UCH Power Plant 990 MW

UCH I: 586 MW
Configuration 3:3:1 ( 3 Gas Turbines, 3 HRSG,s and 1 steam Turbine )
UCH II: 404 MW
Configuration 2:2:1 (2 Gas Turbines, 2 HRSG,s and 1 Steam Turbine)
Combine Cycle Power Plant
Combination of Bryton Cycle and Rankine Cycle
 A combined cycle plant consists of one or more gas turbines that
drive generators and exhaust into a special boiler called a heat
recovery steam turbine generator (HRSG) that generates ,steam for
a, Rankine cycle unit.
 Thermal efficiency of CCPP 52%
 Components of CCPP
• Gas Turbine
• HRSG
• Steam turbine
Balance of Plant
 Raw Water System
 Pretreatment System
 Potable Water System
 Service Water System
 Fire Water System
 Demineralized Water System
 Cooling Water System and Auxiliary Cooling water System
 Close Circulation Water System (CCW)
 Air Compressors
 Waste water treatment system
Cooling Tower
The purpose of CT is to provide cooling water to surface condenser
and ACW coolers.

 Based on evaporation process.

 Induced draft Type having 8 number of cells, counter current flow of
air and water.
 Components are Risers, distribution channels, nozzles, fills, drift
eliminator louvers and fans.
 CT losses are due to evaporation, drift, leakages and blowdown
 Conductivity not more than 2500 µs/cm
 Comprises of three horizontal centrifugal type pumps (50% duty
each) and two Auxiliary cooling water pumps of 100 % duty each.
Gas Turbine
convert Heat energy into mechanical energy
 Based on principle of Bryton cycle
 Two Gas Turbine GE PG9171E of 128 MW each.
Components
 Axial flow Compressor (17 Stages)
• The compressor casing consisting of Inlet Guide Vanes, 17 stages of rotor and
stator balding, and 2 exit guide vanes.
• Its purpose is to provide compressed air for complete combustion of fuel.
• Compression ratio 1:12
• First 3 stages for online washing, form 5th stage air is taken for cooling and sealing
purpose, 11th stage bleed valves preventing from surge and stall, b/w 16 and 17
stage air is extracted for cooling of 1st and 2nd stage bucket and rotor wheel space.
• Stages 5,6,7,8 compressor rotor are specially coated to avoid corrosion due to
moisture formation.
• Atomizing air is extracted from compressor discharge
 Combustion chamber
reverse flow can type DLN-1 (14 combustors)
Dual fuel capability (HSD & Low BTU Gas)
Components are Combustion wrapper, flow sleeve, liner,
transition piece, spark plugs, cross fire tubes and flame detectors
Spark plugs 13 and 14 stage
Flame detectors 4,5,10 and 11

