PLC-Based Turbine Governor System

Author

Rock, Patrick ; Bauman, Terry ; Granzin, Bill

Author_Institution

L&S Electr. Inc., Schofield, WI

fYear

2006

fDate

18-23 June 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

The governor system used by many pulp and paper facilities with steam power generation creates many challenges. Challenges such as inadequate response times; poor speed regulation; analog control drifting; high maintenance and support costs; expensive or unavailable parts; and extended lead times. Machine availability is affected and extended generator downtime may result. Governor replacement provides the solution to these problems. Advantages of upgrading to a PLC-based turbine governor system include: off-the-shelf control and hydraulic components; governor algorithm contained in PLC-based regulating system; governor system independent from lube oil system; reliable hydraulic proportional valve replaces flapper nozzle system; user-friendly interface provides control and monitoring and extensive alarming and diagnostics; open communication allows connection with existing mill distributed control system (DCS)

Keywords

distributed control; paper industry; paper mills; power generation control; programmable controllers; steam turbines; PLC-based regulating system; PLC-based turbine governor system; analog control drifting; flapper nozzle system; generator downtime; governor replacement; hydraulic proportional valve; lube oil system; mill distributed control system; open communication; paper facilities; pulp facilities; speed regulation; steam power generation; Availability; Communication system control; Control systems; Costs; Delay; Distributed control; Hydraulic turbines; Petroleum; Power generation; Proportional control; PLC; controls; generation; governor; steam turbine; steam turbine controls; steam turbine generation; steam turbine governor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, 2006. Conference Record of Annual

Conference_Location

Appleton, WI

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0281-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAPCON.2006.1673776

Filename

1673776