NTPC - Ramagundam

Stage – I Units
(3/200 MW)
Annunciation Hand Book

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 INDEX

S. No. ALARM DESCRIPTION

01 APH A/B standstill.

02 APH A/B air/ gas outlet temperature high.
03 APH bearing temperature high / very high (600 C/ 650 C).
04 Air heater main motor trip A/B and aux. Motor running.
05 Air heater -A/B fire detection.
06 APH A/B main and auxiliary motor trip.
07 APH-A/B temperature detection cooling water flow low.
08 APRDS CV operation mismatch.
09 APRDS control/measuring system trouble.
10 APRDS trip close via OSU.
11 APRDS power/ fan supply faulty.
12 APRDS down stream temperature high.
13 APRDS oil supply pressure very low.
14 Auxiliary steam header pressure low.
15 ARCW pump suction pressure low.
16 ARCW header pressure low.
17 ARCW pump trip.
18 ARCW pump auto start failure.
19 Auto manual transfer of ACS control station.
20 BFP suction pressure low.
21 BFP cooling water flow low (<200 Lit/Min)
22 All BFPs Tripped.
23 BFP discharge temperature high high (236 °C).
24 BFP flow low low (50 t/hr).
25 BFP auto start failure.
26 BFP trip.

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27 BFP bearing vibration high (8mm/sec peak to peak).
28 BFP Discharge Header pressure (low-155ksc, low-low-120ksc).
29 BFP suction pressure low (low-10ksc, low-low-7ksc).
30 BFP motor over load (high-340amps, high-high-432 amps).
31 BFP Lube oil pressure low (low-1.0ksc).
32 BFP Lube oil temperature before / after high (55/95 0C).
33 BFP Suction temperature high (200 0C).
34 BFP Suction strainer clogged (DP-3.5mmwc).
35 BFP Mechanical seal water temperature high (80 0C).
36 BFP Hydraulic coupling lube oil pressure low (low-0.8ksc, low-low-
0.5ksc).
37 BFP Balancing leakage pressure high (25ksc).
38 BFP lube oil filter choked.
39 BFP SHAFT DISPLACEMENTHIGH (not in service)
40 BFP Bearing metal temperature high (75 0C)
41 BFP Bearing vibration high high (high-8mm/sec, high-High-
10mm/sec peak to peak)
42 BFP bearing temperature high.
43 BFP Discharge pressure low (70ksc)
44 BFP Hydraulic coupling oil temperature high (70/130 0C)
45 Running BFP discharge pressure low-low (50ksc)
46 CEP trip
47 CEP discharge header pressure low (alarm 25 ksc)
48 CEP motor overload
49 CEP auto start failure
50 CEP bearing temperature high
51 CEP trip
52 CEP motor bearing temp. High (700C; hihi 750C)
53 Crow bar in operation.
54 Charger trouble
55 Failure of auto changeover from auto to manual.

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56 CRT level high (2500mm)
57 CRT level low. (750 mmwc)
58 CONTROL AIR PRESSURE LOW (2.5 ksc, operating pressure 5ksc)
59 Any CW pump auto trip
60 Deaerator level low
61 Deaerator level high
62 Deaerator pressure high
63 DAS trouble
64 HP dozing system trouble
65 LPDOSING PUMP DISCHARGE PRESSURE LOW (5ksc)
66 HPDOSING PUMP DISCHARGE PRESSURE LOW (160 ksc)
67 HP dozing system tanks level trouble
68 LP dosing system trouble
69 LP dosing system tanks level trouble
70 Unit DC system earth fault.
71 Particle emission rate high
72 ESP trouble
73 ESP rapping mechanism trouble
74 ESP Rectiformer trouble
75 Exhaust hood temperature high
76 Extraction air relay dump valve
77 Field breaker not available
78 Trip for both fans not available.
79 FD FAN Motor bearing temperature high (high-700C, hihi-75 0C)
80 FD fan motor overload
81 FD fan trip
82 FD FAN Bearing vibration trouble (high-8mm/sec, high-high -
10mm/sec, peak to peak)
83 Mill feeder tripped
84 Mill feeder underweight/ overweight

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85 Mill feeder clean out conveyor stop
86 Mill feeder belt stopped
87 Mill feeder coal supply loss
88 Mill feeder outlet chute plugged
89 Mill feeder trouble
90 Gravimetric feeder temperature high
91 Fuel/ air flow difference high, very high
92 Flue gas percent oxygen high/low
93 Maximum/ minimum field intervention
94 HP heater (5 /6) level high/ low (high-500, high-high-860, low- 200)
95 LP heater 2/3 level low/ high/ very high (87/ 196/ 296)
96 LP heater-1 Level low / high/ Very high (187/ 296/ 55)

97 Cold H2 temperature high CE / OCE

98 Generator H2 Supply pressure low / high (High-2.2ksc, Low-0.22ksc)
99 H2 purity low in generator casing (<92%)
100 Generator casing cold hydrogen temperature high (60 0C)
101 Intervention maximum temperature cold h2 turbine trip (65 0C)
102 Liquid in generator casing
103 Hot well level low
104 Hot well level high
105 Islanding operation
106 ID FAN Motor bearing temperature high (high-700C, hihi – 85 0C)
107 ID fan trip
108 ID FAN Hydraulic coupling oil pressure low (low-0.3ksc, low-low-
0.24ksc)
109 ID FAN Motor overload (132 amps)
110 ID fan hydraulic coupling oil temperature high (800C.)
111 ID fan hydraulic coupling oil level low
112 ID fan hydraulic coupling cooling water flow low
113 ID fan scoop oil pressure low

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114 MILL Motor overload (32.4 amps trip)
115 Mill outlet temperature high (100 0C)
116 MILL DP LOW/ HIGH (low-250 mmwc, high-750 mmwc)
117 MILL Nitrogen pressure low / very low (low-26ksc, low-low-18ksc)
118 MILL Lub oil pressure very low (low-0.8ksc, low-low-0.5ksc)
119 Mill lube oil flow very low
120 Mill lube oil pump trip
121 MFT
122 Aux oil Pump (AOP) in service
123 TG Oil Pump (TGOP) in service (discharge pressure-8.75ksc)
124 Emergency Oil pump (EOP) in service (discharge pressure-1.6ksc)
125 PA FAN bearing temperature high (high-65 0C, hi-hi 70 0C)
126 PA fan motor overload
127 PA FAN bearing vibration high (high-8mm/sec, high-high-
10mm/sec)
128 PF burner trouble
129 Runback in operation
130 Scanner air pressure very low
131 Seal air fan trip/ trouble
132 Seal air header pressure low (low-1000mmwc, low-low-900mmwc)
133 Seal oil coolers cooling water flow low
134 H2/ Seal oil DP low (<0.3ksc)
135 Seal oil filter choked
136 Seal oil discharge tank level high
137 Seal oil tank vacuum low (500mm Hg)
138 Main AC seal oil pump trip
139 Emergency DC seal oil pump running
140 AC / DC seal oil pump over load
141 Emergency dc seal oil pump unhealthy
142 Seal oil vacuum tank level high/ low (+ or - 150)

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143 Seal oil pump trip
144 H2/ seal oil panel local supply failure
145 Stand by fans in
146 Seal oil feedback pressure low (5.5 ksc)
147 Intervention minimum seal oil dp turbine trip (dp-0.2)
148 Seal steam pressure low
149 Gland (seal) steam condenser level high
150 One or more in operative strings
151 Service air pressure low (3.5ksc, operating pressure 6 ksc)
152 Soot blowing system trouble
153 Thrust bearing wear high (axial shift high)
154 Turbine emergency trip operated/ hydraulic /over speed
155 TG motor stopped/ TG disengaged
156 UPS inverter trouble
157 UPS charger trouble
158 UAT oil level low/ buchholz
159 UT oil level low/ buchholz
160 UT temperature high 90 deg.C
161 UAT temperature high 100 deg.C
162 Both vapour extraction fans not running
163 6.6kv bus A/ B incoming breaker trip
164 6.6/ 415 Swgr auto change over
165 415 v BMCC/ VDDC trip
166 Unit#1 tripped
167 UT A/B cooler / OLTC trouble.
168 UT A/B fire:
169 6.6 KV bus A/B hot changeover out of synchronization.
170 UAT Buchholtz/ oil level low
171 UAT temperature high.

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172 ESP Transformer-A/B buchholz/Oil level low
173 ESP transformer-a temp high
174 Unit & Station transformers parallel.
175 Unit DC volt Abnormal
176 Unit Lighting Transformer Buchholtz/ Oil level low
177 Unit Bus A/B VT trouble.
178 Generator Trip relay operated
179 Turbine bearing Vibration High.
180 Turbine bearing temperature high.
181 Total power failure.

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 AIR PREHEATER

1. APH A/B STANDSTILL

Causes:-

1) APH A/B main and aux. Motor stopped and air motor failed to start
2) Air motor failure/ solenoid failure
3) Compressed air not available
4) Isolating valve of solenoid valve closed condition/ air valve closed.

Consequences:

1) Rapid fall in air temperature

2) Rapid rise in gas temperature
3) Possible deformation of rotor
4) Possible fouling of seals

Actions:

1) Try to rotate APH periodically

2) Try to restore electric/ air motor
3) Close air / gas damper
4) Open interconnection valve
5) Run air motor through bypass of solenoid.
6) Stop FD fan
7) If nothing is possible, kill the fire before APH distortion & foul.

