Report on EHTC tuning and speed control loop optimisation at

Parli – 8 (250MW) for resolution of Speed Hunting issues in

Sub-Critical Sets with Conventional Governing
Background
A task force was formed for “EHTC configuration settings to prevent speed hunting during
Rolling” as a part of action plan decided in the “Workshop on Turbine Protection and Governing
System held at PSTS, Noida on 30th - 31st August 2016”.

Parli-8 (250MW) was identified for EHTC Configuration setting and logic optimization in which following
members visited site during shut down ( 22-26 Feb 2017).

BHEL – PSTS BHEL – EDN BHEL – PSWR

1. Md. Akram Ansari 1. Sh. Prafulla D Mahulikar 1. Sh. V.Vinay Kumar Vascuri
Dy. Manager (C&I) DGM (TGC) Sr. Engineer (C&I)
2. Sh. Virender Kumar
Dy. Manager (Turbine)

Activities carried out during Field Trial

Following Activities were carried out:

1. Observations of previous Rolling Parameters & speed hunting were made:

MS Pressure HRH Pressure Hunting in speed

Date of rolling Remarks
(kg/cm2) (kg/cm2 ) (within 5 seconds)
30.10. 2016 83-87 7-8 10-13 rpm Refer trend-1
14.11.2016 47-48 7-8 24-26 rpm Refer trend-2

From above table it is evident that rpm speed hunting was there with MS Pressure of (45-48 kg/cm2)
and HRH Pressure of (7-9 kg/cm2).

2. In order to minimize this hunting following parameters were recorded before optimization:
a. EHTC Response time to speed change was checked by simulating speed change.
This was done by fixing delayed speed set point (Nrtd) at 200 rpm and simulating actual speed
from 0 rpm to 400 rpm. Speed simulation was done by current injection from an analog output
card. This was causing EHTC output change from 100 % to 0% and vice versa. Response time is
measured with fast recorder are as follows:
Valve Speed Change EHTC Response
Action Nrtd EHTC O/P
Simulated
(ΔN Actual) (Simulated) Time
Changed from 100 %
Closing 200 From 0 rpm to 400 rpm 330 mS
to 0%
Changed from 0 % to
Opening 200 From 400 rpm to 0 rpm 405 mS
100%
 b. Following parameter were also recorded from configured EHTC logic

Sr. No. Parameter Value

SVC Time Base of EHTC Blocks
 For Critical Blocks 40 mS
1
 For High Blocks 100 mS
 For Normal Blocks 500 mS
2 Nrtd Stop Limit 108 rpm
3 Proportional Gain of PD Controller (Kp) 20
4 Scan Time SMU (SMU Parameter P0:03) 100 ms

Speed controller logic had a provision to select PI or PD mode.

c. EHTC file was uploaded for future reference.

3. Following modifications were made in EHTC logic and field to improve EHTC response
a. EHTC Logic was optimized:
 SVC time base for –
o Critical blocks changed to 20 ms.
o High blocks changed to 40 ms.
o Normal blocks changed to 100 ms.
 Scan time of field signals (speed and EHTC position feedback) for EHTC control was configured
as Critical.
 Speed controller logic blocks were rearranged and configured as critical blocks.
 All logical blocks related to PI control were removed and made speed controller a PD
controller only.
 Value of Proportional Gain (Kp) of the speed controller (PD) was changed from 20 to 24.
 Nrtd stop limit value changed from 108 rpm to 36 rpm.
b. Minimum scan time of SMU was changed from 100 ms to 5 mS (Parameter in SMU P0:03)

4. After optimization, EHTC Response time to speed change was again checked by simulating speed
change

Valve Speed Change

Action Nrtd EHTC O/P EHTC Response Time
Simulated (ΔNActual) (Simulated)
Changed from100
Closing 200 From 0 rpm to 400 rpm 77 mS
% to 0%
Changed from 0
Opening 200 From 400 rpm to 0 rpm 97 mS
% to 100%
5. Mechanical Governing characteristics was checked and found that IPCV was opening along with
HPCVs. same was corrected and values were fine-tuned as per following table.

Table-1: HP Secondary Oil Pressure VS HPCV- Table-2: IP Secondary Oil Pressure VS IPCV-1 &
1 & HPCV-2 position IPCV-2 position
HP HPCV-1 HPCv-2 IPCV-1 IPCV-2
IP Secondary
Secondary position position position position
oil (Kg/cm2)
oil (Kg/cm2) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
2.5 0 0 2.5 0 0
2.6 0 0.5 2.6 0 0
2.7 1.5 1.5 2.8 4 6
2.8 2.0 2.0 3.0 10 14
3.0 5.0 5.0 3.2 18 20
3.2 7.5 7.0 3.4 22 26
3.4 10.0 9.5 3.6 30 34
3.6 12.5 12.0 3.8 42 50
3.8 16.5 15.5 4.0 60 63
4.0 24 22 4.2 72 80
4.2 32 29.5 4.4 90 94
4.4 40 37 4.8 116 120
4.6 47 44 5.0 120 120
4.8 55 52
5.0 63 60 Table-4: EHTC Position VS Secondary Oil Pressure
5.1EHTC Position
63VS Secondary63 (Trimmed Condition)
Table-3: Oil Pressure
EHTC HP IP Secondary
EHTC HP
IP Secondary position Secondary oil (Kg/cm2)
position Secondary
oil (Kg/cm2) (%) oil (Kg/cm2)
(%) oil (Kg/cm2)
0 2.2 0.3
0 2.4 1.2
5 2.4 0.5
5 2.5 1.6
10 2.5 1.0
10 2.6 2.1
14 2.65 1.3
14 2.75 2.4
15 2.7 1.4
15 2.8 2.6
17 2.75 1.6
17 2.85 2.8
19 2.8 1.8
19 2.95 3.0
20 2.85 1.9
20 3.0 3.2
25 3.0 2.5
25 3.1 3.6
30 3.2 3.1
30 3.2 4.0
40 3.45 3.95
40 3.55 4.8
50 3.75 4.7
50 3.8 5.6
60 4.0 5.5
60 4.1 6.5
70 4.3 6.4
70 4.14 7.2
80 4.6 6.8
80 4.6 7.4
90 4.95 6.8
90 4.9 7.4
100 5.1 6.8
100 5.2 7.4
Note: EHTC position and valve response measured with fast recorder is
attached as Annexure-1

Scanned by CamScanner
Trend-1

Trend-2
Trend-3

Trend-4
Trend-5
Annexure-1
Annexure-1
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