ST

START OF SEQUENCE

OFF
REMOTE

AUTO CRANK
MANUAL FIRE
MASTER SELECTOR

RESET

REMOVE CAUSE

NO
TURBINE PERMISSIVE TO START OK?

YES

FIRE GAS MONITOR

NO
PERMISSIVE TO
START OK?

YES

NO
MCC, DCP, GCPP PERMISSIVE TO START OK?

YES

A
A

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 UNIT READY
TO START

SELECT LOCAL START

COMMAND FROM HMI

TURBINE
STARTING

START AC LUBE OIL 88QA

START TURBINE ENCLOSURE

VENT FAN 88BA-1

ENERGIZE DIESEL ENGINE

AIR EXPANDER SOLENOID
20DS

DIESEL ENGINE DECELERATE

SOLENOID 20DA-1 ENERGIZE

STARTING CLUTCH SOLENOID ENERGIZES

20CS-1

HYDRAULIC RATCHET PUMP STARTS

BB

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 DIESEL WARM
UP FOR 2

DE-ENERGIZE DIESEL
DECELERATING SOLENOID
20DA-1

ENERGIZE DIESEL

TURBINE BREAKS AWAY,

STARTING CLUTCH SOLENOID
DE-ENERGIZES 20CS-1,
HYDRAULIC RATCHET PUMP
SHUT DOWN 88HR-1

TURBINE ACCELERATES ON
AUTO TO MINIMUM FIRING
SPEED

DIESEL ENGINE ACCELERATE

COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVES

OPENS,

AIR DRAWN INTO THE

IGNITION RELAY, SPARK

PLUGS ARE ENERGIZED, 60
SECONDS FIRING TIMER
STARTED
PERMISSIVE FOR SPEED
RATION VALVE SRV AND GAS
CONTROL VALVE GCV TO
OPEN ARE ENABLED,

FIRING
INITIATED

CC

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 2 OUT OF 4 FLAME DETECTOR
DETECTS FLAME?
YE
S NO

YE
S
IS FLAME STEADY FOR TWO
MINUTES BEFORE END OF FIRING
TIMER OUT?
NO

YE
S FAILURE TO FIRE
TRIP

TURBINE ACCELERATES, LUBE

OIL AIR COOLERS AND
VAPOUR SEPARATOR STARTS

TURBINE ACCELERATES
TO SELF-SUSTAINING

AT APPROXIMATELY 60% OF
TURBINE SPEED REFERENCE TNH,
THE JAW CLUTCH DISENGAGES AND
DETECTED BY THE LIMIT SWITCHES
33CS

DIESEL ENGINE SOLENOIDS 20DA-2

IS DE-ENERGIZED, 20DA-1 IS
ENERGIZED. DIESEL ENGINE
4|P age
COOLDOWN FOR
OIL5PUMP
MINUTES,
AUXILIARY LUBE 88QA
DIESEL ENGINE STOP SOLENOID
STOPS AT 95% TNH. TURBINE
20DV-1 IS TO
DE-ENERGIZES
ACCELERATES FULL SPEED NO
LOAD FSNL AND COMPRESSOR
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