STEAM TURBINE GOVERNING SYSTEM

DEFINITION OF GOVERNING

“A SYSTEM WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO

CONTROL A PRIME MOVER”
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Control & Instrumentation

Requirements
• Turbine Control
• Protection & Interlocks
• Automatic Turbine Run-up & Shut down system (ATRS)
• Automatic Turbine Tester
• Turbine Stress Evaluator
• Turbovisory
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Control Requirements
• Speed Control
• Power / Load control / sharing
• Frequency Control / Influence
• Inlet Pressure
• Extraction Exhaust Pressure control
• Injection pressure (Internally / Externally controlled)
• Compressor suction / delivery pressure
• Sliding Pressure
• Special applications like BFP drive turbine, CCPs’, parallel /
isolated
operation, Wander extraction control, etc.
• Turbine Stress Controller / Evaluator
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Protection Requirements
• Over speed
• Low Lube oil pressure
• Low vacuum
• Axial shift
• High Vibration
• Bearing temperature
• Differential expansion
• High/low extraction pressure
• Exhaust temperature
• Generator / Compressor protections
• Manual / Remote trip
• Special protections
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Automatic Turbine Run-up system (ATRS)

• Cooling water system
• Lube Oil system & Barring gear
• HP Control oil system (if applicable)
• Turbine drains
• Seal steam system
• Condensate & evaluation system
• LP Bypass control (if applicable)
• Warm up
• Turbine rolling & synchronization
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Automatic Turbine Tester (ATT)

• Over speed protection
• Turbine Emergency Stop Valve
• Turbine control Valve
• Lube Oil Protection
• Vacuum protection
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Turbovisory
• Relative shaft vibration
• Bearing housing vibration
• Axial shift
• Eccentricity
• Casing expansion
• Rotor differential expansion
• Casing / Rotor temperature
• Bearing temperature
• Steam parameters
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Types of Governors
• Mechanical Governors
• Hydro Mechanical
• Hydraulic
• Electro hydraulic
- Micro-processor based
- Low Pressure Hydraulics (8 bar)
- High Pressure Hydraulics (160 bar)
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Features of Electro-Hydraulic Control System

• Easy Integration with higher level plant systems
• Excellent steady state & dynamic response
• Integration of Turbine Stress Evaluator (TSE)
• Integration of Automatic Turbine Run-up System (ATRS)
• Easy incorporation of complicated controls
- Double extraction control
- Droop control / adjustment
- Injection / Inlet pressure controls
- Load sharing distribution controls
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Oil system
• Alternative-I
- 2x100% AC Motor driven oil pumps
- DC Emergency oil pump
- Overhead oil tank
- AC/DC Jacking oil pump
- Accumulators
• Alternative-II
- Shaft driven Mail Oil Pump
- 1x100% Motor driven Auxiliary Oil Pump
- DC Emergency Oil Pump
- AC/DC Jacking Oil Pump
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CYLINDER WITH TEST PISTON

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HP GOVERNING
VALVE ASSEMBLY
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AUX. CONTROL VALVE

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LP GOVERNING
VALVE ASSEMBLY
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SERVOMOTOR
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PILOT VALVE
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MECHANICAL OVER
SPEED GOVERNOR

MECHANICAL TRIPPING DEVICE

(VERTICAL MOUNTING)
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MECHANICAL OSG TESTER (SCHEMATIC)

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YOKE ASSEMBLY
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YOKE ASSEMBLY
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ELECTRO HYDRAULIC CONVERTER

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I/H CONVERTOR
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I/H CONVERTOR (SCHEMATIC)

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CONTROL BLOCK DIAGRAM

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DROOP CHARACTERISTICS
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