(57) An embodiment of the present invention provides a method (300) of starting a powerplant machine (110,115,120), such as, but not limiting of, a turbomachine (110,115,120), set to operate in a Fast Start mode. The turbomachine (110,115,120), may include, but is not limited to, a steam turbine, a heavy-duty gas turbine, an aero-derivative gas turbine, and the like. An embodiment of the method (300) of the present invention provides a new philosophy for controlling a starting system (125,130,135) associated with the turbomachine (110,115,120). An embodiment of the present invention may be applied to a powerplant having multiple turbomachines (110,115,120), and a starting system (125,130,135) having multiple starting means (125,130,135), which may include at least one LCI system. Here, an embodiment of the present invention may eliminate the manual process of preparing and integrating a desired turbomachine (110,115,120), with a desired starting means (125,130,135).
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