GEK 107044

October 1998
Replaces TOGF400

GE Power Systems
Gas Turbine

Trip Oil

I. GENERAL

A hydraulic trip system called Trip Oil is the primary protection interface between the turbine control and
protection system and the components on the turbine which admit, or shut-off fuel. The system contains de-
vices which are electrically operated by SPEEDTRONIC signals.

Besides the tripping functions, trip oil also provides a hydraulic signal to the fuel stop valves for normal start-
up and shutdown sequences. On gas turbines equipped for dual fuel operation the system is used to selective-
ly close off the system not required.

II. COMPONENTS

Significant components on the Trip Oil system are as follows.

A. Dump Valve

The inlet guide vanes and the natural gas fuel branch in the trip oil system have dump valve(s) (20TV)
for inlet guide vanes, 20FG, for the natural gas system. These devices are solenoid-operated spring-re-
turn spool valves each of which will relieve trip oil pressure in the branch that it controls. In the case
of the redundant IGV and natural gas systems, any two out of three open valves will dump the trip oil
pressure. These valves are normally energized-to-run, deenergized-to-trip. This philosophy protects the
turbine during all normal situations as well as that time when loss of dc power occurs.

B. Inlet Orifice

An orifice is located in the line running from the bearing header supply to the control oil system. This
orifice is sized to limit the flow of oil from the lube oil system into the trip oil system. It must ensure
adequate capacity for all tripping devices and yet prevent starvation of the lube oil system when the trip
system is tripped.

C. Check Valve and Orifice Network

At the inlet of each individual fuel branch is a check valve and orifice network which limits flow into
the fuel branch and allow free flow out of that branch. This network limits flow into each branch allowing
individual fuel control without total system pressure decay. However, when one of the trip devices, lo-
cated in the main artery of the system, is actuated the check valve will close and result in decay of all
trip pressure.

These instructions do not purport to cover all details or variations in equipment nor to provide for every possible
contingency to be met in connection with installation, operation or maintenance. Should further information be desired or
should particular problems arise which are not covered sufficiently for the purchaser’s purposes the matter should be
referred to the GE Company.
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D. Pressure Switches

For gas fuel systems, one branch contains three redundant pressure switches, 63HG–11, –12, –13, which
will ensure an automatic transfer to the other gas supply if the trip pressure becomes too low for reliable
operation while operating on that fuel. The second branch contains three pressure switches, 63HG–1,
–2, –3. This signal is used to alarm the operator if there is a loss of pressure when the dump solenoids
are energized or if the pressure does not decrease when the trip solenoids are deenergized.

E. Limit Switches

The IGV and the natural gas fuel branch trip solenoid valves have limit switches on each spool. The limit
switches are used to alarm the operator if a valve does not open when deenergized or if a valve does not
close when energized.

III. OPERATION

The tripping devices which cause unit shutdown or selective fuel system shutdown, do so by dumping low
pressure oil (OLT). Each individual fuel stop valve may be selectively closed by dumping the flow of low
pressure oil going to it. Dumping valve 20FG causes the trip relay on the particular gas fuel stop/ratio valve
to go to the trip state, which permits its spring-returned closure. The orifice in the check valve and orifice
network permits independent dumping of each fuel branch of the trip oil system y its dump valve. Tripping
of the IGV branch will result in dumping the total trip oil system, which will shut the unit down.

During startup or fuel transfer, the SPEEDTRONIC panel will close the appropriate dump valve to activate
the desired fuel system(s). Both dump valves will be closed only during mixed fuel operation.

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