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SAGNIK CHOUDHURY
PREFACE
Economic growth in India, being dependent on the power sector, has necessiated an
enormous growth in electricity demand over the last two decades. Electricity in bulk
quantities is produced in power plants, which can be of the following types: (a)
Thermal (b) Nuclear (c) Hydraulic, (d) Gas turbine and (e) Geothermal.
I have done my vocational training in MEJIA THERMAL POWER STATION under
DAMODAR VALLEY CORPORATION (D.V.C.) comprising 4 units of 210 MW
each, 2 units of 250 MW each and 2 units of 500 MW each. It is a modern thermal
power station having tilting burner corner fired combustion engineering USA design
boiler and KWU West Germany Design Reaction Turbine. Both these main
equipments have been designed, manufactured and supplied by Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited, India. MTPS units have many special features such as Turbo
mill, DIPC (Direct Ignition of Pulverised Coal) system, HPLP bypass system,
Automatic Turbine Run up system, and Furnace Safeguard Supervisory System.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The dissertation has been prepared based on the vocational training
undergone in a highly esteemed organisation of Eastern region, a pioneer in
Generation Transmission & Distribution of power, one of the most technically
advanced & largest thermal power stations in West Bengal, the Mejia Thermal
Power Station (M.T.P.S), under DVC.
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the authorities of Mejia
Thermal Power Station and Techno India for providing me such an
opportunity to undergo training in the thermal power plant of DVC, MTPS.
I would also like to thank the Engineers, highly experienced without whom
such type of concept building in respect of thermal power plant would not
have been possible. Some of them are:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
CONTENTS
Page No
1. Introduction ................................................................................................5
2.Technical Specification of Mejia thermal power plant.................................6
3.Overview of a Thermal power plant.............................................................7
4.Mechanical operation
a.Coal handling Plant....................................................................................8
b.Water Treatment Plant................................................................................9
c.Water De-mineralization Plant...................................................................9
d.Boiler System.............................................................................................10
e.Ash handling plant......................................................................................13
f.ESP...............................................................................................................13
g.Boiler auxilliaries........................................................................................15
h.Steam Turbine..............................................................................................17
i.Cooling tower................................................................................................19
j.Chimney........................................................................................................19
5.Electrical operation
a.Generator.......................................................................................................20
b.transformers..................................................................................................22
c.control room..................................................................................................26
d.Excitation system..........................................................................................27
e.Switchyard Section & its Components.........................................................27
f.Switchgear.....................................................................................................32
g.Switching Schemes.......................................................................................33
h.Protection......................................................................................35
i.Motors for thermal power plant.....................................................................38
j.Battery bank..................................................................................................38
6.Conclusion......................................................................................................39
7.Bibliography...................................................................................................40
INTRODUCTION
Damodar Valley Corporation was established on 7th July 1948.It is the most reputed
company in the eastern zone of India. DVC in established on the Damodar River. It also
consists of the Durgapur Thermal Power Plant in Durgapur. The MTPS under the DVC is
the second largest thermal plant in West Bengal. It has the capacity of 2340MW with 4
units of 210MW each, 2 units of 250MW each & 2 units of 500 MW each. With the
introduction of another two units of 500MW that is in construction it will be the largest in
West Bengal. Mejia Thermal Power Station also known as MTPS is located in the outskirts
of Raniganj in Bankura District. It is one of the 5 Thermal Power Stations of Damodar
Valley Corporation in the state of West Bengal. The total power plant campus area is
surrounded by boundary walls and is basically divided into two major parts, first the Power
Plant area itself and the second is the Colony area for the residence and other facilities for
MTPSs employees.
In a Thermal Power generating unit, combustion of fossil fuel (coal, oil or natural
gas) in Boiler or fissile element (uranium,plutonium) in Nuclear Reactor
generates heat energy. This heat energy transforms water into steam at high
pressure and temperature. This steam is utilised to generate mechanical energy
in a Turbine. This mechanical energy, in turn is converted into electrical
energy with thehelp of an Alternator coupled with the Turbine. The production
of electric energy utilising heat energy is known as thermal power generation.