2. APH A/B AIR/ GAS OUTLET TEMPERATURE HIGH

Causes:-

1) APH air outlet temperature high because of SCAPH passing

2) APH bypass open
3) Gas outlet temperature high because of poor heat absorption in APH/
choking in passage
4) Possible APH fire
5) Improper soot blowing
6) APH plugging

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3. APH BEARING TEMPERATURE HIGH/ VERY HIGH (600 C/ 650 C)

Causes:-

1) Low oil level

2) CW flow low
3) Bearing damage
4) Air/ gas leakage on to bearing

4. AIR HEATER MAIN MOTOR TRIP A/B AND AUX. MOTOR RUNNING

Causes:-

1) Selection changed to auxiliary motor

2) Main motor tripped due to overload/single-phase preventer/ supply problem

5. AIR HEATER -A/B FIRE DETECTION

Causes:-

1) Oil burners improper burning/ oil carry over to APH

2) Improper APH soot blowing/ choking of APH
3) Foreign material inside the APH

Consequences:

1) APH air and flue gas temperature rise sharply

2) At local APH colour peels off and very hot to touch

Actions:

1) Close air and gas dampers

2) Stop FD fan
3) Flood APH with water
4) Continue air heater rotation, at least with air motor till it is possible.

6. APH A/B MAIN AND AUX. MOTOR TRIP

Causes:-

1) Main motor tripped. Aux. Motor started and tripped.

2) Aux. motor started and tripped
3) Supply interruption

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Consequences:

1) Hot air temperature drop

2) Flue gas temperature rise
3) If air motor fails to start, corresponding FD and ID will trip with 30 seconds
time delay

Actions:

1) See whether air motor started. If not try to start it.

2) Look for the reason why main and aux. Motor tripped and try to rectify

7. APH-A/B TEMPERATURE DETECTION COOLING WATER FLOW LOW

Causes:-

1) Due to line choking

2) Cooling water line leak.

AUXILIARY PRDS

8. APRDS CV OPERATION MISMATCH

Causes:-

1) Erroneous switching of torque monitor

2) Motor temperature too high
3) Position transmitter failure
4) Position transmitter second channel failure

9. APRDS CONTROL/MEASURING SYSTEM TROUBLE.

Causes:-

1) Measuring system faulty

a) Flow meter
b) Pressure Transmitter – Spray water or Auxiliary steam
c) Temperature element
2) Position Transmitter faulty.

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10. APRDS TRIP CLOSE VIA OSU

Causes:-

1) Down stream temperature high (300 °C)

2) Control oil pressure /level too low (80 KSC)
3) Spray water pressure low (<80 KSC)
4) Oil pressure too high (170 KSC)
5) Contactor switching error
6) Pump Main supply failed or Pump temperature too high
7) Pump running time too long or oil temperature too high
(OSU PUMP ON 120 KSC, OFF 160 KSC)

11. APRDS POWER/ FAN SUPPLY FAULTY

Causes:-

1) Power contact/ switching error

2) Fuse came out/ blown
3) Cabinet supply lost/ failed

12. APRDS DOWN STREAM TEMPERATURE HIGH

(Normal 210 °C, High 270 °C)

Causes:-

1) Spray water not available.

2) Spray water-isolating valves at 10 m elevation in closed condition.
3) Spray regulating valve maloperation

13. APRDS OIL SUPPLY PRESSURE VERY LOW

Causes:-

1) Normal 120-160 KSC

2) Low <80 bar
3) Pump Main supply failed or pump temperature too high
4) Pump running time too long or oil temperature too high
5) Oil level low

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14. AUXILIARY STEAM HEADER PRESSURE LOW

Causes:-

1) APRDS malfunction
2) MS pressure inadequate
3) Excess station consumption
4) Inlet/ Outlet valve closed
5) If fed from other units TIE valve closed
6) Pressure transmitter faulty

(Close ejector interconnection from other units. Observe ejector performance. If HFO
guns in service changes over to LFO)

ARCW PUMP

15. ARCW PUMP SUCTION PRESSURE LOW

(OPERATING PRESSURE 1.5 KSC, LOLO 0.7 KSC)

Causes:-

1) One or more CW pump tripping

2) Inadvertent closing of suction valve.

(Running ARCW pump trips and standby pump also does not come in to service)

16. ARCW HEADER PRESSURE LOW

(OPERATING PRESSURE 5.0 KSC, LOW 3.5 KSC)

Causes:-

1) Suction/discharge valve closed

2) Suction/ discharge valve seat fallen
3) One or more CW pump tripped
4) DOR reverse
5) Discharge flange/ line leakage
6) NRV not opening

(Standby pump starts at 4.0 ksc, if suction pressure is ok >0.8 ksc)

· While starting the pump from local give close command in UCB to make the
interlock work.

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17. ARCW PUMP TRIP

Causes:-

1) EPB pressed
2) Suction pressure low low
3) CW pump trip or pressure switch malfunction
4) Electrical protection
a) Overload
b) Single Phase preventer
c) Motor burnt
d) Control circuit faulty
e) Fuse blown
f) Power cable got shorted

18. ARCW PUMP AUTO START FAILURE

Causes:-

1) Running pump tripped/ Discharge pressure < 4 KSC and suction

pressure <0.8 KSC
2) Supply problem
3) Interlock problem

19. AUTO MANUAL TRANSFER OF ACS CONTROL STATION

Causes:-

1) Hot well level CV, D/A level CV, ID fans vanes, FRS, BFP master, when came
out of auto, this alarm
2) Appears.
3) It comes when the error becomes too large. (Difference between actual and set
value)
4) Verify the cause and put it on auto.

Boiler Feed Pump

20. BFP SUCTION PRESSURE LOW.

Low: 10 KSC Low Low: 7 KSC

Causes:-

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 1) Extraction pressure low
2) Deaerator level low 1000 MMWC
3) Deaerator minimum pressure control valve maloperation
4) Booster pump coupling broken.
5) BFP trips on Low Low
6) Unit trips on Loss of all BFPs

Actions:

1) Open F055/ F019 and maintain Deaerator pressure.

21. BFP cooling water flow low (<200 Lit/Min)

Causes:-

2) ARCW pump trips / Discharge pressure low

3) Interconnection clarified closed.

22. ALL BFPs TRIPPED

Causes:-

1) Electrical supply lost.

2) Suction pressure loss (Very Low- Not connected)
a) Actual
b) Transmitter Malfunction
3) Deaerator level low (480 MMWC)
4) FRS malfunction –High BFP discharge
5) Running Pumps tripped. Standby pump not started.

Consequences:

1) Unit will trip

Actions:

1) If Unit doesn’t trip, trip the unit.

23. BFP DISCHARGE TEMPERATURE HIGH HIGH (236 °C)

Causes:-

1) Temperature Element faulty

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 2) Churning (Recirculation valve not opening, Manual valve not opening, NRV
not opening).

Consequences:

1) · Pump gets damaged

Actions:

1) Trip the pump if flow cannot be established.

24. BFP FLOW LOW LOW (50 T/Hr)

Causes:-

1) BFP scoop failed.

2) NRV not opening / Discharge valve seat fallen.
3) Discharge valve got closed inadvertently.
4) Flow transmitter failed.
5) BFP got unloaded due to internal pump problem.
6) Suction strainer clogged.
7) Air pocket in suction line.

Consequences:

1) Drum level comes down.

2) Load may have to be reduced.

Actions:

1) Find the cause and try to rectify.

2) Or else immediately start the standby BFP and normalize the feed water flow
keeping an
3) Eye on the Drum level.

25. BFP AUTO START FAILURE

Causes:-

1) One of the permissive may be absent.

a) Suction valve open (Bypassed in all the Units).
b) Beasring Temp normal (<75).
c) Lube Oil pressure normal (>1 KSC).

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 d) Suction pressure normal (>10KSC).
e) Lube Oil CW pressure normal (>2KSC).
f) Recirculation valve open.
2) Selection not in LEAD/LAG as the case may be.
3) EPB pressed condition (Not Reset).
4) Supply may not be available in that bus.
5) Breaker not racked in / any other breaker Problem like selection not in remote /
any other relay not getting reset etc.
Consequences:

1) Drum level may drop and Unit may trip.

Actions:

1) Load has to be reduced (Runback to 50 % load)

2) Look for the causes and attend it.

26. BFP TRIP

Causes:-

1) Lube Oil pressure Low (<0.5 KSC).

2) Working Oil temp. High (>75alarm, 130 trip).
3) Thrust Brg. temp Hi-Hi (> 90 deg C).
4) D/A level Lo-Lo (480mm).
5) Balancing Leak off pressure Hi (25 KSC).
6) Axial shift High.
7) Suction to Discharge diff temp High (15 deg C).
8) EPB pressed.
9) 6.6KV Bus dead.

Consequences:

1) Drum level goes down and unit may trip on Drum level lo-lo.

Actions:

1) Reduce load to maintain the Drum level.

2) Start the standby pump and restore the Drum level.
3) Find out the cause and rectify it.

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27. BFP BRG. VIBRN. HIGH (8mm/sec peak to peak)

Causes:-

1) Misalignment
2) Insecure foundation
3) Oil flow/pressure adequate
4) Foreign particles in impeller
5) Bearing seizure
6) Very less flow through pump

Actions:

1) Verify for reasons

2) Maintain comfortable flow (not too low or too high)
3) Inform conditioning monitoring to check
4) If trend is high side, trip the pump, and accordingly see that second pump has
taken start. If not,
5) Reduce load and maintain drum level.

28. BFP DISCHARGE HAEDER PRESSURE LOW (low-155ksc, low-low-120ksc)

Causes:-

1) NRV closure/discharge valve closure

2) Scoop failure
3) FRS valve suddenly gets full open.
4) Pump impeller key got sheared off
5) Suction strainer choked.

