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General Purpose Steam Turbine Control Application (STCA-GP) for mechanical drives Main components Industrial PLC Operator display PC based configuration tool Serial interfacing to PCS Steam Turbine Control Application Selection of two or three speed probes Automatic fallback response to speed probe failure Predictive control response Configurable setpoint and process variable Predictive response to avoid overspeed upon sudden driven load changes Open loop response Increase availability and operability of the driven unit which may otherwise trip on overspeed due to sudden load change Actuator control response dampening upon compressor surge detection Actuator output Linearization of actuator output Valve actual position deviation alarming (if position feedback is available) Sequencing Full automatic cold, warm and hot start of turbine Automatic start up timing based on running and shutdown timing Automatic warmup timing based on casing or flange temperatures Critical speed zone ramping and avoidance Loading and unloading of a compressor in conjunction with its companion performance and antisurge controllers Control solutions to the Oil & Gas, Chemical and Petrochemical industries world wide The turbine governor control or Steam Turbine Control Application (STCA-GP) developed by Control-Care enables fully automated speed control during normal operation as well as start-up/shutdown speed control including critical speed avoidance. It provides a versatile and economical way to regulate your steam turbine’s speed, protects the turbine against overspeed damage and automatically sequences startups and shutdowns. The STCA is fully configurable to API611 general purpose steam turbines and is typically integrated into the train control system using Honeywell’s Control Edge product family. This integration results in improved train control system availability and reliability as well as in reduced system cost. The entire Control-Care turbine and compressor control scheme can include compressor antisurge (ACA) and performance (PCA) control, compressor auxiliaries sequencing, parametric diagnostics and ESD system interfacing. Set point mode selection Internal setpoint Local setpoint Remote setpoint Cascade setpoint Analog, pushbuttons, serial link Limiting control Maintain turbine speed within allowable operational range Maintain predefined process variables within limits Cascade control Control of an alternate process variable using an independent set of tuning parameters Overspeed prevention Keep steam turbine speed at or below maximum operating speed using predictive control response or open loop response Overspeed and acceleration protection Turbine trip when the rotor speed or acceleration exceeds allowable limit Calculated variables Current speed indication based on numberof installed probes and functioning probes Control-Care BV Kabelweg 37 • 1014 BA Amsterdam • The Netherlands T +31 (0)20 6376 801 • F +31 (0)20 6362 780 www.control-care.com • info@control-care.com De Steiger 215 • 1351 AW Almere • The Netherlands T. +31(0) 36 531 4014 • www.dgfg.nl • sales@dgfg.nl

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  • General Purpose Steam Turbine Control Application (STCA-GP)

    for mechanical drives

    Main components• IndustrialPLC• Operatordisplay• PCbasedconfigurationtool• SerialinterfacingtoPCS

    Steam Turbine Control Application• Selectionoftwoorthreespeed probes• Automaticfallbackresponseto speedprobefailure

    Predictive control response• Configurablesetpointand processvariable• Predictiveresponsetoavoid overspeeduponsuddendriven loadchanges

    Open loop response• Increaseavailabilityand operabilityofthedrivenunit whichmayotherwisetripon overspeedduetosuddenload change• Actuatorcontrolresponse dampeninguponcompressor surgedetection

    Actuator output• Linearizationofactuatoroutput• Valveactualpositiondeviation alarming(ifpositionfeedbackis available)

    Sequencing• Fullautomaticcold,warmand hotstartofturbine• Automaticstartuptimingbased onrunningandshutdowntiming• Automaticwarmuptimingbased oncasingorflangetemperatures• Criticalspeedzoneramping andavoidance• Loadingandunloadingofa compressorinconjunctionwith itscompanionperformanceand antisurgecontrollers

    Control solutions to the Oil & Gas, Chemical and Petrochemical industries world wideThe turbine governor control or Steam Turbine Control Application (STCA-GP) developed by Control-Care enables fully automated speed control during normal operation as well as start-up/shutdown speed control including critical speed avoidance. It provides a versatile andeconomical way to regulate your steamturbine’s speed, protects the turbineagainst overspeed damage andautomatically sequences startups andshutdowns. The STCA is fullyconfigurable to API611 general purposesteam turbines and is typically integratedinto the train control system using Honeywell’s Control Edge product family. This integration results in improved train control system availability and reliability as well as in reduced system cost.

    TheentireControl-Careturbineandcompressorcontrolschemecanincludecompressorantisurge(ACA)andperformance(PCA)control,compressorauxiliariessequencing,parametricdiagnosticsandESDsysteminterfacing.

    Set point mode selection• Internalsetpoint• Localsetpoint• Remotesetpoint• Cascadesetpoint• Analog,pushbuttons,seriallink

    Limiting control• Maintainturbinespeedwithin allowableoperationalrange• Maintainpredefinedprocess variableswithinlimits

    Cascade control• Controlofanalternateprocess variableusinganindependent setoftuningparameters

    Overspeed prevention• Keepsteamturbinespeedator belowmaximumoperatingspeed usingpredictivecontrolresponseor openloopresponse

    Overspeed and acceleration protection• Turbinetripwhentherotorspeedor accelerationexceedsallowablelimit

    Calculated variables • Currentspeedindicationbasedon numberofinstalledprobesand functioningprobes

    Control-Care BVKabelweg37•1014BAAmsterdam•TheNetherlandsT+31(0)206376801•F+31(0)206362780www.control-care.com•[email protected]

    DeSteiger215•1351AWAlmere•TheNetherlandsT.+31(0)365314014•www.dgfg.nl•[email protected]

  • Graphical interfaces• Controlapplicationfaceplate• Controlapplicationconfigurator

    User friendly application configurator• Upperscreenprovidesforloop configurationsettings• Lowerscreenshowsdedicated loop’scontributiontooverall output

    Control valve testing module• Straightforwardcontrolvalve stroking• Straightforwardcontrolvalve strokeverificationtests• Passwordprotecteduser levelacces

    Overspeed testing module• Simpleandautomated procedureforoverspeed validationandtesting,with manualoverridecapability• Passwordprotecteduser levelaccess

    Control solutions to the Oil & Gas, Chemical and Petrochemical industries world wide

    Turbine performance deviation alarming• Expectedandactual performancearecompared andalarmedincasediverging

    Application control functions are selectable • Customizeeachapplication individuallybyenablingordisabling sitespecificfunctionality (configurationinsteadof programming)

    Alarms and events • Timestampedalarmandevent reportingforsignalingand troubleshootingpurposes

    Critical event stored on control system platform • Standardtrendingofcritical parameters,[x]minutes*prior and[y]minutes*aftertheevent

    Sequence of event history on control system hardware, time stamped • Standard[x]points*history instandalonemode

    *)Quantityisconfigurable

    General Purpose Steam Turbine Control Application (STCA-GP)

    for mechanical drives

    Control-Care BVKabelweg37•1014BAAmsterdam•TheNetherlandsT+31(0)206376801•F+31(0)206362780www.control-care.com•[email protected]

    DeSteiger215•1351AWAlmere•TheNetherlandsT.+31(0)365314014•www.dgfg.nl•[email protected]