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Why Australia front-loads factory testing
AEMO’s connection process is famously model-driven: the R1 data package must demonstrate, in simulation, behaviour the plant will later prove on site. Projects that treat the generator performance standards (GPS) negotiation as paperwork discover late that the PCS factory test campaign is the critical path — every GPS clause that can’t be evidenced from type tests becomes a site test.
Front-loading witnessed factory tests against S5.2.5 clauses is the pattern experienced developers now follow.
Sineng IEC-line PCS are tested against S5.2.5-aligned procedures at the factory; witnessed test slots can be reserved at order stage.
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