Consequences:

1) Pump can't pump water to drum where pressure is more.

Actions:

1) Try to improve the pressure, if not see that other pumps have taken load. See
drum level.

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29. BFP SUCTION PRESSURE LOW (low-10ksc, low-low-7ksc)

Causes:-

1) D/A level low 1000mm

2) Extraction steam N/A (extraction valve closed due to high-high level)
3) Suction valve in closed condition
4) Pressure transmitter faulty

Note: - BFP trip kept bypassed. If alarm appeared,

Actions:

1) See for the cause and rectify

2) If extraction steams N/A, change auxiliary steam or CRH steam by opening
F019 or F055 respectively.
3) Then open F043 keeping an eye on D/A pressure and level.
4) If D/A level is actually low, trip the pump at 468mm if the pump is not
tripping in auto.

30. BFP MOTOR O/L (high-340amps, high-high-432 amps)

Causes:-

1) Mechanical defect, bending shaft, rotor rubbing against cabins, seizure of any
bearing.
2) Lube oil pressure /flow low to a bearing coming its seizure.
3) Very high flow

Actions:

1) 1.Reduce flow
2) See for cause and get it rectified.

31. BFP LUB OIL PRESSURE LOW (low-1ksc)

Causes:-

1) MOP/AOP not developing pressure/ major oil leak from lube oil line
2) AOP power supply off/made off
3) Oil level in the sump very low.

Note: - Pump trips on protection at 0.5ksc

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Actions:

1) See for the reason and improve the lube oil pressure.

32. BFP LUB OIL TEMP.BEFORE/AFTER COOLER HIGH (55/95 deg.c)

Causes:-

1) Less/no cooling water flow to coolers (ARCW pump trip)

2) Cooler choking
3) Oil level in scoop very low.
*Bearing may seize/damage

Actions:

1) Check for problem and attend.

33. BFP SUCTION TEMP.HIGH (200deg.c)

Causes:

1) CRH steam pegging is still continuing after unit in service

Actions:

1) Change over to extraction

34. BFP SUCTION STRAINER CLOGGED (DP-3.5mmwc)

1) Start the other pump or else maintain drum level by proper action.

35. BFP MECH.SEAL WATER TEMP. HIGH (80 deg.c)

Causes:

1) Seal water tube leakage and feed water entry into seal water/choking of
cooler oil/Choking of magnetic filter

Actions:

1) Stop the pump after starting standby pump and change over the load.

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36. BFP HYDRAULIC COUPLING LUB OIL PRESSURE LOW (low-0.8ksc, low-
low-0.5ksc)

1) Working oil pump problem

2) Leakage in cooler
3) Leakage in Working Oil line.

37. BFP BALANCING LEAKAGE PRESSURE HIGH (25ksc)

Causes:

1) Balancing disc mal operation

2) Sudden pulling and dropping of load from pump can make pressure very
high
3) Due to axial movement of rotor.

Note: - Pump trip on high pressure.

38. BFP LUB OIL FILTER CHOKED

1) If lube oil filter is choked lube oil pressure will drop.

2) Change over the filter

39. BFP SHAFT DISPLACEMENTHIGH (not in service)

1) Balancing device maloperation

2) Thrust pad damage, needs replacement

40. BFP BEARING METAL TEMP.HIGH (75 deg.c)

Causes:

1) Lube oil pressure/flow low

2) Seizure of bearings
3) Axial thrust more/-balancing disc not proper
4) Shaft alignment problem

Consequences:

1) At 90 deg.c of thrust bearing temperature, BFP will trip.

Actions:

1) Check for lube oil flow low to the bearing, stop pump if required.
2) Balancing gap to be adjusted

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41. BFP BEARING VIBRATION HIGH HIGH (high-8mm/sec, high-high-
10mm/sec peak to peak)

Causes:

1) NRV/discharge valve / recirculation valve not opening/operating

2) Pump mechanical damage
3) Bearing oil flow low/bearings damaged
4) Feed water flow very less in the pump
5) Vibration pickup failure

Consequences:

1) Bearing/pump may be damaged

Actions:

1) Verify for the cause and rectify

42. BFP BEARING TEMPERATURE HIGH

Causes:

1) Lube oil flow/pressure low

2) Coolers ineffective
3) CW flow less for cooler.

Consequences:

1) At 75deg .c alarm will appear

2) At 90 deg. C will trip with a time delay of 5 seconds.

Actions:

1) When alarm appears, check for the same

2) Change cooler if required

43. BFP DISCHARGE PRESSURE LOW (70ksc)

Causes:

1) Scoop failed
2) Main pump / voith get decoupled.
3) One of the impeller got delinked. (Key sheared)

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44. BFP HYDRAULIC COUPLING OIL TEMPERATURE HIGH (70/1300.C)

Causes:

1) 1Cooler ineffective
2) CW flow to cooler less

Actions:

1) Check cooler lineup/CW flow

2) Stop the pump and inspect the cooler

45. RUNNING BFP DISCHARGE PRESSURE LOW-LOW (50ksc)

Causes:

1) Scoop failed
2) Main pump / voith get decoupled
3) One of the impeller got delinked. (Key sheared)

Condensate Extraction Pump

46. CEP TRIP

Causes:

1) EPB pressed
2) Hot well level low low <150 mm
3) CEP discharge pressure low low <25 KSC for 30 Sec
4) CEP flow low
5) Suction valve open feedback gone. (Pump trips even if the suction valve is
actually open.)
6) Bearing oil temperature high (90 °C).

· Second pump starts if permissive are available

a) Hot well level normal

b) Bearing temperature O.K.
c) Recirulation valve open/ second pump running and discharge pressure
O.K.

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Actions:

1) Start any one pump with discharge valve closed and recirculation pump
open. Observe vacuum.

47. CEP DISCHARGE HEADER PRESSURE LOW (ALARM 25 KSC)

(Standby pump starts after 10 Sec time delay)

Causes:

1) Frequency low
2) Hot well level CV malfunction
3) Pump shaft got sheared off
4) Discharge valve got closed
5) Deaerator high level control valve malfunction
6) Hot well level going up due to LP bypass opening or Blow Down Valve
opening

48. CEP MOTOR OVERLOAD

(80 Amps high, 96 Amps trip)

Causes:

1) Too tight glands packing

2) Mechanical defect i.e., bending of shaft, rotor rubbing against casing
3) Bearing seizure

49. CEP AUTO START FAILURE

Causes:

1) One or more permissives not available

2) Breaker not racked in or problem in breaker
3) DC supply problem
4) UCB selection not in auto
5) Local selector mode in switchgear mode (not in Remote mode).

50. CEP BEARING TEMPERATURE HIGH

Causes:

1) Bearing oil level low/ contaminated

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 2) Shaft wobbling/bent/eccentricity
3) Misalignment
(Stop the pump at 90 °C bearing temperature)

51. CEP TRIP

Causes:

1) EPB
2) CEP discharge pressure low low (<25 KSC, 30 Sec)
3) Hot well level low low (<150mm)
4) Suction valve open feedback gone (The pump trips even if the suction valve
is actually open).

· Second pump starts if permissives are available.

a) Hot well level normal

b) Bearing temperature normal
c) Recirculation valve open / Second pump running & discharge pressure O.K.

Actions:

1) Start any one pump with discharge valve closed and recirculation valve open.
Observe the Vacuum.

52. CEP MOTOR BEARING TEMP. HIGH (70; HIHI 75)

Causes:

1) Bearing oil level low/contaminated

2) Shaft wobbling/bent/eccentricity
3) Misalignment

Consequences:

1) Bearing damage.

Actions:

1) Stop pump

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53. CROW BAR IN OPERATION.

Causes:

1) Crow bar protection is used to protect rotor winding against over voltages,
which are likely when generator falls out of step (out of synchronism) or
transient over voltages comes in out of generator terminals. In such
circumstances crowbar comes in to service and acts like a load on excitation
system, suppressing the over voltage.

54. Charger trouble

Causes:

1) Rectifier fuse fail

2) In put AC fail
3) Out put Dc Fail

55. FAILURE OF AUTO CHANGEOVER FROM AUTO TO MANUAL.

Causes:

1) When AVR auto fails due to any reason control should change over to manual

CRT
56. CRT LEVEL HIGH (2500MM)

Causes:

1) Mal operation of CRT level C.V

2) Mal operation of D/A hi level C.V F571

Consequences:

1) CRT over flow. DM water wastage

57. CRT LEVEL LOW. (750 MMWC)

Causes:

1) DM Makeup pump tripped

2) CRT level CV malfunction
3) Drain valve inadvertent opening

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 4) Make up very high due to CBD, PRDS, or Tube leakage.

Consequences:

1) · Gland seal water may be lost

2) · No make up to condenser.

58. CONTROL AIR PRESSURE LOW (2.5 ksc, operating pressure 5ksc)

Causes:

1) C.A compressor tripped

2) Leakage in control airline.

Consequences:

™ Pneumatic valves may fail/ close / open as per normally closed/ open or stall
out
™ Look for FRS valve position, all trip valves, and extraction valves
™ Fail-safe, Stay put-lock up relay. Valves /dampers operation affected with loss
of CA.

