1. Daniel
Schmidt
I&C
Design
Co-Op First
Rotation
My Experience As A Co-Op

2. Let’s Tell A Story

8. Let’s Take A Moment To Meet Me
Daniel Schmidt
 Electrical Engineering Major
@ Georgia Institute of Technology
 GPA: 3.08/4.00
 Expected Graduation: May 2018
Fun Fact
 I Like Frisbee…..

9. ...Except A Little Bit More Ultimate
*Note: None of these are me in the action shot, though I wish I was this good

10. Moving On…
What I’m Covering Today
 What I’ve Learned
 Control Diagrams
 Loop Sheets
– My Work at Plant Bowen
 Future Goals

11. What I’ve Learned
ProjectWise
Documentum
– File management within the two
Importance of drawings being checked
Learned about Southern Company
– Became a Student of the Business
Learned about valves through training books

12. Control Diagrams
Typical Control Diagram

13. Control Diagrams
For Instance
Electronic Valve
Normally Open, Allowing
Gas/Fluid to Flow
Pressure/Temperature Too
High, Shuts System Down
Control Diagram Sets Logic
to Deal With This

14. Control Diagrams
Plants I’ve done drawings for
– Wansley
– Scherer
– Bowen
Projects I’ve worked on
– FGD Project
– SCR Project
– Valves
– SootBlower
*Note: Drawings Blown Up On Next Slides

17. Control Diagrams
Benefits Of Working On These
Further understanding of power plants
Learned Southern Company procedures
Learned how certain equipment runs
Learned a lot about the environmental side

18. Loop Sheets
Typical Loop Diagram

19. Loop Sheets
Mechanical P&ID Electrical Wiring Diagram
Loop Sheet
Note: These are parts of individual drawings

20. My Work At Bowen
Unit 1 & 2 Sootblower
– Created the loop sheets
– Got them checked
– Took them to the field
– Checked the information inside FoxSelect
– Got to see the physical components

21. Loop Sheets
Benefits Of Working On These
 Learned what controls individual components
 Pivotal to contractors in the field
 Put past knowledge into practice
 Allowed me to work in the field

22. Future Goals
Second Rotation with Atlanta I&C Design
Help improve efficiency in the office
More experience with field work
Continue on to finish my Bachelor’s for EE

23. That’s All Of It!
Q&A Time, Fire Away