The heat energy changes into mechanical energy following the principle of
Rankine reheat-regenerative cycle and this mechanical energy transforms into
electrical energy based on Faradays laws of electromagnetic induction. The
generated output of Alternator is electrical power of three-phase alternating current
(A.C.). A.C. supply has several advantages over direct current (D.C.) system and
hence , it is preferred in modern days. The voltage generated is of low
magnitude (14 to 21 KV for different generator rating) and is stepped up
suitably with the help of transformer for efficient and economical transmission
of electric power from generating stations to different load centres at distant
locations.
1. Cooling tower. 2. Cooling water pump. 3. Transmission line (3-phase). 4. Unit transformer (3phase). 5. Electric generator (3-phase). 6. Low pressure turbine. 7. Condensate extraction pump.
8. Condenser. 9. Intermediate pressure turbine. 10. Steam governor valve. 11. High pressure
turbine. 12. De-aerator. 13. Feed heater. 14. Coal conveyor. 15. Coal hopper. 16. Pulverised fuel
mill. 17. Boiler drums. 18. Ash hopper. 19. Super heater. 20. Forced draught fan. 21. Re-heater.
22. Air intake. 23. Economiser. 24. Air pre heater. 25. Precipitator. 26. Induced draught fan. 27.
Chimney Stack.
MECHANICAL OPERATION
COAL HANDLING PLANT
Generally most of the thermal power plants uses low grades bituminous coal. The
conveyer belt system transports the coal from the coal storage area to the coal mill.
Now the FHP(Fuel Handling Plant) department is responsible for converting the coal
converting it into fine granular dust by grinding process. The coal from the coal
bunkers.Coal is the principal energy source because of its large deposits and
availability. Coal can be recovered from different mining techniques like
shallow seams by removing the over burnt expose the coal seam
underground mining.
The coal handling plant is used to store, transport and distribute coal which comes
from the mine. The coal is delivered either through a conveyor belt system or by rail
or road transport. The bulk storage of coal at the power station is important for the
continues supply of fuel. Usually the stockpiles are divided into three main
categories.
live storage
emergency storage
long term compacted stockpile.
The figure below shows the schematic representation of the coal handling plant.
Firstly the coal gets deposited into the track hopper from the wagon and then via the
paddle feeder it goes to the conveyer belt#1A. Secondly via the transfer port the coal
goes to another conveyer belt#2B and then to the crusher house. The coal after being
crushed goes to the stacker via the conveyer belt#3 for being stacked or reclaimed
and finally to the desired unit. ILMS is the inline magnetic separator where all the
magnetic particles associated with coal get separated.
Deaeration:
In this process, the raw water
is sprayed over cascade
aerator in which water flows
downwards over many steps
in the form of thin waterfalls.
Cascading increases surface
area of water to facilitate
easy separation of dissolved
undesirable gases (like
hydrogen sulphide, ammonia,
volatile organic compound etc.) or to help in oxygenation of mainly ferrous ions in
presence of atmospheri oxygen to ferric ions. These ferric ions promote to some extent
in coagulation process.
Coagulation:
Coagulation takes place in clariflocculator. Coagulant destabilises suspended
solids and agglomerates them into heavier floc, which is separated out through
sedimentation. Prime chemicals used for coagulation are alum, poly-aluminium chloride
(PAC).
Filtration:
Filters remove coarse suspended matter and remaining floc or sludge after
coagulation and also reduce the chlorine demand of the water. Filter beds are developed
by placing gravel or coarse anthracite and sand in layers. These filter beds are regenerated by
backwashing and air blowing through it.
Chlorination:
Neutral organic matter is very heterogeneous i.e. it contains many classes of high
molecular weight organic compounds. Humic substances constitute a major portion of
the dissolved organic carbon from surface waters. They are complex mixtures of organic
compounds with relatively unknown structures and chemical composition.
BOILER SYSTEM
BOILER:
Working principle of Boiler (Steam Generator):
In Boiler, steam is generated from demineralized water by the addition of heat.
The heat added has two parts: sensible heat
and latent heat. The sensible heat raises the
temperature and pressure of water as well as
steam. The latent heat converts water into
steam (phase change). This conversion is also
known as boiling of water, which is dependent
on pressure and corresponding temperature.