1) HFO trip valve close

2) LFO trip valve close
3) Igniter trip valve close
4) RH block valve close
5) Seal air discharge damper remain as it is
6) Pf valve remain as it is (But due to gravity it may get closed)
7) 7.Guns power cylinder remain as it is
8) Igniter power cylinder remain as it is
9) HFO PCV remain as it is
10) LFO PCV remain as it is
11) Igniter oil PCV remain as it is
12) Gas/ air dampers remain as it is
13) Interconnection dampers remain as it is
14) FD IGV remain as it is
15) ID IGV remain as it is
16) FD discharge damper remain as it is
17) ID discharge damper remain as it is
18) SH spray station close
19) RH spray station close
20) RH spray block valve close
21) CAD/ HAD remain as it is
22) Make up control station close

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 23) LPH/ HPH normal drip control valve close
24) LPH/HPH Alternate drip CV open
25) BFP recirculation valves open
26) CEP recirculation valves open
27) Hot well level control valve close
28) FC NRVs open (if CRH pressure is OK)
29) BDV open
30) FRS remain as it is
31) Deaerator High Level CV close
32) Deaerator pressure CV close
33) PA IGV remain as it is
34) SH/RH gas bypass dampers remain as it is
35) Seal steam diverting valve Open to condenser
36) Clinker grinders Close by gravity (If CA is lost during opening)
37) Tampering air damper remain as it is
38) HFO short recirculation/ Long recirculation open
39) APH gas inlet damper remain as it is
40) Soot Blowing CV Close
41) Extraction line drains open
42) Ventilation valve open
43) HFO pressurising pump house R/C open
44) Deaerator CRH (55) block valve. Close
45) Deaerator over flow Open
46) CRT level CV Open
47) Daerator pressure CV remain as it is
Actions:

1) Reduce CBD, APRDS

2) Fill CRT with bypass valve
3) Close make up to condenser.
4) Start additional Make Up pump.

59. ANY CW PUMP AUTO TRIP

Causes:

1) Lube water pressure low

2) Pump discharge pressure high/ discharge valve closed
3) Overload.

Actions:

1) Reduce load if vacuum affected

2) Talk to offsite engineer /Unit-1 engineer for CW pump position

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 3) Try to restore back the CW pump, otherwise reduce load so as to
maintain vacuum.

DEAERATOR
60. DEAERATOR LEVEL LOW

(NORMAL 2600, LOW 1000, LOW LOW 480)

Causes:

1) CEP tripped /low CEP discharge/ CEP faulty operation.

2) Drain valve passing or inadvertent opening
3) BFP drain passing or inadvertent opening
4) D/A level CV malfunction
5) DM makeup pump trip
6) CEP recirculation opened full in full load condition
7) Too much drainage from the boiler/ long tube leakage/major feed water line
leakage

Consequences:

1) BFP trips at low low 480 mm

61. DEAERATOR LEVEL HIGH

(NORMAL 2600mm, HIGH 2950mm, HIGH HIGH 3050mm)

Causes:

1) High CEP discharge

2) Malfunction of D/A level CV
3) Malfunction of Makeup valve
4) BFP tripped, Voith failed
5) Malfunction of hot well level CV

Consequences:

1) Extraction block valve closes at high high 3050mm

2) Possibility of water entry in to turbine increases
3) Heavy hammering in D/A
4) Overflow line opens.

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Actions:

1) Reduce condensate flow to deaerator and direct to CRT

2) Open drain / overflow if required
3) Reduce hot well level make up

62. DEAERATOR PRESSURE HIGH

(NORMAL 11-12 KSC, HIGH 16 KSC)

Causes:

1) D/A minimum pressure control valve mal operation

2) Aux/CRH steam pressure high

Consequences:

1) Safety valve lifts

Actions:

1) Reduce D/A pressure

2) Close F019/F055 valves

63. DAS TROUBLE

Causes:

1) Any one processor halted.

2) Loss of supply
3) Card problem

DOSING

64. HP DOZING SYSTEM TROUBLE

Causes:

Dosing tank level low

Preparation tank level low
Dosing pump motor tripped
a. Motor overload
b. Single phase preventer

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 c. Motor got burnt
4) Discharge pressure low.

65. LPDOSING PUMP DISCHARGE PRESSURE LOW (5ksc)

Causes:

Shear pin broken

Suction filter choked
Motor not running
D/A pressure low
Dosing tank level low
Preparation tank level low
Dosing pump motor tripped
a. Motor overload
b. Single phase preventer
c. Motor got burnt
8) Discharge pressure low.

66. HPDOSING PUMP DISCHARGE PRESSURE LOW (160 ksc)

Causes:

Motor not running

Discharge valve closed
Pump stroke minimum
Stroke shear pin got sheared.

67. HP DOZING SYSTEM TANKS LEVEL TROUBLE

Causes:

Preparation tank level low

Dozing tank level high/ low

68. LPDOSING SYSTEM TROUBLE

Causes:

1) Pump motor tripped etc

2) Dosing tank level low
3) Preparation tank level low
4) Dosing pump motor tripped

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 a. Motor overload
b. Single phase preventer
c. Motor got burnt
5) Discharge pressure low.

69. LPDOSING SYSTEM TANKS LEVEL TROUBLE

Causes:

Metering tank level low

Preparation tank level low
Make up the tank levels

70. UNIT DC SYSTEM E/ F

Causes:

1) Earthling in field devices

2) Earthling in DC equipment
i. Solenoids
ii. Motors
iii. Chargers
Earthling in Bus
Earthling in Cable

Actions:

1) Observe DC voltage

ESP
71. PARTICLE EMISSION RATE HIGH

Causes:

ESP field failure/ performance poor

ESP auxiliary failure (rapping)
Less retentivity/ reactivity of coal
Poor combustion/high ash level in hoppers
Very high air flow /charge ratio is not proper

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72. ESP TROUBLE

Causes:

1) Power supply failure in one or more passes

2) Flushing fan failure in one or more passes
3) ESP failure due to failure in controls/ transformers/ rectifiers etc
4) Shorting/ snapping of electrodes/ dislocation of electrodes etc
5) ESP fields tripped on low voltage

73. ESP RAPPING MECHANISM TROUBLE

Causes:

1) Emitter/collector rapping motor failed due to overload or single-phase

preventor.
2) Supply problem

74. ESP RECTIFORMER (415 V to 80 KV Transformation, then rectification

through diodes) TROUBLE

Causes:

1) One of the rectiformer failures.

a. Oil level low
b. Oil / winding temperature high
c. Buchholtz operated
d. Diodes failed (result in high oil/winding temperature)

Consequences:

1) Field gets off.

Actions:

1) Call ESP operator & confirm from which pass and which field it is coming.
2) Inform E/M to restore the field

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75. EXHAUST HOOD TEMPERATURE HIGH

Causes:

1) A thermostatic alarm switch, located in the turbine exhaust hood, closes its
contacts when the Temperature of the steam from the last stage turbine wheel
exceeds 80 deg.c and is wired to an alarm

Consequences:

1) Clearances may be affected LPT last stage blades

2) During start up and low load operation, when the turbine stages remove only
little energy from the Steam, the exhaust steam energy at a temperature that is
too high for the last stages and the exhaust Hood

Actions:

1) Apply spray water. Excessive use of spray may cause unnecessary erosion of
the long last stage Buckets.

76. EXTRACTION AIR RELAY DUMP VALVE

Causes:

™ When the turbine trips, the dump valve spring is actuated to cut off the air
supply to the NRVs. The Existing air in the NRV cylinder is discharged to
atmosphere and this results in NRV being force closed.
™ This is to provide adequate over speed protection by closing of NRVs in
extraction lines. Also whenever extraction relay dump valve is actuated, the
air signal it provides to the blow-down tank will be interrupted and
exhausted, thereby opening the blow down valve.

77. FIELD BKR NOT AVAILABLE

Causes:

1) Closing coil supply failed

2) Tripping coil supply failed.

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78. TRIP FOR BOTH FANS NOT AVAILABLE.

Causes:

™ When generator is in service with excitation ‘ON’ failure of both fans for more
than 15 second will generate class-A trip through Excitation system fault-A in
GRP.

FD FAN
79. FD FAN MOTOR BEARING TEMPERATURE HIGH (high-70 0C, high-high-75
0C)

Causes:

1) Oil level in the bearing low/ contaminated

2) Spurious alarm

Consequences:

1) Bearing may get damaged and seized

Actions:

1) Reduce load on the fan, check oil level and quality. Get it topped up and
restore load

80. FD FAN MOTOR OVERLOAD

Causes:

1) Too high airflow

2) Impeller fouling with foreign material
3) Bearing seizure

Consequences:

1) FD fan may trip

Actions:

1) Reduce FD load immediately and see that alarm gets reset.

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81. FD FAN TRIP

Causes:

1) EPB pressed
2) Corresponding ID fan tripped (when both FDs in service)
3) If both Ids tripped
4) Corresponding APH tripped, 30 minutes time delay
5) Electrical problem (O/L, E/F etc)
6) Supply dead.

Consequences:

1) Air flow comes down

2) Combustion disturbance
3) Disturbance in furnace draft
4) Disturbance in drum level

Actions:

1) Trip one top mill (preferably D or E, top mill)

2) Stabilise furnace pressure
3) Take oil guns preferably in lower mills
4) Check for closing of air and gas dampers of corresponding APH and closing
of FD fan discharge Damper
5) Stabilise drum level
6) Reduce load in generator
7) Load the running FD fan to maximum as possible and regulate fuel as per
requirement
8) Maintain steam pressure and temperature
9) Watch turbine differential expansions if steam temperature comes down
10) If tripped due to electrical protection, inform E/M
11) Check for the cause and try to restore.

