PRIME UNIVERSITY

Ghorashal 950MW Thermal Power Station

Name of Report: Study Tour of Power System Protection Lab

& Power System Lab.
Place of Study Tour: Ghorashal 950MW Thermal Power Station.

Submitted To: Submitted by:

Fahim Rashid, Lecturer, Name: Faisal Ahamed
Department of EEE, ID : 102030301072
Prime University Batch : 24th
Dept. : EEE
 ABOUT GHORASAL POWER STATION

Ghorashal 950MW Thermal Power Station

INTRODUCTION:
Different types of power plants generate electricity and synchronize it with the
national grid. There are some isolated diesel power stations at remote places and
islands which are not connected with the National Grid.Terminal voltage of
different generators are 11 KV, 11.5 KV and 15.75 KV.In the Eastern Zone
(eastern side of river Jamuna), electricity is generated from indigenous gas and a
small percentage through hydro power. In the Western Zone, Coal and imported
liquid fuel is used for generation of electricity. The fuel cost per unit generation in
the Western Zone is much higher than that of the Eastern Zone. Therefore, as a
policy, low cost electricity generated in the Eastern Zone is transferred to the
Western Zone through the 230 kV East-West Inter connector transmission line.It
may be mentioned that the Ghorashal Power Station is the largest power station in
Bangladesh and started its operation in the year 1974.The Department of Electrical
& Electronic Engineering (EEE) undertook a study tour to Ghorashal 950MW
Thermal Power Station, Polash, Narshingdi (the biggest power plant of
Bangladesh) on 7th of November, 2013. Study tour to observe the electricity
generation & transmission and power station operation & maintenance are relevant
and enrichment activities of the electrical engineering education.

 Ghorashal Power Station having installed capacity of 950 MW is the biggest

 It has 6 units of gas fired stream turbine power plant.

power station in Bangladesh.

 Installed capacity of unit # 1& 2 is 55 MW each.

 Installed capacity of unit # 3to 6 is 210 MW each.

Philosophy of generation
 Stream produced in boiler
 Stream forced to rotate turbine & rotational
 Energy transformed in to electrical energy in to the generator.

Steam power plant energy conversion

Mechanical
Heat energy
energy
Chemical Converted to converted to
converted to
energy of heat energy Mechanical
Electrical
fuel in Boiler energy in
energy in
Turbine
generator

Fig: Power flow diagram

 SYSTEM OF 55 MW UNIT
Boiler:
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Type-T.M-157

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Steam generating capacity 230 Ton/hr


Steam pressure at boiler out let 100 kg/cm


Rated live steam temperature 540


Efficiency 90.5%


Flue gas temperature 120


Steam boiler is drum type with two stage evaporation system


It has steam separating cyclone


It is equipped with burners using natural gas


It is gas tight with balanced draft
It has two separate flows passing along steam and water ducts

Turbine:

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Type-k-55-90-4

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Nominal speed -3000 RPM


Live steam pressure -90kg/cm

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Steam flow at rated /Full load 216Ton/hr


Live steam temperature 535
NO of bleed off points-7

Generator:
Type TB -60-2
Manufacturer “Electrosila” ,Russia
Nominal rating(Mw) 55
Terminal voltage(kv) 10.5
Stator current/rated (Amp) 3780
Rotor voltage /rated(v) 400
Rotor current/rated(Amp) 1445
Power factor .8
frequency 50
Nominal speed(RPM) 3000
Cooling system Hydrogen cooling
 The turbine Generator utilizes the static self-excitation system with booster

 The Generator uses strong automatic excitation regulation.

transformer.

The stand by excitation is an electric machine excitation.

SYSTEM OF 210 MW UNIT

Boiler:

Type TGME-206/COB
Steam generating 670
capacity(Ton/hr)
Steam pressure at boiler out 140
let(kg/cm)
Rated live steam temperature( C) 540
Secondary steam temperature( C) 540
Efficiency (in %) 93
Flue gas temperature( C) 132



Steam boiler is a drum type with two-stage evaporation system.


It has steam separating cyclone.


It is equipped with burner using natural gas.


It is gas tight with balanced draft.
It has two separate flows passing along steam and water ducts.

Picture of Boiler
Turbine:
Type k-210-130-3
Nominal speed,RPM 3000
Steam flow at rated/full load(ton/hr) 636
Live steam pressure(kgf/cm) 130
Live steam temperature( C) 540
Secondary steam temperature( C) 540

 Steam condensate turbine is a single shaft t three cylinder set with intermediate
 It is designed for direct rotation of A.C generator.

GENERATOR CONSTRUCTION DETAILS (210 MW)

Picture of Generator

Generator:
Type TGB-200MT3
Nominal rating(MW) 210
Terminal voltage(kv) 15.75
Stator current/rated(amp) 9060
Rotor voltage/rated(v) 430
Rotor current/rated(amp) 1950
Power factor .85
frequency 50
Nominal speed(RPM) 3000
Cooling system Hydrogen and water cooling
 The turbo generator utilizes the static self-excitation system with booster

 The generator uses strong automatic excitation regulation.

transformer.

