PB310 S3 Plus Fuel Controller

PB310
U Series 3 Plus
Fuel Controller
for Gas Turbines
Description Benefits
The Series 3 Plus Fuel Controller provides a versatile, Series 3 Plus Fuel Controllers offer benefits you can’t
compact, and economical way to control an industrial get from other mechanical or electronic governors:
or aero-derivative gas turbine. In addition to regulat- • More precise control of turbine speed by eliminating
ing speed or power, it also protects against excessive mechanical deadtime and hysteresis effects
temperatures, speeds, or pressures, and sequences • More precise control of turbine-driven compressors
the fuel flow during startups and shutdowns. because control functions are integrated
Models are available for single or multishaft turbines • Lower fuel costs because precise temperature con-
driving variable-speed loads or synchronous genera- trol provides maximum fuel efficiency
tors. Their redundant inputs, fault detection, fallback • More reliable operation because redundant inputs
strategies, and redundant controller features define a and fallback modes provide fault tolerant control
new, more economical approach to fault tolerance • Less downtime and reduced maintenance costs be-
than has previously been available for such machines. cause electronic circuits are more reliable than me-
Fuel Controllers can be combined with Series 3 Plus chanical and hydraulic components
Antisurge and Performance Controllers to provide • Lower repair costs because start-up and shut-down
integrated control of turbine-driven compressors. sequences provide consistent warmup and cool-
They can also be integrated into a distributed control down and prevent operation at critical speeds
system via Modbus serial communication.
Basic Applications
For turbine-driven generators, the Fuel Controller
offers isochronous and droop control modes with
selectable local and remote set points:
• Isochronous control uses a PID algorithm to keep
the speed equal to the set point.
• Valve droop uses a P+PID algorithm to keep the
fuel flow proportional to the droop (that is, the differ-
ence between the speed and speed set point).
• Power droop uses a P+PID algorithm to keep the
generator’s power output proportional to the droop.
Mode switching is implemented via discrete inputs.
Redundant inputs can be used for power droop, and
the controller can fall back to valve droop if both fail.
Synchronization can be achieved by fine-tuning the
speed set point before closing the generator breaker.
If that breaker opens suddenly, Overspeed Prevention
features will reduce or stop the fuel flow to prevent
overspeed damage.
For turbine-driven compressors, the Fuel Controller’s
speed set point is set by a Performance Controller,
which in turn implements a tracking mode that pre-
vents integral wind-up if any turbine limitation (the
maximum temperature, for example) prevents it from
Description, continued on rear panel
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turbine’s speed until its primary trip is triggered, and
Description, continued from front panel captures that maximum speed for later display.
reaching the desired speed. Decoupling between the Acceleration and deceleration can be limited not only
Antisurge and Performance Controllers minimizes the by scheduling the fuel flow range, but also by setting
possibility of overspeed due to compressor surge or fuel flow and NGT rate-of-change limits.
compressor surge due to speed control actions. Temperature Inputs and Limits
For multi-shaft turbines, the Fuel Controller can con- A high-median algorithm is used to select from multi-
trol either the power turbine (NPT) or gas ple analog inputs for the combustion (T3) or exhaust
generator/high-pressure rotor (NGG/NHP) speed. temperature (T6). External conditioners are required
for thermocouple or RTD signals.
Speed and Acceleration Limits
Limiting loops are provided for all shaft speeds, and A limiting loop restricts the fuel flow when this tem-
you can define independent high speed alarm and perature exceeds a threshold you can define as a
electronic overspeed trip speeds for each shaft. In constant or as a function of the compressor discharge
addition, the overspeed test allows you to raise the pressure (CDP). In the latter case, a default constant
limit is used if the CDP input fails.
Summary of Features An alarm is generated if any temperature input fails, if
the spread between the high and low signals exceeds
The many built-in, keyboard-configurable features of
a user-defined level, or if the selected temperature
the various Series 3 Plus Fuel Controllers include:
exceeds a high alarm limit. The turbine is shut down if
• redundant speed inputs (selected value can be all temperature inputs fail, or if the selected tempera-
transmitted to companion controllers) ture is outside of a user-defined range.
• isochronous, valve droop, and power droop control Startups and Shutdowns
• primary control of NPT or NGG/NHP and limiting The Fuel Controller can also sequence the turbine’s
control of other shaft speeds (multi-shaft turbines) fuel supply during startups and shutdowns. The start-
• independent high-speed alarm and overspeed trip up sequence provides for pilot light and main burner
thresholds for each shaft ignition, timed warmups, and ramped acceleration to
• overspeed test captures overspeed trip limit operating speed. It will pause if the temperature or
acceleration gets too high, and aborts if the fuel valve
• local and remote set points
opens farther than intended, ignition does not occur,
• variable gain and reset rate or the turbine stagnates.
• high-median temperature selection with spread The stop sequence slows the turbine, pausing for up
alarm and automatic shutdown if all inputs fail to two cooldowns, before shutting it down. In contrast,
• over-temperature alarm, high-limiting with sched- the emergency shutdown immediately closes the fuel
uled set point, and high and low temperature trips control valve. Both the start-up and shut-down set
• limiting control of compressor discharge pressure point ramps can skip over two critical speed ranges.
(CDP) and fallback strategies for CDP input failure Control Valve Flexibility
• acceleration and deceleration limits In addition to 20 mA and 5 Vdc output signals, the
• fuel sequencing during startups and shutdowns Fuel Controller can also generate nearly any current
• set point ramps bypass two critical speed ranges signal (up to 200 mA) required by pneumatic trans-
ducers or hydraulic actuators. The output signal can
• cooldown and coastdown timers
be linearized relative to the valve’s flow characteris-
• compatible with pneumatic and hydraulic actuators, tics, and an alarm is generated if the valve deviates
with analog or LVDT position tracking from its intended position. An optional positioning
• Modbus interface enables communications with loop is also offered.
host computers or distributed control systems
• standard hardware simplifies maintenance and This product is covered by U.S. and foreign patents allowed
spare parts stocking and pending. The impeller logo, Safety On, and Recycle Trip
are registered trademarks of Compressor Controls Corp.
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COMPRESSOR CONTROLS CORPORATION

L 4725 121st Street, Des Moines, IA 50323, USA
Phone: (515) 270-0857 • Fax: (515) 270-1331 • Web: www.cccglobal.com
Printed in U.S.A.

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