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Paper 2 Stator Water System PDF
Paper 2 Stator Water System PDF
diagnosing,
monitoring &
addressing leakage
and pluggage
in water - cooled
generator stator A.K.Sahay, CC-OS
windings B.Manjul, Kahalgaon
V.K.Garg, Badarpur
Reliability of generator is dependent on electrical and
mechanical integrity of stator winding
Laboratory Analysis:
Copper Concentration Limited usefulness Once in two week
Copper in ion exchange Good indicative At each resin change
or filter information
Conductivity
Conductivity is temperature dependent.
e.g. Conductivity of pure DM water at 25 Deg C= 0.054
us/cm, while that at 60 deg C= 0.25 us/cm
Important point to ponder upon-
i) Appropriate temperature compensation of
on-line instrument
ii) Location of probe- conductivity meter at slip
stream
Dissolved Oxygen
Measurement of DO in stator water affords valuable
information about hydrogen leakage through stator
Tiny H2 leakage- non-detectable through H2 gas trap or
consumption pattern- leads to lowering of DO content
of Stator water
Unit A Date DO ppm Remark
29.01.08 3.8 ppm
15.02.08 0.4 ppm Conductor leakage confirmed
Unit B
27.12.09 5.8 ppm
22.01.10 0.5 ppm Conductor leakage observed
Size of leakage :
Henry’s law , P = X . H
Where P = Partial pressure of O2 in ata
X = Amount of dissolved oxygen in ppm
H = Henry’s law constant for O2 at 40 0 C (3.01 x 0.01 )
P = 8 x 3.01.0.01 = 0.24 ata
In this case total volume of H2 gas leaking through PSW system per day
= 0.11 x 0.027 x 24 = 0.0324 M 3 of H2 gas /day
( Flow of PSW of a 200 MW set is 27 M3/hr)
Stator water treatments-
Low dissolved Oxygen High dissolved Oxygen
(<10ppb) & Neutral pH (>2000 ppb) & Neutral pH
Pl. note that if ECP is measured in mv Ag/AgCl, the to convert the same to SHE we have
to add 219 mv to these values.
There are two types ECP analyzers are available .
a) Copper ECP electrode and a Ag/AgCl reference electrode with 1MKCl
electrolyte
b) Other one incorporates an solid state Chloride electrolyte
Addressing the plugging issues :
- EPRI guidelines suggest following proactive measures
to detect flow restrictions
(i) Monitoring pressure drop, total stator water
flow and individual bar flow
(ii) Analysis of spent resins from SPU gives a fair
indication of the quantity of Cu release from
the system
Cleaning method :
(a ) Usually by EDTA as it removes only Copper Oxide
and does not react with Cu metal
( b ) But limitation of this method is that if the strand is
severely choked, this gentle organic acid may not be good
enough and in that case cleaning to be done by 9% H2SO4
Cleaning by EDTA
Before Cleaning After cleaning
Preventing Pluggage :