A control system retrofit for a GE Frame 5 turbine/generator unit

Author

Yacobucci, Roger B.

Author_Institution

Woodward Governor Co., Fort Collins, CO, USA

Volume

6

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

225

Lastpage

230

Abstract

A turn-key retrofit for a combined cycle General Electric (GE) Frame 5 Fuel Regulator controlled turbine/generator unit is described. Retrofitting existing turbine/generators with a modern digital control system (DCS) increases the effectiveness of the present capacity by increasing the reliability of starts, increasing system availability. improving control performance, improving information display and data acquisition, and improving or replacing outdated fuel delivery systems. The retrofit´s major impact was on the control and fuel systems of the turbine operating system and on the electrical control system of the generator operating system

Keywords

computerised control; maintenance engineering; synchronous generators; turbogenerators; Frame 5 Fuel Regulator; General Electric; availability; control performance; control system retrofit; data acquisition; digital control system; fuel delivery systems; information display; reliability; starts; turbine/generator unit; Availability; Control systems; Data acquisition; Digital control; Displays; Distributed control; Fuels; Operating systems; Regulators; Turbines;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/60.79625

Filename

79625