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The GE DS3800XVIA is a Voltage Indicator Board for the GE Speedtronic Mark IV turbine control system. Despite the user’s prompt, the available information indicates it’s a voltage indicator, not a voting input card. This board is a crucial component for monitoring the health and status of the system’s electrical power.
Function and Purpose
The primary function of the DS3800XVIA is to monitor and indicate voltage levels within the Mark IV control system. It provides a visual or electrical signal that indicates if a specific voltage is present or absent. This helps technicians and the system itself to quickly identify potential power-related issues, such as a voltage drop or a complete power loss to a particular module.
While the Mark IV system is well known for its triple modular redundancy (TMR) and voting logic, the DS3800XVIA is not the card that performs this voting. Instead, it is a specialized monitoring card that provides vital information about the system’s power supply. The voting logic, which is the core of the TMR design, is typically handled by the main processor cards (like the DS3800HCDA) or dedicated voting logic modules that receive signals from multiple redundant sensors and make a final control decision.
Key Features
- Voltage Sensing: The card is equipped with circuitry to sense and measure voltage levels at different points within the system.
- Status Indication: It likely has LEDs or other indicators to provide a visual status, making it easy for maintenance personnel to see if a voltage is within the normal operating range.
- Physical Interface: The board has a series of pins and terminal ports for connecting to the system’s backplane and other circuit boards, allowing it to both receive power and report its status.