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VOCATIONAL TRAINING
(2009)
PERFORMED UNDER: DAMODAR VALLEY CORPORTION (DVC)
MAITHON
JHARKHAND-828207

PERFORMED BY:

SAYANTIKA CHATTERJEE
DEBASHREE CHAKRAVORTY
KRISHNENDU NANDI
MAINAK KUNDU
SARASIJ GHOSH
SAYANTAN GANGOPADHYAY
SHOUNAK DE
(STUDENTS OF JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY,
MECHANICAL ENGINEERIN DEPARTMENT,
KOLKATA-700032)

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PREFACE

The Damodar Valley Corporation, popularly known as DVC, is the first multipurpose river
valley project of independent India. Among the many divisions working under DVC we visited
the four:

1. C.S.O.(CENTRAL SERVICE ORGANISATION)

2. H.P.P.(HYDEL POWER PLANT)
3. T.S.C.(TRASMISSION SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION)
4. M.G.T.S.(MAITHON GAS TURBINE STATION)

I feel myself to be fortunate for getting an opportunity of Vocational Training from 1st June to
12th June in this organization.

I have been especially indebted to Mr. D. Lahiri (Chief Security Officer, DVC Maithon) for his
valuable advice & time-to-time suggestion for drafting this report of Vocational Training;
otherwise it would not have been possible.

The report on Vocational Training in DVC Maithon is submitted

by

(Sarasij Ghosh)
(Roll-000611201033)

Dated: 12th June, 2009 3rd Year, Mechanical Engg. Department,

Jadavpur University

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• We wish to express our warm gratitude to the PLACEMENT OFFICER

S.Bhattacharya, JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY for permitting us for a
vocational training in such a nice environment like DVC Maithon.

• We would like to thank Mr. D. Lahiri (Chief Security Officer, DVC, Maithon)
for selecting us as trainees in this renowned organization.

OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO

1. Mr. S.K.Sarkhel ,Chief Engineer, In-charge, CSO

2. Mr. D. N. Yadav, Workshop Superintendent, CSO
3. Mr. S.K. Pal, Chief Engineer, TSC
4. Mr. L. Mandal, Assistant Engineer, Electrical, TSC
5. Mr. R. K. Chaubey, Chief Safety Officer, HPP
6. Mr. M. Bandopadhyay, Assistant Engineer, Mechanical, HPP
7. Mr. H.Rahman, Assistant Engineer, CPH
8. Mr. S. Nandi, Superintending Engineer, MGTS

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HISTORY OF D.V.C.(Damodar Valley Corporation)
The Damodar Valley Corporation, popularly known as DVC, is the first multipurpose river
valley project of independent India. The corporation came into being on July 7, 1948 by an Act
of the Constituent Assembly of India (Act No. XIV of 1948). It is modeled on the Tennessee
Valley Authority of the USA. Jawaharlal Nehru, prime minister of India, Dr. B.C. Roy, chief
minister of West Bengal and Sri Krishna Sinha, chief minister of Bihar, took personal interest
to ensure early success of the project.

The initial focus of the DVC were flood control, irrigation, generation, transmission and
distribution of electricity, eco-conservation and afforestation, as well as job creation for the
socio-economic well being of the people residing in and around areas affected by DVC
projects. However, over the past few decades, power generation has gained priority. Other
objectives of the DVC, however, remain part of its primary responsibility. The dams in the
valley have a capacity to moderate peak floods of 650,000 to 250,000 ft³/s. DVC has created
irrigation potential of 3640 square KM.

The first dam was built across the Barakar River, a tributary of the Damodar River at Tilaiya in
1953. The second one was built across the Konar river, another tributary of the Damodar River
at Konar in 1955. Two dams across the rivers Barakar and Damodar were built at Maithon in
1957 and Panchet in 1959. Both the dams are some 8 km upstream of the confluence point of
the rivers. These four major dams are controlled by DVC. Durgapur barrage was constructed
downstream of the four dams in 1955, across the Damodar river at Durgapur in 1955, with
head regulators for canals on either side for feeding an extensive system of canals and
distributaries. In 1978, the Government of Bihar (that was before the formation of the state of
Jharkhand) constructed the Tenughat dam across the Damodar river outside the control of
DVC. DVC proposes to construct a dam across the Barakar river at Belpahari in Jharkhand
state. There are hydro-electric power stations at Tilayia, Maithon and Panchet, with total
installed capacity of 144 MW. The one at Maithon was India's first underground hydro-electric
power station.