Thermodynamically, boiling is a process of
heat addition to water at constant pressure &
temperature.
The quantity of latent heat decreases with
increase in pressure of water and it becomes
zero at 221.06 bars. This pressure is termed
as critical pressure. The steam generators are
designated as sub-critical or super critical
based on its working pressure as below critical
or above critical pressure. The steam, thus
formed is dry & saturated. Further, addition
of heat raises the temperature and pressure of
steam, which is known as superheated steam.
The differential specific weight between
steam and water provides the driving force
for natural circulation during the steam generation process. This driving force
considerably reduces at pressure around 175 Kg/cm 2 and is not able to overcome the
frictional resistance of its flow path. For this, forced or assisted circulation is
employed at higher sub-critical pressure range due to the reason of economy.
But, at supercritical pressures and above, circulation is forced one (such boiler is
called once through boiler).
Boiler drum drains & vents, (iii) Superheater & Reheater headers drains & vents,
(iv) Desuperheater header drains & vents etc. Drains facilitate draining or hot
blow down
of boiler, as and when required; while vents ensure blowing out of air from
boiler during initial lighting up as well as facilitate depressurizing of boiler.
The continuous blow down (CBD) valve facilitates reduction in contaminant
concentration in drum water and also complete draining of drum water. The
intermittent blow down (IBD) / emergency blow down (EBD) valve helps to
normalize the excess drum water level during emergency situation.
Furnace
Width
13868 mm.
Depth
10592 mm.
Volume
5240 m3
106 kcal
Designed pressure
175.8 kg/cm2
155 kg/cm2
Attemperator
Type
Spray
No. of stages
One
Spray medium
Reheater
Type
Vertical spaced
2819 m2
Control
Economiser
Type
Plain tube
6152 m2
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ELECTROSTAIC PRECIPITATOR
The principal components of an ESP are 2 sets of electrodes insulated from each
other. First set of rows are electrically grounded vertical plates called collecting
electrodes while the second set consists of wires called discharge electrodes.
The above figure shows the operation of an ESP. the negatively charged fly ash
particles are driven towards the collecting plate and the positive ions travel to the
negatively charged wire electrodes. Collected particulate matter is removed from the
collecting plates by a mechanical hammer scrapping system.
Technical data of the ESP (Electrostatic Precipitator)
Gas flow rate
339 m3/s
Temperature
142C
Dust concentration
Collecting electrodes
No. of rows of collecting electrode per field
13
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294
3528
13.5 m.
750 mm.
Size
Diameter2.7 mm.
54 fields
2592
31104
14541 m.
Plate/wire spacing
150 mm.
Electrical items
Rectifier
Rectifier control
panel
Auxiliary control
panel
Motors
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Rating
70 kV (peak), 80 mA (mean)
Number
24
Type
located
Type of control
Number
24
Location
Number
Equipment controlled
Location
Quantity
24
Rating
Location
BOILER AUXILIARIES
Induced draft fan (ID fan):
Induced draft represents the system where air or products of combustion are
driven out after combustion at boiler furnace by maintaining them at a progressively
increasing sub atmospheric pressure. This is achieved with the help of induced draft fan and
stack. Induced draft fan is forward curved centrifugal (radial) fan and sucks the fly-ash laden
gas of temperature around 125C out of the furnace to throw it into stack (chimney). The fan
is connected with driving motor through hydro-coupling or with variable frequency drive
(VFD) motor to keep desired fan speed.
Technical data of the I.D.Fan (Induced Draught Fan) at Unit #1
No. of boiler
3
Type
Medium handled
Flue gas
Location
Ground floor
Orientation
Medium handled
Clean air
Location
Ground floor
Orientation
Medium handled
Hot air
Location
Ground floor
Orientation
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STEAM TURBINE
A steam turbine is a prime mover which continuously converts the energy of high
pressure, high temperature steam supplied by the boiler into shaft work with low
pressure, low temperature steam exhausted to a condenser.
