OVER VIEW OF GTG PLANT AND
OVER VIEW OF GTG PLANT AND
CONTROL OF TURBINE
MAIN GB ALTERNATOR COMPRESSOR TURBINE & COMBUSTOR AUX GB STARTING DE
Gas Turbine principle
Gas Turbine principle
cooler Heat rejected Heat added 1 2 3 4 Compressor Heater Turbine
Description
Description
At point 1 cold gas enter a compressor to raise pressureAt point 1 cold gas enter a compressor to raise pressure At point 2 the gas passes to the heater where At point 2 the gas passes to the heater where
temperature of gas is raised
temperature of gas is raised
At point 3 the hot gas enters the turbine where it At point 3 the hot gas enters the turbine where it
expands to a lower pressure. The shaft work developed
expands to a lower pressure. The shaft work developed
by turbine flows in two direction.
by turbine flows in two direction.
At point 4 the exhaust gas flows to cooler where heat is At point 4 the exhaust gas flows to cooler where heat is
rejected and gas is restored in initial position
Brayton /Joule cycle
Brayton /Joule cycle
Volume Pressure
1
2 3
4
Rankine cycle
Rankine cycle
Volume Pressure 1 2 3 4 2-3 (Boiler) 3-4 (Turbine) 1-2 (BFP) 4-1 (Condenser)Open cycle gas turbine
Open cycle gas turbine
1 2 3 4 Compressor Turbine Combustion chamber Fuel
Salient points
Salient points
The source of energy is normally the combustion of fuel The source of energy is normally the combustion of fuel
in air
in air
In closed cycle, gas turbine also product of combustion In closed cycle, gas turbine also product of combustion
of fuel and air may be passed through the heater
of fuel and air may be passed through the heater
In open cycle cooler is not requiredIn open cycle cooler is not required
The heater is replaced by combustion chamber and fuel The heater is replaced by combustion chamber and fuel
is burnt directly in air stream
Open cycle gas turbine (With heater)
Open cycle gas turbine (With heater)
1 2 3 4 Compressor Turbine
Air from atmosphere
Product of combustion to atmosphere Heat exchanger
Combustion chamber Fuel
CONTROL SYSTEM
CONTROL SYSTEM
A control scheme of a gas turbine attempts to control the A control scheme of a gas turbine attempts to control the following
following
SPEEDSPEED
TEMPERATURE (COMBUSTOR OUTLET)TEMPERATURE (COMBUSTOR OUTLET) LOADLOAD
START UP CHARACTERISTICSSTART UP CHARACTERISTICS ACCELERATION CONTROLACCELERATION CONTROL
Above characteristics are achieved by modulating fuel Above characteristics are achieved by modulating fuel flow. Control signal ultimately acts on the fuel valve
CONTROL SYSTEM
CONTROL SYSTEM
SPEEDSPEED: The speed control loop controls the speed of : The speed control loop controls the speed of
the turbine by controlling the fuel flow . Speed control
the turbine by controlling the fuel flow . Speed control
have speed sensing as input to the controller.
have speed sensing as input to the controller.
TEMPERATURETEMPERATURE: Materials used in the hot gas path of : Materials used in the hot gas path of
gas turbine are stretched much closer to their limits than
gas turbine are stretched much closer to their limits than
any other machine. The control system takes design
any other machine. The control system takes design
temperature of hot flue gas path material as set point.
temperature of hot flue gas path material as set point.
LOADLOAD: The control loop takes the MW as the set point. : The control loop takes the MW as the set point.
The control loop also interferes when rate of loading
The control loop also interferes when rate of loading
exceeds a certain point as turbine is loaded fast the
exceeds a certain point as turbine is loaded fast the
damage of the component may occur
CONTROL SYSTEM
CONTROL SYSTEM
START UP CHARCTERISTIC
START UP CHARCTERISTIC
: The control
: The control
system brings the gas turbine from zero
system brings the gas turbine from zero
speed to operating speed using preset level
speed to operating speed using preset level
of fuel flow through automatic sequencing of
of fuel flow through automatic sequencing of
control signals to the accessories, starting
control signals to the accessories, starting
device and fuel control system
device and fuel control system
CONTROL SYSTEM
CONTROL SYSTEM
ACCELERATION CONTROL
ACCELERATION CONTROL
: One critical
: One critical
component of the turbine start sequence is
component of the turbine start sequence is
the acceleration to synchronous speed. A
the acceleration to synchronous speed. A
design acceleration rate must be
design acceleration rate must be
maintained throughout start up to limit
maintained throughout start up to limit
stress on turbine parts.
MARK VI CONTROL SYSTEM
MARK VI CONTROL SYSTEM
The main function of mark VI control
The main function of mark VI control
system are
system are
Speed control during start up
Speed control during start up
Turbine load control during normal
Turbine load control during normal
operation on the grid
operation on the grid
Protection against turbine over speed on
Protection against turbine over speed on
loss of load
loss of load
MARK VI CONTROL SYSTEM
MARK VI CONTROL SYSTEM
It runs on PC based work station using MS
It runs on PC based work station using MS
window client server architecture.
window client server architecture.