DVC operates thermal power stations at Bokaro, Chandrapura, Durgapur and Mejia, with total
derated capacity of 2745 MW. The power station at Bokaro was biggest in the country when it
was built in the fifties. DVC is expanding its thermal power capacity and with the completion
of its present plans by 2012 it would be generating more than 11000 MW of power. The
forthcoming projects are at Raghunathpur TPS(4x600 MW), Andal TPS(2x500 MW),
Koderma TPS(2x500 MW), Maithan RB TPS(2x525 MW)and Bokaro A TPS(1x600 MW)and
Bokaro Steel TPS(3x250 MW)

The total valley area covered by DVC activities is approximately 24,235 square KM The upper
valley consists of the districts of Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih, Chatra, Dhanbad and Bokaro,
and some sections of Palamau, Ranchi, Lohardaga and Dumka districts in the state of
Jharkhand. The lower valley consists of the two districts of Bardhaman and Hughli, and some
areas of the Howrah, Bankura, and Purulia districts in the state of West Bengal.

The Corporation has its Head Office at Kolkata (previously Calcutta), has a full time Chairman
and two part-time members, generally the Secretary of the Power Dept., of the states of West
Bengal and Bihar representing their respective states.

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MISSION & VISION

DVC came into existence with the avowed mission to tame the turbulent Damodar and
control damages caused by recurring and devastating floods in the valley. Following the
model of the Tennessee Valley Corporation, DVC incorporated other activities to broaden
the scope of its primary mission. Hence the mission was defined by the following
objectives:

o Flood control and irrigation.

o Generation, transmission and distribution of power.
o Eco-Conservation and forestation.
o Socio-economic welfare of the inhabitants of the Damodar valley.
o Water supply for industrial and domestic use.

DVC is finely tuned to changes with time, and has, from time to time, revised its priorities.
Hence, the shift of emphasis in recent times to generation, transmission and distribution
of electrical energy to meet the increasing demand for power from core sector industries
like steel, coal and railways as well as other industrial consumers.

The need to view development In a holistic manner has reinforced DVC’s firm commitment to
social responsibility, which remains an integral part of its overall mission.

INFRUSTRUCTURE

With the time DVC developed and expanded its infrastructure Five thermal power stations
with a capacity of 2570 MW, three hydro-electric power stations with a capacity of 144
MW and one gas turbine station with a capacity of 82.5 MW contribute to a total installed
capacity of 2796.5 MW. Presently DVC has 60 sub-stations and receiving stations more
than 5500-circuit km of transmission and distribution lines. DVC has also four dams, a
barrage and a network of canals that play an effective role in water management. The
construction of check dams, development of forests and farms and upland and wasteland
treatment developed by DVC play a vital role in eco conservation.

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DVC INFRASTRUCTURE AT A GLANCE

DVC Command Area 24,235 Sq. Kms

POWER MANAGEMENT

Total Installed Capacity 2796.5 MW

Thermal Power Stations Five Capacity 2570 MW

Hydel Power Stations Three Capacity 144 MW

Gas Turbine Station One Capacity 82.5 MW

At 220 KV 11 nos.
Sub-stations and Receiving Stations At 132 KV 33 nos.
At 33 KV 16 nos.

220 KV 1500 ckt kms

Transmission Lines 132 KV 3415 ckt kms
33 KV 1070 ckt kms

Water Management
Tilaiya, Konar, Maithon Panchet dams and
Major Dams and Barrage
Durgapur Barrage

Irrigation Command Area (gross) 5.69 lakh hectares

Irrigation Potential Created 3.64 lakh hectares

Flood Reserve Capacity 1292 million Cu.m.

Canals 2494 kms

Soil Conservation

Forests, Farms, Upland and Wasteland Treatment 4 lakh hectares (approx)

Check Dams 16,000 (approx)

GENERATION

Power Generation

Entrusted with the responsibilities of providing the vital input power for industrial growth in
the resource rich Damodar Valley region, DVC has been practically operating as a pioneer,
using latest available technologies to supply bulk power at reasonable rates to the major
industries.

DVC has maintained its lead role in the eastern region by adopting itself to the challenges of
time and technology during the course of last 59 years. DVC has been generating and

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transmitting power since 1953 and has succeeded not only in meeting the needs of consumers
but has also helped to increase the demand of power which itself is an index of development.

Joint Venture Project

MAITHON POWER LIMITED a joint venture company by DVC and Tata Power has been
formed to implement 1000 MW Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Project for meeting the
energy needs of power deficient regions on export basis.