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Maker
Type
Reaction turbine
Type of governing
Throttling
Number of cylinders
Speed (RPM)
3000
210000(for unit1,2,3,4)
250000(for unit 5 & 6)
150 kg/cm2
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Cooling tower
Cooling towers cool the warm water discharged from the condenser and feed the cooled water back
to the condenser. They thus reduce the cooling water demand in the power plants. Wet cooling
towers could be mechanically draught or natural draught. In M.T.P.S the cooling towers are I.D.
type for units 1-6 and natural draught for units 7&8.
Cooling towers
for units 7 and 8 natural draught
CHIMNEY
A chimney may be considered as a cylindrical hollow tower made of bricks or steel. In MTPS the
chimneys of eight units are made of bricks. Chimneys are used to release the exhaust gases(coming
from the furnace of the boiler)high up in the atmosphere. So, the height of the chimneys are made
high.
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ELECTRICAL OPERATION
The electrical operation of a power plant comprises of generation, transmission and
distribution of electrical energy. In a power station both distribution and transmission
operation can take place. When power is sent from power station to all other power
station in the grid, it is known as distribution of power. When power plant is driving
power from other power station it is known as transmission of power/electrical
energy.
ELECTRIC GENERATOR
In M.T.P.S. there are 6 electric generators for units 1 to 6. These are 3 phase turbo
generators, 2 pole cylindrical rotor type synchronous machines which are directly
coupled to the steam turbine. The generator consist of 2 parts mainly the stator and
the rotor.
Stator: The stator body is designed to withstand internal pressure of hydrogen-air
mixture without any residual deformation. The stator core is built up of segmental
punching of high permeability, low loss CRGOS steel and are in interleaved manner
on spring core bars to reduce heating and eddy current loss. The stator winding has 3
phase double layer short corded bar type lap winding having 2 parallel paths. The
winding bars are insulated with mica thermosetting insulation tape which consists of
flexible mica foil, fully saturated with a synthetic resin having excellent electrical
properties. Water cooled terminal bushings are housed in the lower part of the stator
on the slip ring side.
Rotor: Rotor is of cylindrical type shaft and body forged in one piece from chromium
nickel molybdenum and vanadium steel. Slots are machined on the outer surface to
incorporate windings. Winding consists of coil made from hand drawn silver copper
with bonded insulation. Generator casing is filled up with H2 gas with required
pressure, purity of gas is always maintained>97%. Propeller type fans are mounted
on either side of the rotor shaft for circulating the cooling gas inside the generators.
Turbogenerator
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210000 kW
247000 kVA
15750 V
0.85 lag
9050 amps
Rated speed
3000 RPM
Rated frequency
50 Hz
0.49
37C
44C
45C
105C
75C
115C
1370/3400 RPM
21.1 T-M
300 litre/min.
0.3-0.5 kg/cm2
7.7 litres/min.
5 kg/cm2
350 m3/hr.
3 kg/cm2
27 m3/hr.
Class 'B'
15 m3 per day
97% min
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170000
9300
Rotor (kg.)
42000
1415
85
239000
TRANSFORMERS
The electricity thus produced by the
generator then goes to the generating
transformer where the voltage is increased
for transmission of electricity with
minimized copper losses.
In general a transformer consists of
primary and secondary windings which are
insulated from each other by varnish. In
M.T.P.S. all are either oil cooled or air
cooled. Some of the transformer
accessories are: 1. Conservator tank 2.
Buccholz relay 3. Fans for cooling 4.
Lightning arrestors 5. Transformer
bushings 6. Breather and silica gel.
ONAN/ONAF/OFAF
Rating HV (MVA)
120/160/200
Rating LV (MVA)
120/160/200
242.494
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824.79
9523.8
Phase
Frequency (Hz)
50
Connection symbol
YNd11
HV Position on 5/LV (nor tap) 12% to 15%
SL 1050 LI 1300 AC 38
LI 125 AC 50
153530
48910
257500
56220
174900
13790
Vector Diagram
AUXILIARY TRANSFORMRERS
Station Service Transformers
Normal source to the station auxiliaries and standby source to the unit auxiliaries during start up
and after tripping of the unit is station auxiliary transformer. Quantity of station service
transformers and their capacity depends upon the unit sizes and nos. Each station supply
transformer shall be one hundred percent standby of the other. Station service transformers
shall cater to the simultaneous load demand due to start up power requirements for the largest unit,
power requirement for the station auxiliaries required for running the station and power
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requirement for the unit auxiliaries of a running unit in the event of outage of the unit
source of supply. The no. and approximate capacity of the SST depending upon the no. and
MW rating of the TG sets are indicated below.
