AUTOMATIC TURBINE TESTER

BY ASHUTOSH DWIVEDI

SALIENT FEATURES OF ATT

INDIVIDUAL TESTING OF EACH PROTECTIVE DEVICE AND STOP AND CONTROL V/V. PROTECTION OF TURBINE DURING ATT IS PROVIDED BY SPECIAL TEST PROTECTIVE DEVICES. AUTOMATIC FUNCTONAL PRETESTING OF SUBSTITUTE DEVICES THAT PROTECT TURBINE DURING TESTING. MONITORING OF ALL PROGRAM STEPS FOR EXECUTION WITHIN A PREDEFINED TIME. INTERUPTION IF RUNNING TIME EXCEEDED OR ACTUAL TRIP INITIATED. AUTO RESET OF TEST PROGRAM AFTER A FAULT.

AUTOMATIC TURBINE TESTER

HEALTHINESS OF FOLLOWING COMPONENTS ARE CHECKED ONLINE (WITHOUT TRIPPING OF TURBINE) PROTECTION DEVICES - FUNCTIONING OF REMOTE TRIP SOLENOID - FUNCTIONING OF OVERSPEED TRIP FLYBOLTS - FUNCTIONING OF HYDRUALIC LOW VACUUM TRIP TURBINE STOP & CONTROL VALVE - OPERATION OF ALL HP / IP STOP VALVES - FREE MOVEMENT OF ALL HP / IP CONTROL VALVES

TESTING OF PROTECTION DEVICES

SEQUENCE OF OPERATION SELECT SUB GROUP SELECT SAFTY DEVICE RTS 1 /2 O/S TRIP LOW VACCUM

TEST PROG ON
PRETEST STARTS PRETEST COMPLETE MAIN TEST ON

MAIN TEST COMPLETE

RESETTING PROG ON RESETTING COMPLETE

TEST COMPLETE

C/O VALVE & TEST SOL

PRETEST

TEST SOLENOIDS ENERGISE( OPEN) PRESSURE BEFORE CHANGEOVER V/V > 5 Ksc TEST SOLs DE ENERGISE (CLOSE) PR BEFORE CHANGEOVER V/V & BETWEEN TEST SOLs < 2 Ksc TEST SOLs ENERGISE PR BEFORE CHANGEOVER V/V > 5 Ksc OPERATING SOL OF CHANGEOVER V/V ENERGISE CHANGEOVER V/V MOVES TO TEST POSITION ALTERNATE SUPPLY OF TRIP OIL ESTABLISHED FROM CONTROL FLUID

RESET SOL

RTS
O/S TRIP TESTER O/S TRIP DEVICE

MAIN TEST
REMOTE TRIP SOLENOID 1 /2

RTS 1 OR 2 ENERGISE AUX TRIP OIL DRAINS MAIN TRIP V/V TO TRIP POSITION TRIP OIL BEFORE CHANGEOVER V/V DRAINS TEST COMPLETE

MAIN TEST
OVERSPEED TRIP DEVICE O/S TEST MOTOR ON TEST OIL PRESSURE BUILDS UP O/S BOLTS 1 & 2 OPERATE AUX TRIP OIL DRAINS

MAIN TRIP V/V TO TRIP POSITION TRIP OIL BEFORE CHANGEOVER V/V DRAINS TEST COMPLETE

LOW VACUUM TRIP

MAIN TEST
LOW VACCUM TRIP DEVICE LOW V/C TEST SOL ENERGISE V/C ABOVE DIAPHRAGM FALLS MAIN PILOT MOVES DOWN SECOND PILOT MOVES DOWN AUX TRIP OIL DRAINS MAIN TRIP V/V TO TRIP POSITION TRIP OIL BEFORE CHANGEOVER V/V DRAINS TEST COMPLETE

RESETTING PROGRAMME

RTS/ LOW VAC SOL DEENERGISE/OVERSPEED MOTOR REVERSES TO OPERATING POSITION RESET SOLs ENERGISE AUX STARTUP OIL BUILDS UP (FROM CONTROL FLUID) MAIN TRIP V/V & O/S TRIP DEVICE RESET AUX TRIP OIL & TRIP OIL BUILD UP RESET SOLs DEENERGISE AUX START UP COLLAPSE OPERATING SOL OF CHANGEOVER V/V DEENERGISE CHANGEOVER V/V MOVES TO OPERATING POSITION TRIP OIL CIRCUIT ESTABLISHES THROUGH MAIN TRIP V/V TEST SOLs DEENERGISE RESETTING COMPLETE

TEST COMPLETE

TESTING OF STOP AND CONTROL VALVE

CHANGE OVER V/V AND TEST & RESET SOL

ATT MOT OR

SEQUENCE OF OPERATION

ATT OF STOP AND CONTROL V/V

ATT MOTOR OF CONTROL V/V STARTS CONTROL V/V SLOWLY CLOSES FULLY ATT MOTOR STOP WITH SLIGHT OVERTRAVEL TEST SOL OF STOP V/V ENERGISE SLIDE V/V OF TEST V/V MOVES TO UPPER POSITION TRIP OIL BELOW PISTON CONNECTED TO DRAIN STOP V/V CLOSE RESET SOL ENERGISE TRIP OIL IS ADMITTED ABOVE PISTON SPRING IS TIGHTEND TEST SOL DE-ENERGISE RESET SOL DE-ENERGISE STOP V/V OPENS SLOWLY TO 100% ATT MOTOR OF CONTROL V/V ROTATES IN REVERSE DIRECTION CONTROL V/V OPENS SLOWLY TO NORMAL POSITION ATT MOTOR STOPS AFTER SLIGHT OVER TRAVEL

TEST COMPLETE

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