BOKARO POWER SUPPLY CO LTD (BPSCL) a joint venture company of DVC and SAIL
has been established to operate and maintain the captive power and steam generation plant,
hived off by SAIL and its Bokaro Steel Plant and supply power and steam exclusively to
Bokaro Steel Ltd.

DVC EMTA COAL MINES LTD, a joint venture company formed with Eastern Minerals &
Trading Agency for development and operation of Captive Coal Mine Blocks and supply of
coal exclusively to DVC Thermal Power Projects of 10th and 11th plan.

TRANSMISSION

DVC had a humble beginning: a small generating unit with a few connected lines. Today it
has a vast network of transmission lines and substations spread across the states of
Jharkhand and West Bengal, extending beyond its command area up to Jamshedpur and
Howrah,

DVC supplies bulk power at 33 KV, 132 KV and 220 KV through a network covering more
than 5500 circuit kilometers.

The DVC grid is interconnected with the State Electricity Boards of Jharkhand (JSEB,
erstwhile BSEB) and West Bengal (WBSEB), Grid Corporation of Orissa and Power Grid
Corporation of India Ltd.

Existing Lines (Ckt Kms.)

State 33 KV 132 KV 220 K

Jharkhand 690 2175 898
West Bengal 380 1240 560
Orissa 42
TOTAL 1070 3415 1500

Existing Sub-stations (Nos.)

State 33 KV 132 KV 220 K

Jharkhand 9 21 7
West Bengal 7 12 4
TOTAL 16 33 11

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Sub-stations, replacing old electromagnetic relays by numerical relays, installation of high
accuracy meters, to quote a few examples. VC has undertaken a major initiative to renovate
and update the existing infrastructure: replacing old circuit breakers by new generation
breakers of high capacity, increasing transformer capacities at various

WATER MANAGEMENT

Major Dams and Barrage Tilaiya, Konar, Maithon and Panchet and
Durgapur Barrage

Irrigation Command Area (gross) 5.69 lakh hectares

Irrigation Potential Created 3.64 lakh hectares

Flood Reserve Capacity 1292 million cusec

Canals Pp2494 kms

SOIL CONSERVATION
Forests, Farms, Upland and Wasteland
4 lakh hectares (approx)
Treatment

Check Dams 16,000 (approx)

We have undergone vocational training at D.V.C. Maithon from 1to12 June, 2009.among the
various departments working under D.V.C. supervision we visited –
5. C.S.O.(CENTRAL SERVICE ORGANISATION)
6. H.P.P.(HYDEL POWER PLANT)
7. T.S.C.(TRASMISSION SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION)
8. M.G.T.S.(MAITHON GAS TURBINE STATION)

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CSO (CENTRAL SERVICE ORGANISATION):
CSO comprises of three main shops:
1. Machine shop
2. Central Workshop
MACHINE SHOP:

The machine shop specializes in manufacturing as well as in repairing field.

1. Gearbox casing &
2. ID Fan Shaft with EN 24 keyway etc.

The machine shop comprises of a number of Lathes, Drilling Machines, Boring machines,
Power Hacksaw, Shaping Machines & Milling Machines, specializing horizontal & vertical
Boring Machines.

1. LATHE- Lathe is the “mother of the machines”. The operations that are performed
in a lathe are:
• Plain turning
• Step Turning
• Taper Turning
• Thread Cutting etc.
Special types of lathes with two more rests (STEADY & FOLLOWER) & more than one tool
posts are present there.

2. BORING MACHINES- A vertical & a horizontal boring machine are present here. The
main operations performed here are:
• Boring
• Facing
• Keyway Cutting &
• Drilling
These machines are capable to both auto feed and manual feed. They are provided with
clamping devices for holding long jobs.

3. MILLING MACHINES- The milling machine is used for gear cutting & facing
operations. The milling machine is of vertical type..

4. DRILLING MACHINES- The drilling machine is of radial type. The radial drilling
machine is provided with two operations setups viz
• Job is kept stationary while tool moves &
• Job moves keeping tool stationary.

5. SLOTTING MACHINES- The slotting machine cuts slots on plates. Other than these
there are shaping machine, power hacksaw etc. re present there.

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CENTRAL WORKSHOP:

The Central Workshop is actually structure based. It consists of the following machine types-
1. PROFILE GAS CUTTING MACHINES: It uses three tubes- two are oxygen pipes
& one is of DA. It uses one template followed by an electromagnet. This is moved by a
feed rod & gear box arrangement. This arrangement while moving through the job,
allows the gas mixture to pass through a nozzle which cuts the job accordingly. The
operation can be either manual or automatic.

