Series and Compound Loadsharing

Parallel LoadSharing
For example, when talking about Parallel Load-Balancing, what you
have seen is:
VSDS
RSP

Compressor 1

out
UIC Serial LSIC Serial
1 network 1 network

MPIC
1
Suction
header Process
VSDS
RSP

Compressor 2

out
UIC Serial LSIC
2 network 2
 Parallel Compressors (one LSIC controlling
one driver per train)
Gov
LP-1 HP-1
Serial
UIC UIC LSIC
network

Gov
LP-2 HP-2

UIC UIC
LSIC

MPIC
FLOW

Suction Header Gov Injection

LP-3 HP-3

UIC UIC LSIC

Gov
LP-4 HP-4
UIC UIC
LSIC
 Parallel LoadSharing
How does it work?

Loadsharing:
1. Master Calculates its CR (Control response (PID))
2. Master Sends it to all L/S controllers. This adjusts the speed (increase/decreae) for all
compressors if eth DEV is +tive and opens the A/S valve if teh DEV is -tive.

Loadbalancing:
1. A/S calculates its S (DEV),
2. A/S sends it to its companion L/S
3. L/S calculates the highest S (lowest DEV) and send it to Master
4. Master average all S from all L/S controllers
5. Master sends the average as a LoadBalancing Setpoint (LB_SP) to
all L/S controllers
Parallel LoadSharing
 Series LoadSharing (more than one
driver per train)
What about Series Load-Balancing?

VSDS
RSP RSP
VSDS

Compressor 1 Compressor 1
out
out
UIC Serial LSIC UIC Serial LSIC
1 network 1 1 network 1

MPIC
Suction 1

• Loadsharing based on CR. Process

• Loadbalancing Variable – Load L could be:

– RC (Compressor Ratio)
– N (Speed)
– IGV
Series LoadSharing
Series LoadSharing
 Series and Parallel Compressors
Gov Gov
LP-1 HP-1

Gov Gov
LP-2 HP-2

Suction Gov Gov Injection

Header LP-3 HP-3

Gov Gov
LP-4 HP-4
 Process Description

1. Four parallel Trains (LP and HP)

2. Two GT drivers for each train:
– One GT for the LP machine,
– One GT for the HP machine.
 Compound Loadsharing (Leader – Follower)

Gov Gov
LP-1 HP-1
Serial
LSIC UIC UIC LSIC
network
Follower Leader

Gov Gov
LP-2 HP-2

LSIC UIC UIC

LSIC
Follower Leader
MPIC

Suction Gov Gov Process

Header LP-3 HP-3

LSIC UIC UIC LSIC

Follower Leader

Gov Gov
LP-4 HP-4
LSIC UIC UIC
LSIC
Follower Leader
 Compound Loadsharing
Speed SP
Gov Gov change
LP-1 HP-1 “S” Serial
LSIC UIC
“S” UIC
Train
“S” 1 LSIC
average network
Follower parameter parameterLeader
Speed SP
Gov Gov change
LP-2 HP-2 “S”
“S”
UIC UIC
Train
“S” 2
average
LSIC
parameter LSIC
Follower
parameterLeader
MPIC

Speed SP
Suction Gov Gov change Process
Header LP-3 HP-3 “S”
LSIC UIC “S” UIC Train
“S” 3 LSIC
average
Follower parameter parameterLeader
Speed SP
Gov Gov change
LP-4 HP-4 “S”
LSIC UIC “S” UIC
Train
“S” 4 LSIC
average
Follower parameter parameter Leader
 Leader-Follower scheme
Gov Gov
Speed SP LP-1 HP-1
change Serial
LSIC UIC UIC LSIC
network
Follower Rc Leader
Set-point
Gov Gov
Speed SP
LP-2 HP-2
change
LSIC UIC UIC
LSIC
Follower Rc Leader
Set-point MPIC

Suction Gov Gov Process

Header LP-3 HP-3
Speed SP
LSIC UIC UIC
change Follower Rc LSIC
Leader
Set-point
Gov Gov
Speed SP
LP-4 HP-4
change
LSIC UIC UIC
Follower Rc LSIC
Leader
Set-point
 Leader-Follower scheme

• Parallel Group Load Balancing

– The parallel group leaders are load balanced with each other based
on proximity to surge S
• Series Load Balancing Within Group
– The follower Load Sharing controllers are series loadbalanced with
the group leader based on Load L
• The Load-Sharing Leader-Follower control scheme will achieve the
following condition:

Rc(LP-1)=a∗
∗Rc(HP-1)

where a=1 if the LP machines are the same size and power as the HP
machines. a is a function.

L=a*N + b*OUT
(L is N or Rc or IGV if DEV is +tive...Balance the network based on N)
(L is OUT if eh DEV is –tive...Balance the network based on OUT)
Leader-Follower scheme
Leader-Follower example