82. FD FAN BEARING VIBRATION TROUBLE (high-8mm/sec, high-high -

10mm/sec, peak to peak)

Causes:

1) Fan impeller or IGV damaged

2) Oil level low/ nil in bearing
3) No CW flow to bearings, so bearing got damaged
4) Mis alignment

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Consequences:

1) Bearing may get damaged and seized

Actions:

1) Check for the cause and rectify it

2) If vibrations are in rising trend and maintaining high value, trip the fan

83. MILL FEEDER TRIPPED

Causes:

1) Motor control trouble

3) Motor speed less than 60 rpm
4) Overload for 30 seconds
5) Input phase loss
6) Gross motor speed deviation >200 rpm
7) Momentary power loss > 200 seconds
8) No coal from bunker
9) No coal delivery
10) Discharge chute plugged

Consequences:

1) Load comes down

Actions:

1) Check for the cause and act accordingly. If everything is found OK, try taking
feeder into service, after cutting guns.

84. MILL FEEDER UNDERWEIGHT/ OVERWEIGHT

Causes:

1) Feeder is calibrated to deliver 110 kg per turn of head pulley. For adjusting
this if the leveler bar is driven higher and higher, at 229 mm of bed thickness it
stops and if it’s driven lower it stops at 127 mm of bed thickness.

Actions:

1) For overweight reduce speed, inspect for line releasing stuck up.
2) For underweight increase speed, check up foreign materials.

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85. MILL FEEDER CLEAN OUT CONVEYOR STOP

Causes:

1) Due to foreign material / coal spillage load on shear pin high and sheared off
2) Clean out conveyor gearbox defective
3) Clean out conveyor motor tripped

86. MILL FEEDER BELT STOPPED

1) Coupling between motor and gear box sheared

2) Belt got cut
3) Pulley damaged

Consequences:

1) Load will come down

2) Mill outlet temperature rises

Actions:

1) If it confirmed that feeder belt has snapped, stop the feeder motor
2) Shut down the milling system
3) Take standby milling system into service if available
4) Inform to R/M for inspection

87. MILL FEEDER COAL SUPPLY LOSS

Causes:

1) Upper see coal

2) Lower see coal
3) Bunker empty
4) Coal jamming at chute
5) Malfunction

88. MILL FEEDER OUTLET CHUTE PLUGGED

Causes:

1) Wet slurry coal

2) Foreign material at chute

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Consequences:

1) Feeder trips/ mill outlet temperature shoots up

Actions:

1) Stop the milling system and take standby mill in service

89. MILL FEEDER TROUBLE

Causes:

1) Overweight/ underweight
2) Clean out conveyor stopped

Actions:

1) If it is due to under weight raise speed and for over weight reduce speed
2) If clean out conveyor stopped, shear pin might have got sheared off. Ask R/M
to attend it

90. GRAVIMETRIC FEEDER TEMPERATURE HIGH

Causes:

1) Fire inside the feeder

Consequences:

1) Belt and C&I cabinet may get damaged.

Actions:

1) Trip the feeder and stop the milling system

2) Close bunker gate
3) Close isolating damper
4) Open the firewater into the feeder
5) Get the front door opened through R/M
6) Inspect whether fire is extinguished or not/ remove the coal and clean the
feeder

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91. FUEL/ AIR FLOW DIFFERENCE HIGH, VERY HIGH

Causes:

1) There is a set curve for different coal flow in ACS for FD vane in auto with
oxygen as trimming (Convection factor). If the deviation from the set curve
(value) is high/ high high this alarm appears.

Actions:

1) Check for sudden rise/drop in coal flows and air flow and restore the
deviation to minimum

92. FLUE GAS PERCENT OXYGEN HIGH/LOW

LOW

Causes:

1) Air flow less

2) Coal flow more
3) Airflow reduction may be due to FD blade-pitch control problem/ damper
vane closing
4) Rise in airflow due to CMC
5) Feeder overweight

Consequences:

1) Incomplete combustion

2) High bottom ash / fly ash, unburnt carbon %

HIGH
Causes:

1) High excess air due to sudden vane opening

2) Coal flow less

Consequences:

1) High exhaust losses cause and flame instability

Actions:

1) Adjust air and coal flow so that oxygen is maintained

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93. MAXIMUM/ MINIMUM FIELD INTERVENTION

™ Max. Filed current above 1326 Amps may damage the rotor winding. So over
excitation limiter intervenes whenever the machine loading (MW& MVAR) is
beyond its capability and brings down the excitation, thereby keeping the
machine within its thermal capability. But this limiter intervenes after a certain
delay so as to permit temporary over excitation. Limiters do not impair the
control behavior of the AVR as over excited condition can exist in the event of
a load raise or because of short time faults in the power supply networks.

™ The AVR reacts to a distant fault and applies ceiling excitation (to the tune of
twice full load excitation. limited to a few seconds), thereby increasing the
synchronizing torque of the machine and prevents it form loosing
synchronism. How ever if the fault persists and not been cleared by a set time,
delayed rotor current limiter comes into operation preventing the Generator
and excitation system from damage.

™ This limiter intervention level also get affected by the position of a switch in
UCB Generator panel which decides the capability limits for the generator
depending up on generator casing hydrogen pressure.

™ Min. Field current below 129 Amps may result in Overheating in stator end
winding.

™ During under excitation rotor field is very weak and it normally happens
when the machine is operating in leading MVAR region i.e., when the system
is lightly loaded. Under this condition of reactive power absorption the rotor
end windings are thermally stressed.

HEATERS
94. HP HEATER (5 /6) LEVEL HIGH/ LOW (HIGH-500, HIGH-HIGH-860, LOW-
200)

Causes:

1) Failure of drip control valve operation

2) Inadequate extraction pressure
3) Tube failure

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Consequences:

1) At High-High level extraction block valve will close and heater gets bypassed

Actions:

1) Take the control into manual and try to maintain level

2) If not possible, bypass the heater and take it out of service

95. LP Heater 2/3 LEVEL LOW/ HIGH/ VERY HIGH (87/ 196/ 296)

Causes:

1) Drip CV malfunctioning
2) Tube leakage
3) Extraction pressure low

Consequences:

At very high-level heater extraction block valve gets closed and heater gets bypassed

96. LP Heater-1 LEVEL LOW/ HIGH / VERY HIGH (187/ 296/ 55)

Actions:

Maintain with the alternate bypass valve.

HYDROGEN
97. COLD H2 TEMPERATURE HIGH CE/ OCE

Causes:

1) Cooler got choked

2) Cooler clarified water flow reduced/ low

98. GENERATOR H2 SUPPLY PRESSURE LOW/ HIGH (HIGH-2.2ksc, LOW-

0.22ksc)

Causes:

1) After the regulator pressure in filling rack high/ low

2) Regulator not working.
3) H2 Cylinder got emptied.

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99. H2 PURITY LOW IN GENERATOR CASING (<92%)

Causes:

1) Drier not operating properly

2) H2 cylinders purity low
3) H2 Cooler leakage
4) Vacuum pump not in service

100. GENERATOR CASING COLD H2 TEMPERATURE HIGH (60 0C)

Causes:

1) No clarified water flow

2) At 650.C generator will trip

101 INTERVENTION MAXIMUM TEMP COLD H2 TURBINE TRIP (65 0C)

Causes:

1) Cold gas temperature high alarm appears at 600 C.

2) Look for proper opening of Hydrogen cooling control valve.
3) If required operate bypass valve.
4) Loss of control supply to the card or power supply to the motor may also
cause this.

102. LIQUID IN GENERATOR CASING

1) Seal oil leakage to H2 side.

2) H2 coolers leakage.

Consequences:

1) Close one by one cooler and determine which cooler has leakage

HOTWELL
103. HOTWELL LEVEL LOW

Causes:

1) Normal: 460 low: 310 low low: 150 MMWC

2) Maloperation of condenser make up valve 556/557

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 3) Too high CEP flow/maloperation of hot well C.V 554 Maloperation.

104. HOTWELL LEVEL HIGH

Hi-650 MMWC High High-750 MMWC

Causes:

1) Maloperation of condenser make up valve (F556, F557)

2) Maloperation of Hot well level C.V.
3) LPBypass opened.
4) CEP not delivering properly.

Consequences:

1) Vacuum drops
2) LPBP gets trip close at High High (730 MMWC)

105. ISLANDING OPERATION:

Causes:

1) The station survives with some predetermined load in grid feeder mode (Part-
grid), islanding itself from the rest of the grid.

HOUSE LOAD: Station survives as a separate entity just feeding its own auxiliaries.

46 Hz 2 sec Time delay

45 Hz instantaneous Trip all feeders

ID FAN
106. ID FAN MOTOR BEARING TEMPERATURE HIGH (high-70 0C, high-high-
85 0C)

Causes:

1) Oil level in bearing low

2) Oil contaminated
3) Misalignment.

Consequences:

1) Bearing may get damaged.

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Actions:

1) Check for oil level and get it topped up.

2) Check oil if contaminated

107. ID FAN TRIP

Causes:

1) EPB pressed
2) Scoop oil pressure low (0.24ksc with a time delay of 3 minutes)
3) Scoop oil temperature high (130 0C)
4) Both APH tripped
5) Electrical protection, O/L, E/F, flashover, etc
6) Supply dead.

Consequences:

1) Corresponding FD fan trips

2) Furnace gets pressurized
3) Combustion disturbance
4) Disturbance to water level in drum
5) FD fan discharge damper, APH inlet/outlet damper closed.