2. PRESS MACHINE: This hydraulic device is used to provide different shapes to the
job required.( maximum applicable pressure equals 630 kg/m2)

3. ROLLING MACHINE: The rolling machine changes the curvature of the job
(rectangular sheet, bar or cylindrical job). There are three rollers – two of them are moving &
one is stationary. The stationary roller provides pressure whereas other two are required for the
movement of the job.

4. PUNCHING cum SHEARING MACHINE: The punching machine is used for

providing slots on metal sheets (maximum 6 mm thickness). The shape & diameter of the slot
can be varied using different dies.
The shearing machine is used to cut any metal sheet according to definite dimension required.
Hydraulic press mechanism is used here.

5. DRILLING MACHINES: The drilling machine is of radial type. The radial drilling
machine is provided with two operations setups viz
• Job is kept stationary while tool moves &
• Job moves keeping tool stationary.
Generally column & knee type machines are used here. These machines are water cooled.

6. THREAD CUTTING MACHINE: The thread cutting machine is present here with in-
built mechanism, provided with the chuck fitted with a set of cutters which cuts the threads on
jobs accordingly.

7. TURRET LATHE: This lathe is provided with a hexagonal tool posts which enables six
sequential operations to be performed on any job.

The other machines present here are-

• POWEER HAMMER
• AIR COMPRESSOR
• HAND PRESS
• PLANER
• GRINDING MACHINE

We saw two types of furnaces there-

• CUPOLA TYPE FURNACE
• ROTARY TYPE FURNACE
This lathe is provided with a hexagonal tool posts which enables six sequential operations to be
performed on any job.

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H.P.P.(HYDEL POWER PLANT):
The HYDEL POWER PLANT of DVC is the only underground power plant in India. The
underground tunnel of HPP has its dimension of 700ftX21ftX18ft. The total depth of the
bottom most point of the plant is 74ft from the start point of the tunnel. Elevation Level (E.L.)
of the bottom most point & the road of the plant is EL-328 & EL-512 respectively. The tunnel
has cable rack on the two side walls & power cable on the roof top.

CONSRTUCTION- The HPP is composed of three parallel units each comprises of three
fundamental parts-
• FRANCIS TURBINE
• GENERATOR
• TRANSFORMER

1. FRANCIS TURBINE:
The Francis Turbine is an axial type turbine comprising of head stock, penstock, scroll
casing, guide vanes (wicket gates), moving blades, draft tube, tail race.

Specification of Turbine:
a) Manufactures Specification: NEYRPIC-ALSTHOM GRENOBLE-BELFORT
1956 (FRANCE), FRANCIS TYPE.

b) Output: 27750 B.H.P.

c) Head: 127 ft.

d) Speed: 176.5 rpm.

e) Placement: 94 ft below the reservoir bottom side.

Turbine Details:

• Diameter of the penstock at the dam side is 60 ft & the M.S. penstock has 14 intake
diameter, 13ft outlet diameter & 11ft in between.
• The next part is the scroll casing.
• It has 24 guide vanes & each guide vane looks like a cricket bat.
• Speed Regulating Ring is connected to the guide vane with a single link.
• Speed Regulating Ring is operated by servomechanism. As on one side the opening
pressure is on the upside & the closing pressure is on the down side & on the other side
the opening pressure is on the downside & the closing pressure is on the upside so the
regulating ring opens 10% & the machine starts rotating with full speed of 176.5 rpm.
• No lift pump is needed to the turbine side as the water performs that function.
• The load bearing capacity depends upon the bearing temperatures of both the thrust
type & guide type. As the temperature increases the load decreases.

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2. GENERATOR:

Each of the three units has three generators consisting of three fundamental parts. The first &
third generator consists of pilot exciter permanent magnet generator, main exciter. But the
intermediate generator is provided with static exciter instead of pilot exciter

Details:

• The turbine shaft and the main axle of the generator are co-axially placed.
• If there is any deficiency in voltage then AVR (Ampere Voltage Generator) fills it
up.
• There are 34 magnetic poles in the stators.
• Static Exciter: It consists of 4 parts viz, regulating unit, field suppressor, thyristor
convertor (total 2 nos) and transformer cubicle.
• Pilot Exciter: It acts via residual magnetism so that the plant becomes self-sufficient.