HMI provides operator display and control for
HMI provides operator display and control for
mark VI turbine controller
mark VI turbine controller
HMI contains a number of product feature
HMI contains a number of product feature
Dynamic graphics
Dynamic graphics
Alarm display
Alarm display
Process variable trending
Process variable trending
Point control display (For maintenance)
Point control display (For maintenance)
HMI access security
HMI access security
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
PLANT DATA HIGHWAY
UNIT DATA HIGHWAY HMI SERVERNODE
I/O BOARD
UCVx CONTROLLER
DCS ETHERNET GSM DCS ETHERNET MODBUS
MARK VI TMR CONFIGURATION
MARK VI TMR CONFIGURATION
Ethernet < R> CONTL MOD
< S> CONTL MOD < T> CONTL MOD X Y < P> PROT MOD TO DCS
Primary Controller Backup Protection To other GE control sys Software Voting PS PS PS
Primary ControllerPrimary Controller ControlControl
ProtectionProtection MonitoringMonitoring
<R>, <S>, <T> are Control processor<R>, <S>, <T> are Control processor
Backup ProtectionBackup Protection
Emergency over speedEmergency over speed Synchro check protectionSynchro check protection
MARK VI BOARDS
MARK VI BOARDS
I/O Terminal BoardI/O Terminal Board I/O BoardI/O Board
Processor CardProcessor Card
Communication CardCommunication Card
Protective Processor Protective Processor <X>, <Y>, <Z><X>, <Y>, <Z> Rack Power SupplyRack Power Supply
MARK VI I/O
MARK VI I/O
General Purpose I/OGeneral Purpose I/O
Contact InputContact Input Relay OutputRelay Output Analog I/OAnalog I/O
Thermocouple InputsThermocouple Inputs RTD inputsRTD inputs
Turbine specific I/OTurbine specific I/O
Vibration InputsVibration Inputs Speed InputsSpeed Inputs
Servo channels for control valves (LVDT or LVDR )Servo channels for control valves (LVDT or LVDR ) Flame InputsFlame Inputs
MARK VI COMMUNICATION
MARK VI COMMUNICATION
External CommunicationExternal Communication
HMI to Mark VIHMI to Mark VI HMI to DCSHMI to DCS
Internal CommunicationInternal Communication
VCMI & Control processorsVCMI & Control processors DCMI to I/O boardsDCMI to I/O boards
I/O signal flowI/O signal flow
Unit data Highway (UDH)Unit data Highway (UDH)
Ethernet network between controllers and HMIEthernet network between controllers and HMI Plant data Highway (PDH)Plant data Highway (PDH)
IONET
IONET
IONet is Ethernet network used to
IONet is Ethernet network used to
communicate data between the VCMI
communicate data between the VCMI
communication board in control module,
communication board in control module,
the I/O boards and three independent
the I/O boards and three independent
sections of protection module
sections of protection module
IONet also communicate data between
IONet also communicate data between
controllers in TMR system
CONTROL SYSTEM TOOLBOX
CONTROL SYSTEM TOOLBOX
Window based application used to configure & maintain Window based application used to configure & maintain
Mark VI control equipment Mark VI control equipment
Primary function includesPrimary function includes
Graphical based editor for configuring application codeGraphical based editor for configuring application code Block macros and module library supportBlock macros and module library support
Live data block flow diagramsLive data block flow diagrams On line code changeOn line code change
On line help filesOn line help files
I/O configuration & monitoringI/O configuration & monitoring
Signal management and signal trendingSignal management and signal trending Report GenerationReport Generation
PASSWORD ADMINISTRATION
PASSWORD ADMINISTRATION
0-Level: Read only like view, monitor live data 0-Level: Read only like view, monitor live data
1-Level: All function allowed in 0-Level and Change 1-Level: All function allowed in 0-Level and Change
Controller Variables and signals and drive advanced
Controller Variables and signals and drive advanced
maintenance like change the value of variable, force
maintenance like change the value of variable, force
signals in a controller
signals in a controller
2-Level: All function allowed in 0 & 1 Level and full 2-Level: All function allowed in 0 & 1 Level and full
controller access and drive advanced maintenance like
controller access and drive advanced maintenance like
make code change, download,put in database and get
make code change, download,put in database and get
from data base
from data base
3-Level: Drive Block Area and Menu maintenance like 3-Level: Drive Block Area and Menu maintenance like
alter block area and change application menu structure
CIMPLICITY
CIMPLICITY
Cimplicity is a graphical interface made up of
Cimplicity is a graphical interface made up of
one or more screens used to monitor and control
one or more screens used to monitor and control
the turbine operation
the turbine operation
Cimplicity servers allows operator to directly
Cimplicity servers allows operator to directly
interface to the mark VI controller (UDH) using
interface to the mark VI controller (UDH) using
graphical screen
graphical screen