Actions:

1) Trip one top mill preferably DE if 5 mills are in service and reduce coal flow
2) Stabilize furnace draft
3) Stabilise drum level
4) Take oil guns preferably in lower mills
5) Reduce load on generator
6) Adjust airflow with running FD fan
7) Observe wind box pressure
8) Stabilise combustion and unit load at coal flow at which one FD fan can give
enough excess air
9) 2.5%(at least)
10) Check furnace flame condition and can remove oil support
11) Check for the cause of ID tripping and try to restore it
12) If it tripped due to electrical cause refer to E/M

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108. ID FAN HYDRAULIC COUPLING OILPRESSURE LOW (low-0.3ksc, low-
low- 0.24ksc)

Causes:

1) Working oil pump not discharging properly

2) Filter got choked

Consequences:

1) Fan will trip if pressure drops to 0.24ksc with 3 minutes time delay

Actions:

1) Hydraulic oil temperature may rise

2) Change the filter and check for improvement in pressure

109. ID FAN MOTOR OVERLOAD (132 amps)

Causes:

1) Bearings seized/ fan reverse rotation

2) Impeller fouling / foreign material inside

Consequences:

1) ID fan may trip on O/L

Actions:

2) Reduce ID fan load and check for alarm resetting

3) Reduce unit load if required

110. ID FAN HYDRAULIC COUPLING OIL TEMPERATURE HIGH (800C.)

Causes:

1) Running at lower scoop position for longer time

2) Low oil level (ID FAN BEARING VIBRATION TROUBLE (8/10 mm/sec peak
to peak)
3) Inboard/outboard bearing vibration high
4) Oil level in the bearing low/ contaminated
5) Bearing damaged
6) Impeller fouling

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 7) Signal lost
8) Misalignment
9) Oil flow less due to filter choked.
10) Low CW flow/pressure

Consequences:

1) Bearing may get damaged and seized.

2) ID will trip at 1300C.

Actions:

1) Reduce load on the fan, check for the cause oil level and quality from local.
Get it topped up and restore load level.
2) Increase scoop.
3) Check for oil level and pressure.

111 ID FAN HYDRAULIC COUPLING OIL LEVEL LOW

Causes:

1) Oil leakages/ level switch malfunction.

Consequences:

1) Scoop oil pressure may come down and temperature may rise.

Actions:

1) Get the oil topped up

112 ID FAN HYDRAULIC COUPLING COOLING WATER FLOW LOW

Causes:

1) Water is not available/ clarified pump trip/ cooler choked/ cooler valve
closed inadvertently.

Consequences:

1) Hydraulic oil temperature may rise.

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Actions:

1) Check for the CW availability if not restore

113 ID FAN SCOOP OIL PRESSURE LOW

Causes:

1) Working oil pump not discharging properly/ failed

2) Filter got choked
3) Working oil level very low

Consequences:

1) Fan will trip if pressure drops to 0.28ksc with 3 minutes time delay

Actions:

1) Change the filter, oil level, its condition etc and check for improvement in
pressure

MILL
114 MILL MOTOR OVERLOAD (32.4 amps trip)

Causes:

1) Foreign material in the mill

2) Too much coal flow
3) Mill outlet is blocked
4) Primary air flow drop out
5) Ball and race broken.

Consequences:

1) Do not take local run without informing E/M.

Actions:

1) Reduce coal feeding to minimum

2) If needed cut out feeder after taking oil support
3) Stop the mill and inspect, remove foreign material

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115 MILL OUTLET TEMPERATURE HIGH (100 DEG.C)

Causes:

1) Fire in mill
2) Mill is emptied
3) Low coal feeding and high airflow
4) HAD full open and CAD not opening

Consequences:

1) It is not advisable to run the mill at higher temperature as it may damage the
total mill
2) Explosion can occur.

Actions:

1) Reduce the mill outlet temperature by opening cold air and giving more coal
feed
2) If it is due to fire in mill, dump coal and minimise hot air flow
3) Trip milling system and close isolating damper and PF valves

116 MILL DP LOW/ HIGH (low-250 mmwc, high-750 mmwc)

a. LOW

Causes:

1) Low coal feeding

2) Worn out throat gap or air regulating ring due to chute jamming
3) Very less recirculation

Consequences:

1) Chance of coarse coal particles entering the furnace is high

2) Fineness may come down/ PF valve closed/ pipe choking.

b. HIGH

Causes:

1) High coal feeding

2) Throat gap/ air regulating ring choked/ blocked
3) Very high recirculation

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Consequences:

1) More load on mill

Actions:

1) Take measures to get DP between 400-600 MMWC. If not stop the mill and
inform R/M for checks

117. MILL NITROGEN PRESSURE LOW/ VERY LOW (low-26ksc, low-low-18ksc)

Causes:

1) Leakage in nitrogen system

2) Drop in oil pressure due to leakage
3) Maloperation of loading pump

Consequences:

1) At low-low mill trips

Actions:

1) Immediately charge nitrogen

2) Pump oil in the loading system

118 MILL LUB OIL PRESSURE VERY LOW (low-0.8ksc, low-low-0.5ksc)

Causes:

Pump not discharging properly/ failed

Filter got choked
Gearbox oil level very low

Consequences:

1) Mill will trip if pressure drops to 0.5ksc with 10 minutes time delay

Actions:

Change the filter, oil level, its condition etc and check for improvement in
pressure
If improvement cannot be improved trip the system

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119. MILL LUB OIL FLOW VERY LOW

• Comes from flow switch

120. MILL LUB OIL PUMP TRIP

Causes:

1) Breaker closed in test position

2) Actually lube oil pump tripped
a. Motor over load
b. Single phase preventer
c. Motor burnt
d. EPB pressed

Consequences:

1) If lube oil pump trips, within 10 seconds mill also will trip.

Actions:

1) If lube oil pump tripped and mill did not trip, trip the milling system

121. MFT

Causes:

1) Furnace pressure high/ low + or - 200mmwc

2) Boiler drum level high/ low + or- 250mm (time delay 5 sec)
3) Loss of both ID and FD fans
4) Loss of both BFPs
5) Loss of both APHs
6) Loss of all flame.
7) All fuel loss
8) Airflow <30%
9) Reheater protection (unit protection) ESVs & IVs closed, boiler load >60%, at
least one set of
10) HPLP bypass failed to open.

Consequences:

1) Check for the cause.

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Actions:

1) Do furnace purging to relight up

122. Aux oil Pump (AOP) IN SERVICE

Causes:

1) When lube oil pressure low and MOP discharge low-12.2ksc/sceonds

123. TG Oil Pump (TGOP) IN SERVICE (discharge pressure-8.75ksc)

Causes:

1) Abnormal stoppage of AOP due to mechanical fault

2) Thermal overload in motor
3) Supply problem.

124. Emergency Oil pump (EOP) IN SERVICE (discharge pressure-1.6ksc)

Causes:

1) Abnormal stoppage of TGOP due to mechanical fault, thermal overload in

motor But EOP will not stop in case of thermal overload, but alarms comes

125. PA FAN BEARING TEMPERATURE HIGH (high-65 0C, high-high-70 0C)

Causes:

1) Lub oil level low/ nil in bearing/ FLOP tripped

2) No CW flow to bearings, so bearing got damaged
3) Misalignment
4) Unbalance.

Consequences:

1) Bearing may get damaged and seized

Actions:

1) Check for the cause and rectify it

2) If temperature is in rising trend and maintaining high value, trip the fan

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126. PA FAN MOTOR OVERLOAD

Causes:

1) Too high airflow

2) Impeller fouling with foreign material
3) Locked rotor due to bearing seizure
4) Discharge bellow leaking
5) PF valve not opened
6) Inlet vanes are in open condition while starting

Consequences:

1) PA fan may trip

Actions:

1) Reduce. PA air flow immediately and see that alarm get reset
2) While starting see that vanes are closed, PF valves closed, fluid coupling is OK

127. PA FAN BEARING VIBRATION HIGH (high-8mm/sec, high-high-10mm/sec)

Causes:

1) Lube oil level low/ nil in bearing/ FLOP tripped

2) No CW flow to bearings, so bearing got damaged
3) Misalignment

128. PF BURNER TROUBLE

Causes:

1) When > two scanners sense no flame

2) Air regulator of running mill closed
3) Impeller retracted
4) Coal available permissive gone
5) Feeder tripped
6) Nitrogen pressure/ lube oil pressure is low
7) PF valves open feedback gone for running system
8) Lube oil pump tripped
9) PF/ FO logic problem
10) 1CW flow to mill oil cooler low
11) Mill bearing oil temperature high

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Actions:

1) Look for the cause and inform C&I

129. RUNBACK IN OPERATION

Causes:

1) Load is raised above capacity

2) Capacity lost due to loss of auxiliaries such as mills, ID fan, and FD fan, BFP,
CEP etc

130. SCANNER AIR PRESSURE VERY LOW

Causes:

1) Fan tripped and other fan discharge damper fails to open

2) Impeller disengaged from shaft
3) Heavy leakage in line

Consequences:

1) At 500-mmwc alarms appears

2) At 400 mmwc standby fan comes in auto
3) Scanner may sense no flame due to dust problem

Actions:

1) See that all scanners are showing flame

2) Clean the scanners, one after another

131. SEAL AIR FAN TRIP/ TROUBLE

Causes:

1) On starting the fan if discharge damper is not opening with second command,
this alarm appears.

Consequences:

1) At local get the discharge valve opened

2) When one of the seal air fan tripped/ stopped.

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132. SEAL AIR HEADER PRESSURE LOW (low-1000mmwc, low-low-900mmwc)

Causes:

1) Seal air fan tripped/ trouble

2) Line puncture

Consequences:

1) Mills seals may not be effective

Actions:

1) If seal air header pressure cannot be improved, trip one/ two mills and close
their seal air valves
2) Start the standby fan and stop the first seal air fan
3) Close the seal air valve of standby mills

133. SEAL OIL COOLERS COOLING WATER FLOW LOW

Causes:

1) Isolating valve in the line closed

2) CW pressure/ flow dropped

134. H2 / SEAL OIL DP LOW (<0.3ksc)

Causes:

1) DPR is malfunctioning

135. SEAL OIL FILTER CHOKED

Causes:

1) DP> 0.8ksc
2) Rotate the magnetic filter.

