TURBOCOMPRESSOR CONTROL LOGIC

PRESSURE
DISCHARGE DISCHARGE DISCHARGE
SET POINT DP FLOW DP STAGE
1 FLOW PRESSURE TEMPERAT.
INLET CURRENT LIMIT SP OFFSET
MOTOR CURRENT SYSTEM PRESSURE
TEMPERATURE SET POINT
SP RATE LIMIT
SUCTION PAL 1 + SURGE
LIMIT PRESSURE SET POINT
ANTISURGE CALC.
SET POINT SAFETY MARGIN + TYPES:
DP/DP - FLOW/DP
DP/P - I/P
REF_T REF_P PV SP PV SP PV SP PV SP
IIC PIC1 PIC2 PIC3 PV SP
IGV_MIN_UNLOAD IGV_LOAD_TABLE RAMP2 HIC_IGV RAMP3
RAMP1 HIC_BYP
Related to pressure SP Limit current controller System pressure System pressure Limit pressure
DYNAMIC SP
or inlet temperature controller (IGV) controller (BOV) controller (BOV)
ACTIVATION
IGV RATE LIMIT MV YH MV YH MV YL MV YL BYP RATE LIMIT
+5% PV SP
SIC
HISEL5 Antisurge controller
LOSEL1 HISEL3 LOSEL2 LOSEL4 (BOV)
RAMP6 MV YL
RAMP4 HISEL6
-3%

E2 OUT = E2+(E1*(100-E2))/100 E1
SURGE ALM RAMP5 +

IGV BYP

TIMER1 Start-up timer

TIMER2 Aux oil pump running timer at start-up
TIMER3 Interstage temperature alarm enable timer
TIMER4 Coast-down timer
TIMER5 Cool-off timer

0 -> 100 TIMER1 (Startup timer) Elapsed time

RAMP1
LOSEL1.OUT -> 0 TIMER4 (Coast-down timer) Elapsed time
0 -> 100 Compressor in LOAD AND No SUCTION_PAL (Only for recycle or booster compressors)
RAMP2
HISEL3.OUT -> 0 RAMP3 = 100% OR SUCTION_PAL (Only for recycle or booster compressors)
100 -> 0 RAMP2 > IGV_LOAD_TABLE.OUT
RAMP3
HISEL5.OUT -> 100 RAMP4 = 0.0%
0 -> 100 HISEL6.OUT < Threshold A
RAMP4
PIC.MV -> 0 HISEL6.OUT > Threshold B
0 -> 5 Surge alarm incoming
RAMP5
5 -> 0 Surge alarm outcoming
0 -> 100 Compressor in LOAD AND No SUCTION_PAL (Only for recycle or booster compressors)
RAMP6
HISEL3.OUT -> 0 RAMP3 = 100% OR SUCTION_PAL (Only for recycle or booster compressors)

AUXILIARY OIL PUMP LOGIC

The auxiliary oil pump must be running (condition of compressor to start) before start the compressor.
During startup is forced in automatic mode and kept running until Timer2 is elapsed. After this time is automatically stopped and set in manual mode.
With compressor running, after Timer2, the operator is able to start the pump manually (could be useful just for tests).
When compressor stop the pump is force in auto mode in running, until Timer5 is elapsed.
In case of seal gas is missing during compressor stop (only for process where needed) the pump is stopped when Timer4 is elapsed, but in case of seal gas is available again, restart until Timer5 is elapsed.
When Timer5 is elapsed, the pump change in manual mode, but the pump remain in running; the operator is able to stop manually.
With compressor running, in case of low oil pressure alarm, the auxiliary pump restart in automatic mode and could be stopped manually by operator.

ANTISURGE CALCULATION TYPE SELECTION ANTISURGE DETECTION TYPE SELECTION

Because of different instrumentation and logic control between different compressor supplier, there is the possibility to choice between 4 different logics:
Atlas Copco DPFLOW/DPSTAGE (ACE DP/DP)
Atlas Copco antisurge control type : surge point is calculated by a ratio between DP_FLOW and DP_STAGE
Atlas Copco FLOW (ACE FLOW)
Atlas Copco antisurge control type: surge point is calculated by MassFlow corrected by pressure and temperature
CAM DP/P
Cameron antisurge control type: the line is calculated by ratio between DPFlow/DeliveryPressure.
CAM I/P
Cameron antisurge control type: the is calculated by ratio between Current/DeliveryPressure.
Because of different instrumentation and logic control between different compressor supplier, there is the possibility to choice between 3 different logics:
TYPE 1: SICPV < SICSP
Any time SICPV become less then SICSP (Pulse) a counter is increased by one and a timer is started (15-30s). During the timer counting, if the counter is greather then 2 (3) the
surge alarm is created. During the timer counting, if the counter is greather then 4 (5) the surge trip is created.
TYPE 2: discharge pressure gradient
Any time the discharge pressure gradient is less then the surge threshold (Pulse) a counter is increased by one and a timer is started (15-30s). During the timer counting, if the
counter is greather then 2 (3) the surge alarm is created. During the timer counting, if the counter is greather then 4 (5) the surge trip is created.
ATLAS COPCO TYPE 3 (EXTERNAL CONTROLLER)
An external controller receive the measure of discharge pressure and flow differential pressure. It automatically provide surge alarm and surge trip according to the ATLAS
internal settings.