 The stand by excitation is an electric machine excitation.

About Generator: An electrical generator is a machine, which converts

mechanical energy (or power) into electrical energy (or power). Energy conversion
is based on the principal of the production of dynamically (or motionally) induced
emf. Whenever conductor cuts magnetic flux, dynamically induced emf is produced
in it according to Faraday’s Laws of electromagnetic induction. This emf causes a
current to flow if the conductor circuit is closed. Hence two basic essential parts of
an electrical generator are 1) A Magnetic field & 2)A Conductor or Conductors
(armature) which can so move as to cut the flux. Generators are A.C. or D.C. the
device in which electricity is generated by keeping the magnetic field stationary and
armature rotating is called D.C. generator and the device in which electricity is
generated by keeping the armature (conductor) stationary and magnetic field
rotating is called A.C. generator. In the case of A.C. generators standard
construction consists of armature winding mounted on stationary element called
stator and field windings on a rotating element called rotor. The details of
construction are as elaborated ahead.1)Stator : consists of Body/Frame, Core,
Winding, Distillate Header, Terminal Bushing, End shield, gas coolers etc.2)Rotor :
consists of shaft, winding, wedges, retaining ring, fans, field leads, slip ring &bush
gear.

STATOR:
The stator body with core and stator winding form the heaviest component of the
entire Turbo generator. The active parts to be accommodated and the forces and
torque arising during operation call for a rigid and strong stator shell. Moreover, it
is designed tow ithstand high internal pressure, which may arise due to unlikely
event of explosion of hydrogen air mixture without any residual deformations.
Stator body is a totally enclosed gas tight fabricated structure made up of high
quality mild steel and austenitic steel. It is suitably ribbed with annular rings called
inner walls to ensure high rigidity and strength. The arrangement, location and
shape of inner walls is determined by the cooling circuit for the flow of gas and the
required mechanical strength and stiffness and side walls are suitably blanked to
house four longitudinal hydrogen gas coolers in-side the stator body.
 Fig: Stator of Generator in Ghorasal Power Station

STATOR WINDING:
The stator has a three phase, double layer, short pitched and bar type of winding
shaving two parallel paths. Each slot accommodates two bars. The slot lower bars
and the slotupper bars are displaced from each other by one winding pitch and
connected at their ends so as to form coil groups.

LAYING OF STATOR WINDING:

The stator winding is placed in open rectangular slots of the stator core which are
uniformly distributed on the circumference. After laying top bar, slot wedges are
inserted. Below slot wedges, high strength glass textolite spacers are put to have
proper tightness. In between top and bottom bars, spacers are also put. These
measures prevent vibrations that may be set up by the bar currents.

ROTOR:
The rotor comprises of following components
1.Rotor shaft
2.Rotor winding
3.Rotor wedges & other locating parts for winding
4.Retaining ring
5.Fans
6.Field lead connections
 Fig: Rotor of Generator in Ghorasal Power Station

DISCUSSION ABOUT TOUR:

Picture of Ghorashal 950MW Thermal Power Station

The Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE) undertook a

study tour to Ghorashal 950MW Thermal Power Station, Polash, Narshingdi (the
biggest power plant of Bangladesh) on 7th of November, 2013. Study tour to
observe the electricity generation & transmission and power station operation &
maintenance are relevant and enrichment activities of the electrical engineering
education. This time the tour was organized for the students of Power System
Protection Lab course and arranged by the course coordinator Fahim Rashid,
Lecturer of EEE Department With Saikat Basak Lecturer of EEE Department and
Indraneel Misra, Jr. Lecturer & Asst. proctor in order to introduce the students
with the power station operation and maintenance concepts with accompanied 45
enthusiastic students in the tour.

One of a group from the Tour with Teachers

On arrival, teachers and students were greeted by the engineers and officials of
Ghorashal Power Station. Students were then divided into four groups and were
given introductory speech about the power station by four plant engineers. They
were demonstrated about the working principle of thermal power station,
description of the cycle, working function of primary and auxiliary equipments etc.
The four groups of students were then taken to visit the 6 (six) generator-turbine
units and the related control center of the power station. They were demonstrated
about the working principles of turbine, generator, governor, cooling system,
boiler, economizer, super heater, reheater, sub-station, protection devices,
switchgear facilities etc. of this 950MW power station.
 One group with Engr. Kshirod Mohan Bose
Sub- Divisinal Engineer (Boiler)
5-6 Unit, Ghorashal Power Station

The students got a practical idea about the working principle of a thermal power
station. It was a good learning experience for them to see the actual management
operations too. The Department of EEE extends its profound thanks to the officials
of Bangladesh Power Development Board & Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant
Station for their support & hospitality and Prime University administration for
providing the administrative support as always.