SOLAR SURGE

CONTROL SYSTEM

Solar Turbines
 Solar Surge Control System
• Integrated system – Controller, Logix and Functional Block
• Surge Control Model
• HEAD, % = Function (Pressure ratio, Temperature Ratio
• FLOW, % = Function (flow DP, Suction Pressure)

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 Solar Surge Control System

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 SURGE REPORT

Control Line
Dead-band Line

Surge Line = aX3 + bX2 + cX + d

Surge Pulse

ASV Close Rate

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 100

90
2%
80
10%

70

60
HEAD, %

50

40

30

20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
FLOW, %

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 100
Operation
90
• Surge Margin > 12%
80
• Anti Surge Valve Position < 100%
70 Close
▪ Controller command the
60 ASV to close.
HEAD, %

50
• Allow Manual Mode of ASV
40

30

20

10

0
0 20 40 60 80 100
FLOW, %

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 100
Operation
90
• Surge Margin < 12% & > 10%
80
• Controller command the ASV to
70 stay last position.
• HOLD position
60
HEAD, %

• Manual Mode turn to AUTO

50
Mode
40

30

20

10

0
0 20 40 60 80 100
FLOW, %

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 100
Operation
90
• Surge Margin < 10%
80
• Controller command the ASV to
70 Open

60
HEAD, %

50

40

30

20

10

0
0 20 40 60 80 100
FLOW, %

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 SURGE PROTECTION
Flow, DP
• Anti Surge Control
▪ Command the ASV
▪ Avoid compressor from operating near surge

• Pulse
▪ Measuring Rate of Change

103.05 in H20
▪ Every pulse open ASV by 15%
▪ Shutdown if 5 pulses in 10 seconds

• Vibration: Axial and radial

• Shutdown if positional or transmitter failure

1s

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 FOCUS of Safety for Surge Control System

• Controller
▪ Refer to SB-5.13.2/175. Solar will be migrating all
programming platforms to the Windows® 10 64-bit
operating system. Versions 16, 20, and 30 is Windows 10
64-bit compatible.
• HMI
▪ Refer to SB-5.13.2/195. With the upcoming introduction of
Windows 10, Solar® has determined that continued support
of TT4000 V3.5 is not viable. The HMI can be upgraded to
the latest display hardware.

• Positioner
▪ SVI

• Training
▪ Centrifugal Compressor Performance and Condition
Evaluation

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