136. SEAL OIL DISCHARGE TANK LEVEL HIGH

Causes:

1) Float mal-operation.

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137. SEAL OIL TANK VACUUM LOW (500mm Hg)

Causes:

1) Seal oil pressure at turbine end high

2) Seal oil pressure at exciter end low
3) Seal oil tank vacuum low

138. MAIN AC SEAL OIL PUMP TRIP

Causes:

1) Supply problem
2) Motor overload or single-phase preventer

Consequences:

1) If DC SOP fails to take start, hydrogen may escape to atmosphere

Actions:

1) Start DC SOP locally if it not started

2) If DC SOP fails to take start see whether EOP or TGOP is running

3) With EOP/ TGOP in service maintain 1.4 ksc of hydrogen pressure in the
generator
4) If no pump is running, purge out the hydrogen with CO2.

139. EMERGENCY DC SEALOIL PUMP RUNNING

Causes:

1) Started from UCB

2) Took start in auto if so pressure drops to 5.6 ksc

Actions:

1) Look for the cause and start AC SOP after resumption of power or rectification
of pump problem

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140. AC/ DC SEAL OIL PUMP OVER LOAD

Causes:

1) AC SOP trips on overload

Consequences:

1) DC SOP remains in service even after overload alarms appears. Care should
be taken to take out the cause of overload

141. EMERGENCY DC SEAL OIL PUMP UNHEALTHY

Causes:

1) DC supply not available

2) Not in remote

142. SEAL OIL VACUUM TANK LEVEL HIGH/ LOW (+ 100 OR - 150)

Causes:

1) Maloperation of float.
2) Seal oil leakage.

143. SEAL OIL PUMP TRIP

Causes:

1) Supply problem
2) Motor overload or single-phase preventer
3) All belts got cut

Consequences:

1) H2 purity may come down

144. H2/ SEAL OIL PANEL LOCAL SUPPLY FAILURE

Causes:

1) Supply is from TGMCC-C.

2) Check for the reason and eliminate it.

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145. STAND BY FANS IN

Causes:

Thyrister cooling fans effectiveness is monitored through flow switch (independent

for each fan). They monitor the airflow and initiates auto changeover through a five
seconds timer and initiates an alarm, "standby fans in". To reset this alarm the fans
selector switch (SVE) is to be brought the running fans position.

The fans can fail in any of the following conditions:

1) Motor overload
2) Flow switch sensed low flow
3) Selected power supply failed
4) Control supply failure
5) Main supply ‘under voltage’ if selected to main.

146. SEAL OIL FEEDBACK PRESSURE LOW (5.5 Ksc)

1) DC SOP starts

147. INTERVENTION MINIMUM SEAL OIL DP TURBINE TRIP (DP-0.2)

Causes:

1) Seal oil DP low alarm appears at 0.45 KSC.

2) Rotate the magnetic filter which in service.
3) If feed pressure is OK and this alarm is coming means DPR malopetaion.
4) With the help of E/M change over the DPR.
5) If DPR changing is not helping crack open the DPR bypass valve.

148. SEAL STEAM PRESSURE LOW

Causes:

1) Load is less so leak off is less.

2) Seal steam regulator malfunction.
3) Unloading valve inadvertent opening.

¾ (Gland steam is to seal against steam leakages to atmosphere and from

section to section (HP-IP)
¾ Labyrinth type shaft pickings provide a series of throttling that limit
steam leakage along the
¾ Rotating shaft to a minimum as it is throttled from the HP space to LP
space. )

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149. GLAND (SEAL) STEAM CONDENSER LEVEL HIGH

Causes:

1) GSC tube leakage

Consequences:

1) Vacuum may fall

150. ONE OR MORE IN OPERATIVE STRINGS

Causes:

1) With reference to voltage current leads in capacitive circuit and lags in an

inductive circuit.
2) So (R-C network) Capacitors are placed in parallel to thyristers to avoid
abrupt changes in voltage.
3) And Inductor or choke (L-network) is placed in series with the thyristers to
avoid abrupt changes in the field current. The basic purpose is to protect the
thyristers.
4) Search coils are placed above the inductor to monitor the thyrister healthiness
by sensing current flow through them.
5) If no current flows this alarm appears

151. SERVICE AIR PRESSURE LOW (3.5ksc, operating pressure 6 ksc)

Causes:

1) S.A compressor tripped

2) Heavy leakage in PA airline

Consequences:

1) APH air motor may not run

152. SOOT BLOWING SYSTEM TROUBLE

Causes:

1) Motor overload
2) Blower gets struck up, fails to retract
3) MOV not closing

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Consequences:

1) Ask burner floor operator for any problem in soot blower

153. THRUST BEARING WEAR HIGH (axial shift high)

Causes:

1) Sudden change in load

2) Abrupt change of steam temperature or condenser vacuum
3) Sudden isolation of HP heaters
4) Sudden closure of force close NRVs
5) Failure of lube oil supply to thrust bearing
6) Pick up of load is too quick
7) Wear out of thrust bearing (causing the axial shift)
8) Formatting salt in turbine (causing the axial shift)
9) Wear out of thrust pad (causing the axial shift)
10) Overloading of turbine
11) Steam flow in reheater is high

Consequences:

1) Seal rubbing
2) Metallic sound
3) Turbine vibration
4) Squealer rings are provided to give an early warning by sound.
5) Squealer rings come into contact before the wheels /collar come into contact.

Actions:

1) Load must be reduced

2) Steam temperature / vacuum must be improved
3) Damaged thrust bearing/ thrust pad have to be replaced

154. TURBINE EMERGENCY TRIP OPERATED/ HYDRAULIC /OVER SPEED

Causes:

1) Over speed of the turbine will cause the emergency governor to strike the trip
finger, which allows the trip piston to travel to its dump position, closing off
the trip oil supply from the vacuum trip and dumping pressure from the
various relay cylinders.

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 2) Manual operation of the master trip handle located on the turbine front
standard strikes the trip.

155. TG MOTOR STOPPED/ TG DISENGAGED

Causes:

1) Stopped from console

2) Tripped on overload
3) Supply lost
4) Lub oil pressure switch problem/ lube oil low interlock problem

Consequences:

1) If the rotor is hot and TG motor stopped, try to do barring by hand, by pulling
the BG lever over
2) The square head of the shaft on the vertical motor at least by 90 deg every 30
minutes.
3) See for the cause and rectify it.

Actions:

1) Due to top and bottom temperature DT, distortion of rotor (hogging).

2) Inter stage packing clearances may get affected there by reducing the
operating efficiency.

156. UPS INVERTER TROUBLE

Causes:

1) DC supply voltage low

2) DC supply voltage high
3) AC output voltage low
4) Input DC supply lost
5) Fan failure
6) UPS failure
7) Out of synchronism
8) Static switch fuse blown
9) Alternate source failure
10) Alternate source deviation
11) One inverter is bypassed
12) Inverter operation abnormal

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Consequences:

1) UPS supply interruption/ loss

Actions:

1) #Bypass the inverter, which has the trouble

2) See that the other inverter is supplying load

157. UPS CHARGER TROUBLE

Causes:

1) Charger A/B/C/ AC supply failure

2) Charger A/B/C output bus ground
3) Charger A/B/C/ DC volt low
4) Charger A/B/C no voltage

Consequences:

1) UPS inverter supply may be interrupted

2) Interruption will trip the unit
3) Under voltage may cause electric supply failure

Actions:

1) #Inform C&I
2) The charger alternate source has to be taken over.

158. UAT OIL LEVEL LOW/ BUCHHOLZ

Causes:

1) Leakage in
a. Drain
b. Gasket
2) Hot spot
a) Loose bolts
b) Internal faults
3) Insulation failure
4) Short circuit
i. Core to winding
ii. Phase to phase
iii. Core to core

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Actions:

1) Unload the transformer and change loads to other source. Inform E/M.

159. UT OIL LEVEL LOW/ BUCHHOLZ

Causes:

1) Leakage in
a. Drain
b. Gasket
2) Hot spot
a. Loose bolts
b. Internal faults
3) Insulation failure
4) Short circuit
i. Core to winding
ii. Phase to phase
iii. Core to core

Actions:

1) Unload the transformer and change loads to other source. Inform E/M.

160. UT TEMPERATURE HIGH - 90 0C

Causes:

1) Over load
2) Core fault (eddy current)-Only oil temperature goes high and winding
temperature does not change.

Following causes may cause high temperature problem

Mechanical Devices:
a) Buchholtz
b) Oil temperature high
c) Winding Temperate high
d) PRD (Pressure Relief Device)
e) SPR (Sudden Pressure Relay)- Based on rate of rise of pressure

Electrical:

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 a) Over current
b) Over voltage
c) Over fluxing
d) Earth fault
i. Phase to phase
ii. Phase to body
iii. Core to core
iv. Core to body

161. UAT TEMPERATURE HIGH - 100 0C

Causes:

1) Over load
2) Core fault (eddy current)-Only oil temperature goes high and winding
temperature does not change.