Specifications of Station Service Transformer (SST) at Unit 7 and 8
Type of cooling
ONAF/ONAN
Rating HV (MVA)
16/12.50
Rating LV (MVA)
16/12.50
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3.45
839.78/656.08
2677.57/2091.85
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45
Phase
Frequency (Hz)
50
Connection symbol
Dyn1
25%
Specification
Unit auxiliary transformer #1,2,3
MVA: 12.5/16
Manufacturer: Atlanta Electricals
Volts at no load: 15750 (H.V.) Volts at no load: 6900 (L.V.)
Ampere line value: 458.2/586.5 (H.V.)
Ampere line value: 1045.9/1338.8 (L.V.)
Phase-3 frequency: 50 Hz.
Mass of core and windings: 14300kg.
Mass of oil: 8600kg. Mass of heaviest package: 25000kg.
Total weight: 30,500 kg.
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ONAN/ONAF
Rating HV (MVA)
45/36
Rating LV (MVA)
45/36
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11.5
1238.64
2261.87
Phase
Frequency (Hz)
50
Connection symbol
Dyn1
HV Position on 7/LV (nor tap) 11.5%
L1 125 AC 50
L1 75 AC 28
40065
25765
85265
50000
41000
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The above figure shows the power line diagram in the control room. It clearly shows how the
electric power generated by the generator is transmitted through the generating transformers into the
bus and the distribution of power by the unit auxiliary transformers.
EXCITATION SYSTEM
The purpose of excitation system is to continuously provide the appropriate amount of D.C. field
current to the generator field winding. The excitation system is required to function reliably under
the following conditions of the generator and the system to which it is connected.
SWITCHYARD SECTION
A switchyard is essentially a hub for electrical power sources. For instance, a switchyard
will exist at a generating station to coordinate the exchange of power between the generators and
the transmission lines in the area. A switchyard will also exist when high voltage lines need to be
converted to lower voltage for distribution to consumers. Here in MTPS there is a big switch yard
section for the units one to six, and also for seven & eight there also a switch yard. Some of the
operation of the components of the switch yard is sometimes done from the control rooms of
respective units. That is the switch yard under each unit is sometimes control from the control
rooms of each unit respectively
.
Circuit
Diagram:
220kV
switchyard of
M.T.P.S
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4.Potential transformers :
In any electrical power system it is
necessary to Fig. C.T.
a) Monitor voltage and power factor,
b) Meter power consumption,
c) Feed power to control and indication circuit and
d) Detect abnormalities (i.e. under/over voltage, direction of
power flow etc) and feed impulse to protective device/alarm
circuit. Standard relay and metering equipments does not permit
them to be connected directly to the high voltage system.Potential
transformers therefore play a key role by performing the
following functions.
a) Electrically isolating the instruments and relays from HV side.
b) By transferring voltage from higher values to proportional standardized lower values.
5.POWER TRANSFORMER:
The use of power transformer in
a switchyard is to change the
voltage level. At the sending and
usually step up transformers
are used to evacuate power at
transmission voltage level. On
the other hand at the receiving
end step down transformers are
installed to match the voltage
to sub transmission or
distribution level. In many
switchyards autotransformers
are used widely for
interconnecting two switchyards
with different voltage level
(such as 132 and 220 KV)
33/11 KV Power Transformer in a switchyard
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( 1-Main tank 2-Radiator 3-Reservoir tank 4-Bushing 5-WTI & OTI Index 6-Breather 7-Buccholz relay)
6.Insulator :
The live equipments are mounted over the steel structures or suspended from
gantries with sufficient insulation in between them. In outdoor use electrical porcelain
insulators are most widely used. Following two types of insulators are used in
switchyard.
a. Pedestal type b. Disc type
Pedestal type insulators are used on steel structures for rigid supporting of the pipe bus bars,
for holding the blade and the fixed contacts of theisolators.
