, fire, disaster, etc., notify Jody Bolyard, ext.2223

5

From this point on the action taken will have to be determined by the coordinator.  All personnel should carry portable radios, or be in radio contact.

In the event of a known extended power outage, the following steps should be taken:

STEP

ACTION

1

The GBT should auto-stow, and the 85-3 and any other telescopes in use should be stowed.  Emergency generators will be put into operation by the electricians/mechanics and the telescopes will be run to stow by the Telescope Operations Group.

2

An emergency generator will be taken to the Jansky lab and put into operation by the electricians/mechanics to run the telephone equipment.  The emergency generator for the Lab Addition should automatically start and proper operation will be checked by the electricians/mechanics.  The changeover in the telephone room should be done by the following, who should be called by the coordinator:

(1)  Rusty Taylor

                 (2)  Butch Wirt

                                    The telephone equipment cannot last more than 1 ˝ hours on battery backup.  Therefore, for any extended outage a generator must be hooked up and started.

3 The Residence Hall generator will be put into operation by a mechanic and an electrician.  The mechanic will monitor this unit regularly.

4

Emergency power for the GBT and other telescopes will be handled by telescope operations.  Maintenance personnel will check generator fuel levels frequently.
5 Hook-ups are also established at the warehouse and works area building for heating purposes only.  If needed, these will be handled by the electricians/mechanics.
6 Since a power outage may occur during severe rain, the generators at the Interferometer Control Building and the 140’ telescope must be started as soon as possible in order to protect the HVAC systems, etc., from flooding.  Notify Pete Chestnut or secondly Rusty Taylor so that the sump pumps may be switched over to generator power.

7

Upon restoration of power, operator is to check GPS and 1PPS logs to assure that the clocks are okay.  If not okay, call:

                    (a)    John Ford        If not available, call

                    (b)    Frank Ghigo

                    (c)    Jason Ray

The restoration of power to the site should be the responsibility of the coordinator and the site electrician.

 

Prepared By: Eric Knapp

Last modified: 26 JUN 03