ABSTRACT
Chapter 3 incorporates a brief narrative describing available monitoring functions and techniques. The monitored parameters are a key input to Chapter 4, where the symptoms are described. While by definition protection is understood as a response to an abnormal condition that is too fast for operator intervention, monitoring is, on the other hand, the mechanism by which operators are appraised of a developing condition with their equipment, and can react properly with the purpose of resolving the issue with the generator online, or removing the unit from operation on a timely and deliberate basis. As it will be described in Chapter 3, a plethora of monitoring instrumentation translates into a more effective and opportune operator reaction to a developing anomaly. Obviously, there is a tradeoff between expenditure in monitoring capabilities and expected benefits.