 Turbine Section
• Comprises of three stages
• In this section high energy pressurized gas is converted into
mechanical energy
• Consist of stator and rotor parts
• Stationary nozzles (1st, 2nd and 3rd ) directs the high velocity hot
combustion gases to turbine buckets, causes the rotor to rotate.
Gas Turbine Auxiliaries
Lube oil System
Hydraulic oil system
Air Intake System
Jacking Oil System
Atomizing Air System
Liquid and Gas purge system
Cooling and Sealing air system
Gas Inlet system
HSD fuel system
Heat and ventilation system
Hazardous gas detectors
Fire Protection system
Gas Turbine Startup Modes
Hot Startup 0-8hrs. Standstill
Warm startup 8-32hrs. Standstill
Cold startup greater than 32hrs. standstill
Gas Turbine Protection
 EXHAUST TEMPERATURE
 LOSS OF FLAME
 VIBRATION
 OVER SPEED
 EXHAUST PRESSURE
 LUBE OIL PRESSURE / TEMPERATURE
 BEARING TEMP
 CONTROL / TRIP OIL PRESSURE
 FIRE PROTECTION
 LOW I/L FUEL PRESSURE
 INLET AIR FILTER DP
 TURBINE COOLING PRESSURE
 COMPRESSOR SURGE
 STARTING DEVICE TRIP
 INLET GUIDE VANE TROUBLE
Gas Turbine Startup
 Startup check 0,1 and 2
 Mode selected (Auto) Click on start command
 Blinking duration (30 sec) Test Sequence
 88QE, 88BT, 88VL, 88FD, 88AB, 88QA, 88QV, 88QB, 88HQ, 88CR
 14 HR relay pick up 0-10% speed; 88QB stops
 14 HM relay pick up 10-50% speed; Purging (720 RPM for 12 min)
 Speed down to 480 RPM for firing; 28 FD detects the flame
 14HA Critical Speed 50%-60% speed
 14HC Self sustainable speed 60%-95%
 Cranking and atomizing air motor stops
 14 HS 95% speed
 AC lube oil and Hydraulic motor driven stops
 88Tk1 and 88TK2 starts
 Gas turbine at nominal speed 3000RPM
Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG)
 The function of HRSG is to produce super heated steam by utilizing
the exhaust flue gases of gas turbine to run the steam turbine.
 HRSG is unfired, triple pressure, horizontal gas flow type with natural
circulation
 Two pressure levels HP (92 bar & 510ºC) IP (10 bar & 300ºC)
The HRSG is composed of following system
Feed Water System:
Its purpose is to provide water to IP and HP during startup, shutdown
and normal operation.
• Two 100% duty multistage centrifugal Boiler Feed Pump
• Total Seven stages. IP discharge from 3rd stage and HP from 7th
stage
• Water is fed to both drums at specified temperature by passing
through economizers.
Steam and Water cycle
It comprises of evaporators, superheaters, attemperator and main IP, HP headers.
 For the protection of drums and headers safety valves are provided
of approved number.
 CBD tank for continuous blowdown during normal plant operation
 IBD tank for intermittent blowdown while startup and shutdown
operation
 Blowdown is utilized keeping in view the cycle of concentration
 HRSG has two type of level control for steam drums
• One element control and three element control.
Chemical Dosing System
The water and steam cycle in HRSG causes to disturb the water chemistry and thus
result in various problem inside the tube, poor heat transfer rate, disturbing the
system overall parameters and damaging of system equipment’s.

 Different chemicals are dozed in order make required water

chemistry.
• O2 Scavenger (N2H4)
• Phosphate (PO4)
• Ammonia (NH3)
Steam Turbine
Converts thermal and Kinetic energy of steam into mechanical
energy.
single casing multistage condensing type of rated output
133.06 MW with rated speed 3000 RPM.
33 number of stages and three sections HP, IP and LP
compound type having reaction and impulse type blades
HP (90 bar, 5I00C) enter through two hydraulic actuating valves
MSV and GCV works on fail safe feature
IP (10 bar, 3000C) enters via ASV and ACV works on fail safe
feature
Turning gear speed 3~5 RPM
Steam Turbine Auxiliaries
Gland Steam system
hogging and holding ejectors
Lube oil system
Jacking oil system
Control oil system
Cooling water system
Condenser
function is to condense the steam exhaust from the ST and to
produce and maintain high vaccum as possible
Two pass type Surface condenser
Steam is condensed by means of CW
It is the heat sink of the water/steam cycle
Condensed water level is maintained in the hot well and ready for
recirculation
Steam Turbine Startup Modes
Three startup modes are in-listed below

Hot Startup (temp≥320ºC)

Hot one till 2 hrs. standstill
Hot two 2-8hrs. Standstill

Warm Startup (temperature 200≤t ≤320ºC)

Warm one 8-32 hrs.
Warm two 32-150 hrs.

Cold Startup (temp<200ºC)

Greater than 150 hrs.
Generator
works on the principle of Faraday's law of electro-magnetic
induction
Gas turbine Generator
( 3 phase, 2 pole, 14.5 KV, 3000 rpm, 50 Hz alternating current,
synchronous Generator) is designed for base load.
Generator is air cool type and air is cooled by CCW
Steam Turbine Generator
(3 Phase, 2 pole, 13.8 KV, 3000 RPM, 50 Hz alternating current,
synchronous Generator) totally enclosed water to air-cooled
type.
Rotation of rotor is counter clock wise
Generator Protection
Generator differential protection relay (87)
Reverse power relay (32)
Loss of Excitation relay
Negative phase sequence relay (46)
Over current relay (5)
Stator/Rotor ground fault protection relay
Loss of synchronize protection
Over frequency protection relay (810)
Under frequency protection relay (810)
GCB failure
Loss of DC supply