DRAIN

As soon as test programme is initiated, the

positioner motor of control valve
servomotor's pilot starts. The control oil
supply pressure beneath the servomotor
piston drops and control valve starts
closing.
After the control valve is fully closed,
command goes to energise solenoid valve
(1). The trip oil pressure drains beneath
the disc of stop valve servomotor piston.
The stop valve closes. After the stop valve
is closed, automatically a command goes to
energise another solenoid (2).
This supplies trip oil to the test valve such
that test valve moves down gradually to
admit trip oil pressure above the
servomotor piston.
As soon as piston sits on the disc, there is
a sudden rise in trip oil pressure, which
is sensed by pressure switches.
After these solenoids (1) & (2) de-energise,
the test valve moves up to admit trip oil
beneath the disc and connecting the
space on top of the piston to drain. This
pressure difference causes the stop valve
to open.
Once the stop valve is opened, next
command goes to the positioner motor to
move in reverse direction; opening the
control valve.
All along this test, the other control
valves are operated by the
governor, so as to keep the load
and pressure reasonably constant.
Should any turbine trip occur
during the test, all solenoids are
de-energised and tripping takes
place in the usual manner.
Reset Programme :-
The resetting programme automatically starts
after the main test is over. The reset
solenoid valves energise and supply control
oil in aux. start-up oil circuit to reset main
trip valves and protective devices, which
have tripped from their normal positions.
Once they return to their normal position, trip
oil and aux. trip oil pressure can be built-up
and monitored.
If oil pressure is satisfactory, reset solenoids
along with test solenoid valves and Change
Over Valve get de-energised, deactivating
hydraulic test circuit and resetting circuit.