Electric power is generated by the generator which is circulated to the main bus 1 or
2 and accordingly the respective isolator is closed. In case of any fault in the circuit
breaker the power from the generator goes via the transfer bus into the main bus by
means of the bus coupler. A bus tie represents the connection between the two main
buses. Two 80MVA transformers draw power from the main buses and transfer the
voltage to 33kV and the power goes to 33kV switchyard. A station service
transformer supplies power to the auxiliary load.
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The above figure shows the power flow diagram of 33kV switchyard.
The electric power after voltage transformation to 33kV by 80MVA transformers goes to the main
bus of the 33kV switchyard from where power is fed to various industries and other nearbystations.
There are two earthing transformers in the yard. From the bus the power is fed to two 5MVA
transformers which step down the voltage level to 11kV and is thus distributed to the locality.
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SWITCHGEAR
HV Switchgears:
Indoor metal clad draw out type
switchgears with associated protective
and control equipments are employed
(fig. 2). Air break, Air Blast circuit
breakers and Minimum Oil circuit
breakers could still be found in some
very old stations. Present trend is to use
SF6or vacuum circuit breakers. SF6 and
vacuum circuit breakers requires
smaller size panels and thereby
reasonable amount of space is saved. Fig. 2: General arrangement of 6.6 KV
switchgearpanels The main bus bars of the switchgears are most commonly made
up of high conductivity aluminium or aluminium alloy with rectangular cross section
mounted in side the switchgear cubicle supported by moulded epoxy, fibre glass or
porcelain insulators. For higher current rating copper bus bars are sometimes used in
switchgears.
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LV Switchgears:
LV switchgears feed power supply to motors above 110 KW and upto160
KW rating and to Motor Control Centers (M.C.C). LV system is also a grounded system
where the neutral of transformers are solidly connected to ground. The duty involves
momentary loading, total load throw off, direct on line starting of motors and under
certain emergency condition automatic transfer of loads from one source of supply to the
other. The switchgear consists of metal clad continuous line up of multi tier draw out type
cubicles of simple and robust construction.
Each feeder is provided with an individual
front access door. The main bus bars and
connections shall be of high grade
aluminium or aluminium alloy sized for
the specified current rating. The circuit
breakers used in the LV switchgear shall
be air break 3 pole with stored energy,
trip free shunt trip mechanism. These are draw out type with three distinct position
namely, Service, Test and Isolated. Each position shall have mechanical as well as
electrical indication. Provision shall be there for local and remote electrical operation of the
breakers. Mechanical trip push button shall be provided to trip manually in the event of
failure of electrical trip circuit. Safety interlocks shall be provided to prevent insertion
and removal of closed breaker from Service position to Test position and vice versa.
SWITCHING SCHEMES
One Main Bus and Transfer Bus scheme
This scheme is used in switchyards up to 132 KV. Under normal condition all feeders arefed
through their respective circuit breakers from the main bus bar. During shutdown or outage
of any feeder breaker, that feeder can be transferred to transfer bus and diverted through bus
coupler breaker. In that case the protection shall be transferred to the bus coupler circuit
breaker by changing the position of the trip transfer switch located at the switchyard control
panel. This diversion of the feeder from its own circuit breaker to bus coupler circuit breaker
and the vice versa is possible even in live condition without any interruption of supply to
that feeder. In case of any main bus fault the entire switchyard will collapse. To avoid such
total collapse of the switchyard a bus section circuit breaker is provided in the middle
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GENERATOR PROTECTION
The purpose of generator protection is to provide protectionagainst abnormal operating
condition and during fault condition. In the first case the machine and the associated circuit
may be in order but the operating parameters (load, frequency, temperature) and beyond
the specified limits. Such abnormal running condition would result in gradual
deterioration and ultimately lead to failure of the generator.
Protection under abnormal running conditions
a) Over current protection: The over current protection is used in generator
protection against external faults as back up protection. Normally external short
circuits are cleared by protection of the faulty section and are not dangerous to the
generator. If this protection fails the short circuit current contributed by the
generator is normally higher than the rated currentof the generator and cause over
heating of the stator, hence generators are provided with back up over current
protection which is usually definite time lag over current relay.
