Steam Turbine Control System
Description General Description
The turbine has a hydraulic speed
governor MAX46BY001 and an electro-
hydraulic turbine controller. The hydraulic
speed governor adjusts main & reheat
control valves MAA10+20AA002 and
MAB10+20AA002 by way of hydraulic
amplifier MAX45BY011 whilst: the electro-
hydraulic turbine controller adjusts these
control valves by way of electro-hydraulic
converter MAX45BY001.
Hydraulic amplifier MAX45BY011 and
electro-hydraulic converter MAX45BY001
are switched in parallel to form a minimum
value gate. The system not exercising
control at any given time is at its maximum
position.
The special operating conditions existing
in reheat condensing turbines necessitate
additional control elements. On start-up of
the high-pressure boiler, it is necessary to
start up with a considerable steam rate
straight away and, due to the high
temperature in the reheater, to admit
steam to the reheater immediately.
As long as the HP section of the turbine is
unable to accommodate all the steam
supplied by the boiler. The rejected steam
is routed directly to the reheater via the
relief valve/HP bypass valve. The steam
from the reheater, which can not be
accommodated by the IP section with its
BHEL Bhopal
control valves MAB10+20AA002 and
reheat stop valves MAB10+20AA001 is
routed into condenser MAG10BC001
through LP bypass valves.
The IP turbine is fitted with its own control
valves to prevent steam remaining in the
reheater from entering the turbine via the
IP section and causing further acceleration
of the turbine after the main steam control
valves have been closed due to a load
rejection condition. In addition the steam
pressure in the main steam line would
build up after sudden closure of the main
steam control valves, thus causing the
relief/HP bypass valves to open, with the
result that even more steam would flow
into the IP section of the turbine.
The oil supply is maintained by main oil
pump MAV21AP001, driven directly by the
turbine shaft, and by two electrically driven
full-load auxiliary oil pumps and one
electrically driven bearing oil pump.
The turbine is equipped with an electro-
pneumatic gland steam control system,
high pressure electro-hydraulic bypass
system and an automatic turbine tester for
the protective devices, main stop and
control valves and reheat stop and control
valves and an automatic functional group
control.
2-2100-07