3. TRANSFORMER:

Specifications:

• 3-phase 50 Hz.
• KVA Rating: 25000 KVA.
• Voltage Rating: 35500 V

The 3-stage transformer steps up the individual generator output voltage of 11 KV to 33 KV

which gets further stepped to 132 KV.

The power plant acts:

1. To balance electricity shortage.

2. To maintain frequency by providing a support grid.
3. To supply required water in irrigation.

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Transmission System Construction (TSC)
Introduction:

The TSC Head Office is located at dyke area- 3, DVC, Maithon.

The TSC branches are distributed as follows:

1. East Zone (Panchet)

• TSC-I (Belmuri, Burdwan, Parulia, Durgapur, Howrah)
• TSC-II (Jamuria, Kalyaneswari, Maithon, Purulia, CTPS,
BIADA)

2. West Zone (Hazaribagh)

• TSC-III (Dhanbad, Giridih, Patherdih, Bokaro)
• TSC-IV (Kodarma, Ramgarh, Pathrutu, Hazaribagh, Tilayia)

The functions of TSC are::

1. Governing and building of new transmission system and sub-stations

(Maintenance of old transmission systems is under control of
GOMD.)

2. Power supply connection is given to different consumers like

WBSEB, JSEB and different steel plants. The rated voltage level of
supply ranges from 33 KV to 132 KV but in exceptional cases it may
rise upto 220 KV.

Constructional details::

The towers through which the wiring system runs are mainly of following types:

1. According to the angle between towers:

• A type (0°- 2°)

• B type (3°- 30°)
ü S type (< 15°)
ü M type (> 15°)
• C type (31°- 60°)
• D type (61°- 90°)

2. According to distance to be crossed:

• River crossing towers (river-width ~ 1km)

• Tangent towers.

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Towers are mainly built up of two parts:

1. Ground or anchorage part.

2. Super-structure.

The Ground part is a concrete structure placed at about 25 feet below ground level. It mainly
distributes the mechanical load equally, provides earthing in case of sudden lightning and
longevity to the structure. Above the ground there remains stub consisting of holes for bolts to
hold the super-structure and chimney for better working of stub.

The Super-structure is the visible portion of the tower above the ground consisting of base,
body, cage and cross-arm. The base fixes the entire structure upon stub, the body supports the
mechanical load, the cage strengthens the structure and the cross-arms work as wire-holding
devices.

Simple Circuit Diagram for Electrical Supply through Different Bays:

1. Line Bay: It connects the high voltage tower to main bus

directly.

Tower (220 KV) > CVT > LA > Gantry >Isolator > CT >

CB > BPI > CB > Isolator> Main Bus (220 KV)

2. Transformer Bay: It uses a transformer (either power or auto-

type) and hence the name is given so.

Tower (220 KV) > LA > Transformer > Gantry >

CB > BPI >Isolator > CB> CT> Isolator> Main Bus (132 KV)

3. Bus-Coupling Bay.

• Lightning Arrestor (LA): It is a safety measure taken so that in cases of lightning, huge
voltage does not damage the line.
• Gantry: Gantry is a current or potential dropping device connected with the main bus.
Two gantries interconnected by a cross-arm form A-frame.
• Insulator: It is also a preventive measure taken to avoid the wiring system getting alive
due to short-circuit etc. Each insulator is porcelain or china-clay made. These are
generally capable of providing safety against 11 KV potential each.
These insulators are of two types according to design
1. Suspension type (used in tangent tower or river-crossing towers)
2. Tensile types (used in angle towers)

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• Current/Potential Transformer: These devices are used in supply units to meter the
supply current or voltage and keep it under a safety level.
• Transformer: These devices step up or down the voltage according to requirements.
These are of two types:
1. Power T/f (High level voltage : low level voltage > 2, viz 220
KV/33 KV)
2. Auto T/f (High level voltage : low level voltage < 2, viz 220
KV/132 KV)
• Other than these there remains Current-Voltage T/f (CVT), Circuit –Breaker (CB), Bus
Post Insulator (BPI) etc.

