PRODUCT BULLETIN: 94080

GE FRAME 3® GAS TURBINE COMPRESSOR DRIVE

APPLICATION CONTROL PACKAGE
MAY 2012

THERMOCOUPLES
J or K

NHP
1 NLP
1
NHP
2 NLP
2
NHP
3 NLP
3
NST STARTER

PCD

TO VENT
F CAPACITY
E CONTROL
E NOZZLE
D RAM
B
FUEL A
SERVO
VENT C HYDRAULIC
VALVE
K POWER
UNIT

SERVO
CONTROLLER
GAS
FUEL
SRV STOP FCV
VALVE
I/E
FUEL

4-20 mA 4-20 mA
FUEL PRESSURE INPUT NOZZLE mA OUTPUT
4-20 mA 4-20 mA
SRV mA OUTPUT LOAD SETPOINT INPUT
4-20 mA FREQUENCY
FCV mA OUTPUT
SPEED
4-20 mA INPUTS FREQUENCY
PCD INPUT
2oo3 VOTE
FREQUENCY FREQUENCY
NST INPUT
FREQUENCY
THERMOCOUPLE mV
SPEED INPUTS TC01-TC18
FREQUENCY
INPUTS
FREQUENCY 2oo3 VOTE
OPTIONAL
MMI
APPLICATION CONTROL PACKAGE 9500-FR3-COMP

COMM PORT

TO PLANT INFORMATION SYSTEM DCS/SCADA

PLC INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM

Simplified schematic showing a Petrotech GE Frame 3® gas turbine compressor drive application control
package integrated into an advanced PLC-based control system.
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APPLICATION Analog outputs, 4-20 mA:

• Speed ratio valve position setpoint.
The GE Frame 3 application control package replaces older
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mechanical/hydraulic/electronic/pneumatic Frame 3 fuel regulators • Fuel control valve position setpoint.

with a modern, reliable application control package which runs • Nozzle position setpoint.
on an advanced PLC-based system. The control package for the Operating states:
gas turbine provides fuel control, speed ratio control, and nozzle
• Firing.
control based on speed and temperature.
• Warm-up.
ADVANTAGES • Accelerate.

• Hardware independent system: • Load.

Application control package’s portability allows customer choice of • Upset.
PLC platform, reducing need for additional spare parts and training Status, alarms, and shutdowns:
expenses. Available PLCs include General Electric, Siemens/TI, Allen- • Fault.
Bradley, and Modicon.
• NHP overspeed alarm.
• Fault tolerant: • NHP underspeed alarm.
The control package is available on tolerant controllers for critical
• NHP overspeed shutdown.
control applications.
• Redundant NHP overspeed shutdown.
• Simplified interface to DCS or SCADA:
• rNHP alarm.
Communication tasks are handled with a separate, dedicated module
• NLP overspeed alarm.
in the PLC, increasing data rate and simplifying network installation.
• NLP underspeed alarm.
• Improved fuel regulation:
• NLP overspeed shutdown.
Fast loop sampling rate, combined with modern digital control
techniques, improves steady-state setpoint control, and reduces • Redundant NLP overspeed shutdown.
overshoot during transients. • rNLP alarm.
• Improved start-up reliability: • High EGT alarm.
Special “lean lightoff” procedure ignites all burners with essentially • High EGT shutdown.
100% reliability, and with greatly reduced thermal stress. • Low EGT shutdown.
• Improved exhaust temperature monitoring and control: • Rejected thermocouple.
Advanced statistical algorithms detect turbine hot/cold spots and • Too few thermocouples shutdown.
automatically reject failed thermocouples. • rT alarm.
• Fail-safe features: • rT shutdown.
Redundant overspeeds; open/short monitoring of mA and
• Thermocouple spread alarm.
thermocouples; readback monitoring of outputs, and special self-
check features improve safety. • Thermocouple spread shutdown.
• Turbine maximum limit.
• Non-proprietary interfaces:
• Turbine minimum limit.
Simple 4-20 mA, RTD, thermocouple, and dry contact I/O
• NHP speed #1.
allows simple interface to existing sequence/protection logic
• NHP speed #2.
unit, making low-cost partial upgrades practical, and system
troubleshooting simple. • NHP speed #3.

• Improved operator information with optional MMI: • NHP speed #4.

Optional Man-Machine Interface MS Windows-based graphic • NHP speed #5.
operator interface displays system status, trending and data logging, • NLP breakaway.
which can be used as part of a preventive maintenance program. • EGT switch #1.
• Bolt test.
SCOPE OF SUPPLY
• Manual.
The application control package for Frame 3 gas turbine
• NLP speed #1.
compressor drive system, includes:
• NLP speed #2.
Analog inputs, 4-20 mA: • Starter overspeed.
• Load setpoint (capacity control). • Starter zero speed.
• Compressor discharge pressure (PCD). • High firing fuel pressure shutdown.
• Fuel interstage pressure. • PCD bias active.
Analog inputs, frequency: • Transmitter failure alarms.
• Three (3) redundant NHP. • Transmitter failure shutdowns.
• Three (3) redundant NLP. • Output failure shutdowns.
• One (1) starter speed. • Control mode.
Analog inputs, mV:
• EGT (up to 18 thermocouples).
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Controllers/special features: OPTIONS FOR COMPLETE CONTROL SYSTEM

• NHP controller for fuel valve. UPGRADE
• NHP acceleration controller for fuel valve. • Compressor application control package.
• NLP controller for fuel valve. • Gas turbine sequencing and protection discrete logic.
• NLP acceleration controller for fuel valve. • Compressor sequencing and protection discrete logic.
• EGT controller for fuel valve. • Communication interface to DCS or SCADA.
• EGT rate of rise controller for fuel valve. • Capacity control application control package.
• NHP controller for nozzles. • PLC hardware.
• EGT controller for nozzles. • Man machine interface unit with Wonderware InTouch® licensed
• Combustion monitoring system. software package.
Ramps: • Complete custom engineered control panel, factory tested and ready
• Firing (lean lightoff) ramp. to install.

• Start-up ramp. • Fuel valve system upgrade.

• Loading ramp. • Nozzle actuator system upgrade or retrofit.

• NLP cooldown ramp. • Thermocouple upgrade.

• Flame sensor upgrade.
Does not include:
• Vibration system upgrade.
• PLC hardware.
• Installation and commissioning.
• Compressor application control package.
• Training
• Gas turbine sequencing and protection discrete logic.
• Compressor sequencing and protection discrete logic.

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