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b) Over load protection: Persistent over load in rotor and stator circuit cause
heating of winding and temperature rise of the machine. Permissible duration of
the stator and rotor overload depends upon the class of insulation, thermal time
constant, cooling of the machine and is usually recommended by the
manufacturer. Beyond these limits the running of the machine is not
recommended and overload protection thermal relays fed by current transformer
or thermal sensors are provided.
c) Over voltage protection: The over voltage at the generator terminals may b e
caused by sudden drop of load and AVR malfunctioning. High voltage surges in the system
(switching surges or lightning) may also cause over voltage at the generator terminals.
Modern high speed voltage regulators adjust the excitation current to take care against
the high voltage due to load rejection. Lightning arresters connected across the
generator transformer terminals take care of the sudden high voltages due to external
surges. As such no special protection against generator high voltage may be needed. Further
protection provided against high magnetic flux takes care of dangerous increase of voltage.
e) Unbalance loading protection: Unbalance loading is caused by single phase
short circuit outside the generator, opening of oneof the contacts of the generator
circuit breaker, snapping of conductors in the switchyard or excessive single phase
load. Unbalance load produces ve phase sequence current which cause
overheating of the rotor surface and mechanical vibration. Normally 10% of
unbalance is permitted provided phase currents do not exceed the rated values.
For ve phase sequence currents above 5-10% of rated value dangerous over
heating of rotor is caused and protection against this is an essential requirement.
g) Loss of prime mover protection: In the event of loss of prime mover the
generator operates as a motor and drives the prime mover itself. In some cases
this condition could be very harmful as in the case of steam turbine sets where
steam acts as coolant, maintaining the turbine blades at a constant temperature and
the failure of steam results in overheating due to friction and windage loss with
subsequent distortion of the turbine blade. This can be sensed by a power relay
with a directional characteristic and the machine can be taken out of bar under this
condition. Because of the same reason a continuousvery low level of output from
thermal sets are not permissible.
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dangerous as the rotor circuit is unearthed and current at fault point is zero. So only alarm is
provided on occurrence of 1st rotor earth fault. On occurrence of the 2nd rotor earth fault
between the points of fault the field winding gets short circuited. The current in field
circuit increases, resulting in heating of the field circuit and the exciter. But the
more dangerous is disturbed symmetry of magnetic circuit due to partial short
circuited coils leading to mechanical unbalance.
Battery Bank
Normally D.C. power is supplied by the float charger and the batteries are kept in float
condition at 2.15 V per cell to avoid discharging. The charger consists of silicon diode
or thyristor rectifiers preferably working on 3
ph. 415 V supply in conjunction with an
automatic voltage regulator. When there is a failure
in the A.C. supply the batteries will
come into operation and in this process the
batteries run down within few hours. After
normalization of A.C. power the batteries are
charged quickly by using the boost charger at 2.75
V per cell. During this time the float chargeris
isolated and load is connected through the tap off
point. After normalization of battery voltage these
are again put back into the float charging mode.
The output from the battery as well as the charger is connected to the D.C.
distribution board. From D.C. distribution board power supply is distributed to different
circuits. D.C. system being at the core of the protection and control mechanism very often
two 100% capacity boards with individual chargers and battery sets are used from
the consideration of the reliability and maintenance facility. These two boards are
interconnected by suitable tie lines.
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CONCLUSION
The practical experience that I have gathered during the overview training of
large thermal power plant having a large capacity of 2340 MW for Unit# I to
VIII in three weeks will be very useful as a stepping stone in building bright
professional career in future life. It gave me large spectrum to utilize the
theoretical knowledge and to put it into practice. The trouble shooting
activities in operation and decision making in case of crisis made me more
confident to work in the industrial atmosphere.
Moreover, this overview training has also given a self realization & hands-on
experience in developing the personality, interpersonal relationship with the
professional executives, staffs and to develop the leadership ability in industry
dealing with workers of all categories.
I would like to thank everybody who has been a part of this project, without
whom this project would never be completed with such ease.
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