Following causes may cause high temperature problem

Mechanical Devices:
a) Buchholtz
b) Oil temperature high
c) Winding Temperate high
d) PRD (Pressure Relief Device)
e) SPR (Sudden Pressure Relay)- Based on rate of rise of pressure

Electrical:

a) Over current
b) Over voltage
c) Over fluxing
d) Earth fault
i. Phase to phase
ii. Phase to body
iii. Core to core
iv. Core to body

162. BOTH VAPOUR EXTRACTION FANS NOT RUNNING

Causes:

1) EPB
2) Supply problem

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 3) Motor problem
a. Motor over load
b. Single phase preventer
c. Motor got burnt

FUNCTIONS

1) Constantly remove air and hydrogen leakage accumulation from oil tank
2) Remove vapors, which may be harmful to the lube oil system.
3) Keep vacuum in the tank around 8cm of WC.
4) Also prevents oil vapors from oozing out through the oil tank cover and
depositing.
5) Air trapped in the oil may be pressurized at bearing and tend to blow into the
windings where it may damage the windings
6) Governor open and bearings rusting may be caused due to moisture. More
over rust is an active catalyst, which increases the rate of oil oxidation and
shorten the useful life of the oil charged

Consequences:

1) Above things will be affected

Actions:

1) See that one of the fans is started.

2) Steam parameters must be corrected.
3) Lube oil temperature and pressure should be verified and maintained.
4) Proper flow of oil to the bearings should be ensured.
5) The extraction drains must be kept open.
6) Differential expansions should be brought within limits.
7) Seal steam pressure and temperature should be verified.
8) If the trend is increasing side, trip the turbine and kill vacuum.

™ One should not wait the speed to come down to 2000 rpm (2/3 speed) for
breaking vacuum,
™ To avoid severe duty on last blades of LPT, as in other cases
™ The most important symptom of crack propagation is the typical increase of
vibration of amplitude of one or two mills with a sudden temperature drop.
As the crack progressed in a matter
™ Of weeks, the amount of temperature drop required has decreased, and the
resulting vibration amplitude increased
™ Generally such vibration contain substantial vibration components at the
second and third harmonics of running speed, when analyzed through IRD
variable frequency filter analyser

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 ™ In such case stop the unit and notify ANSALDO

163. 6.6KV BUS A/ B INCOMING BREAKER TRIP

Causes:

1) When Unit trips.

2) Bus electrical fault.
a. Earth fault
b. Bus Over current
c. Station Incomer closed
d. UT oil/ winding temperature high

164. 6.6/ 415 SWGR AUTO CHANGE OVER

Causes:

1) Bus under Voltage. (80% through under voltage relay)

2) If this continues and NO Voltage is sensed then all motor feeders trip. (To
avoid motor over current)

Consequences:

1) HT/ LT incomer tripped

Actions:

1) Look for proper change over and loads on bus remaining live

165. 415 V BMCC/ VDDC TRIP

Causes:

1) On electrical fault/ Short circuit/ Sustained over load downstream of the

incomer breaker then it trips.

Actions:

1) Observe for survival of the other section.

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166. UNIT#1 TRIPPED

Causes:

1) When any unit tripped looks for MVAR changes and acts accordingly
2) Also look if PRDS has taken over (come into service)
3) If in UNIT#1, look for 1S1, 1S2, 2S1, 2S2 supply voltages and maintain

167. UT A/B cooler / OLTC trouble.

Causes:

1) Cooler fan/pump motor Trouble.

2) Supply problem.
3) OLTC supply 3 phase 415 V fail.
4) Fans supply to Marshal box to tap changer box.
5) Oil operated relay.
6) PRD (OLTC Chamber) (Note: UT has no PRD).

168. UT A/B fire:

Causes:

1) Taken from Deluge valve. (Deluge valve supply from marshalling box.
Mulsifire:
a. PB
b. Lever
c. Bulb sensing

169. 6.6 KV bus A/B hot changeover out of synchronization.

Causes:

1) Mismatch between Unit and Station buses

a. Frequency
b. Voltage
c. Phase sequence

170. UAT Buchholtz/ oil level low

Causes:

1) Leakage in
a. Drain

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 b. Gasket
2) Hot spot
a. Loose bolts
b. Internal faults
3) Insulation failure
4) Short circuit
i. Core to winding
ii. Phase to phase
iii. Core to core

Actions:

1) Unload the transformer and change loads to other source. Inform E/M.

171. UAT temperature high.

1) High-100 ° C Trip-105° C

172. ESP Transformer-A/B buchholtz/Oil level low

Causes:

1) Leakage in
a. Drain
b. Gasket
2) Hot spot
c. Loose bolts
d. Internal faults
3) Insulation failure
4) Short circuit
i. Core to winding
ii. Phase to phase
iii. Core to core

Actions:

1) Unload the transformer and change loads to other source. Inform E/M.

173. ESP Transformer-A Temp High

Winding hi-95 °C trip-105°C

Oil Hi-80 °C Trip-90°C

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Causes:

1) Over load
2) Core fault (eddy current)-Only oil temperature goes high and winding
temperature does not change.

Following causes may cause high temperature problem

Mechanical Devices:
a) Buchholtz
b) Oil temperature high
c) Winding Temperate high
d) PRD (Pressure Relief Device)
e) SPR (Sudden Pressure Relay)- Based on rate of rise of pressure

Electrical:

a) Over current
b) Over voltage
c) Over fluxing
d) Earth fault
i. Phase to phase
ii. Phase to body
iii. Core to core
iv. Core to body

174. Unit & Station transformers parallel.

Causes:

1) Station breaker did not trip on closing the Unit breaker.

Actions:

1) Ensure that only one breaker is in service.

175. Unit DC volt Abnormal

Causes:

High voltage (250V)

If high voltage is there relay’s coil may get damaged.
Solenoid valves,

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 Indication lamps
DC motors may fail
Under voltage.(185V)

Consequences:

1) Low voltage cause more current to flow leading to overheating of motor.

2) At threshold voltage chattering of relays may take place leading to
variation in process parameters.

176. Unit Lighting Transformer Buchholtz/ Oil level low

Winding. Hi-95 trip-105

Oil Hi-80 trip-90

Causes:

1) Over load
2) Core fault (eddy current)-Only oil temperature goes high and winding
temperature does not change.

Following causes may cause high temperature problem

Mechanical Devices:
a) Buchholtz
b) Oil temperature high
c) Winding Temperate high
d) PRD (Pressure Relief Device)
e) SPR (Sudden Pressure Relay)- Based on rate of rise of pressure

Electrical:

a) Over current
b) Over voltage
c) Over fluxing
d) Earth fault
i. Phase to phase
ii. Phase to body
iii. Core to core
iv. Core to body

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177. Unit Bus A/B VT trouble.

Causes:

One of the fuses must have failed.

178. Generator TRIP RELAY operated

Causes:

Over voltage Turbine trip relay-a

GT differential Turbine Trip Relay-b
Low forward power Main breaker (trip coil#1)
Pole slipping Middle breaker (trip coil#2)
Stator earth fault 86G Gen field breaker
Generator differential. UT-A Incomer
GT PRD UT-B Incomer
GTt buchholtz Bus A auto changeover
GT winding temperature Bus B auto changeover
LBB To 386 G
Excitation faulty-a To 486 G
Overhead line differential Middle breaker LBB
To 286 G

179. Turbine bearing Vibration High.

Causes:

When the shaft vibration crosses 125 microns this alarm appears.
Possible reasons for high vibration could be
Oil film distortion
Oil temperature variation <38° C or > 42° C
Less seal steam temperature.
High moisture /mechanical impurities in the oil
Loose/damaged blades
Fouling in side the turbine
High eccentricity.

Actions:

Reduce the load and observe the trend. Trip the turbine if the vibrations cross 200
microns. During coasting down if the vibrations cross 280 microns vacuum

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 breaker is to be opened. Boiler to be hand tripped and boxed up. When TG
comes to rest engage the Turning Gear.

180. Turbine bearing temperature high.

Actions:

TRIP the turbine IF

Thrust bearing metal temperature crosses 90° C OR
Sleeve bearing metal temperature crosses 95° C.
Vacuum to be killed at < 2000 rpm speed or 200 mmHg vacuum.
Put the machine on barring gear with an advice from turbine maintenance.

181. TOTAL POWER FAILURE.

TOTAL AC POWER FAILURE

1) Ensure starting of EOP.

2) Ensure Closing of EMCC incomer from DG set if DG is running.
3) Ensure running of DC SOP.
4) Ensure all CVs, IVs, ESVs closed.
5) Generator Main, Middle, Field breakers tripped.
6) Ensure APH aux motor running.
7) Ensure DC lighting.
8) Close all Extraction block valves.
9) Look for flame if any shown by scanners
10) Ensure DC scanner fan running
11) Close CBD, SB valve if open.
12) Close RH, SH attemperation block valves.
13) Reset all ESP fields manually
14) Close main ejector steam valve and break vacuum below 2000 rpm or 200-
mmHg vacuum.
15) Close seal steam at Vacuum below 100 mmHg.

TOTAL DC POWER FAILURE

1) All breaker indication lamps go dark.

2) Turbine trips through ETD
3) If GRP supply is available
4) Main, Middle, Field breakers trip. Else trip them manually
5) Ensure all CVs ESVs Closure.
6) Filed breaker is to be opened from local.
7) For 6.6 KV buses ensure stand y DC supply by changing over the switch.
Ensure charging of EMCC at the earliest and start TGOP.

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8) If 6.6KV buses are OK with
9) Standby DC source try for normalizing LT buses.
10) Ensure running of AOP.
11) ID, FD, PA fans and Mills will be in service without any protection.
12) On loss of DC, FD fans Get trip command on loss of ID fan running
contact. But they remain in service, as there is no DC supply to the tripping
coil.
13) Also On loss of Both ID fans MFT acts but no mill or PA fan trips. All
feeders trip.
14) On resumption of DC Through standby source to 6.6KV buses all Mills, PA
fans, FD fans trip.
15) ID fans remain in service.

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