Conductors:

These are the carriers of current. Generally they are AAAC type (All Aluminum Alloy
Conductor) or ASCR type.
There are mainly two types of cords providing different characteristics data for
conductor viz BIS code or IS code. These two codes name the conductors differently. The BIS
code name the conductors by different trees (viz box, cedar, deodar) whereas the IS code
names them as different animals (viz dog, panther, zebra, moose etc)

The standard chart provides the following data about any conductor::
1. Name
2. No. of strands and wire diameter
3. Overall diameter (mm)
4. Breaking load (N)
5. Weight (kg/km)
6. Resistivity (ohm-km)
7. Current carrying capacity (A)

An exemplary chart is given below:

Code Name Strand No./ Wire Diameter Current carrying capacity (A)
(mm)
Squirrel 7/ 2.09 97
Weasel 7/ 2.56 124
Rabbit 7/3.31 170
Wolf 7/ 2.49 332
Dog 19/ 2.89 350
Panther 37/ 2.88 397
Moose 61/3.55 686

Clearance:

Clearances are provided so that the entire wiring system does not get any direct attachment to
human, water or any other unwanted particles. To check the clearance Theodilite or Total
Stations or Sag Templates are used. A set of data of different types of clearances are given
next:

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Type of Clearance Main Voltage Line (KV) Clearance (m)

Ground type:

a) Across Street 33 6.1

110 6.1
132 6.1
220 7

b) Along Street 33 5.8

110 6.1
132 6.1
220 7

c) Others 33 5.2
110 6.1
132 6.1
220 7

Building Clearance:

a) Vertical Clearance 33 3.66

(From High Objects) 110 4.58
132 4.58
220 5.49

b) Horizontal Clearance 33 1.83

(From Nearest Points) 110 2.75
132 2.75
220 3.66

• Other than these two types of clearances, clearance between internal crossings of
different towers are also provided. There are four types:
a) Tramway Lines.
b) Telecom Lines.
c) Railway Lines.
d) Electric Lines.

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MAITHON GAS TURBINE STATION (MGTS):

MGTS is located at area 6 of Maithon, DVC. All instruments here are General Electric made.
MGTS mainly uses two types of fuels: High Speed Diesel (HSD) and Naptha.

1. Online System: The plant equipment including turbine, generator and exciter are
encompassed in a single line package.

• Turbine Compartment: it includes 17 stage axial compressor and 3 stage impulse

turbine mounted on the same shaft.
• Turbine Auxiliary compartment: This houses lubricating oil pump (auxiliary and
main, one DC stand-by), fuel booster unit, starting diesel engine, booster and
atomizing compressor, fuel control system and other inputs for running the turbine.
• Control Compartment: Thos includes the micro-processor based control.
• Load Gear Compartment: This houses and oil immersed reduction gear box to bring
down the turbine gear speed from 5000 rpm to 3000 rpm for generator input
towards power output at 50 Hz.
• Generator Auxiliary Compartment: It is mounted closed to generator containing
necessary thyristor controlled excitation system, synchronizing outfit.
• Inlet and exhaust System: The inlet plenum is a part of turbine compartment for
suction of required air through series of filters. The exhaust is at the end of
combustor to provide exit of the hot gas.

2. Offline System: The supporting auxiliaries which help running the machines at desired
load.

• Fuel storage:
a) Two nos naptha tank 4100 kl capacity (floating roof, fire protection, foam
system mounted)
b) One no HSD main tank of 1700 kl capacity and one no day tank of 840 kl
capacity
• Fuel Uploading System: Fuel is brought by trucks and unloaded in the tanks.
• Fuel Purification System: It has a centrifuge with dual-purifier, maximum capacity
being 1600 lt/min, microprocessor actuated. HSD drawn from main storage is
purified of moisture and sludge and fed into day tank for use as input to units, through
forwarding pumps.
• Fuel Forwarding System: 6 nos both naptha HSD forwarding pumps, (2 each for unit);
flooded suction centrifugal, 15 HP and 70 US Gallon capacity with 8 kg/sqcm
discharge pressure. One DC stand-by pump for HSD to take care of no-power
situation. HSD and naptha pumps are on separate skids.
• Emergency and Stand-by Power Source:
a) One 500 KVA diesel generator set with auto switching over existing auxiliary
network to cater to power demand in case of total power failure in grid.
b) One 11 KV intake network drawn from neighboring Right Bank Substation to
cater to auxiliary demand in case of inplant power failure.
• Power Evacuation System: Power generated at 11 KV are stepped up through 33
MVA and evacuated through 132 KV Switch –yard to Main Grid. The Maithon

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Hydel-Pathardih lines of Main Grid looped in and looped out to provide
interconnection of switch-yard to Main Grid.
• Auxiliary Power Distribution Network: 110 V and 220 V auxiliary distributed
through inplant package substation with inplant transformer and excitation.
• DC Power Source: Station Batteries (Control Power supply at 250 V DC)
• Remote Control Room: Operation and Control of all the units, Switch-yard,
Emergency Diesel generator through remote controlled panels including
dedicated motor control centers.

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