CMC

Co-ordinate Master Controller

Types of Plant mode of operation

Coordinate mode

Boiler follow mode

Turbine follow mode

Manual mode

Coordinate mode- In this mode the target load is set through CMC
unit demand. Unit load demand is fed to Boiler Master to generate
Boiler demand i.e. Air & Fuel requirement and to Turbine Control
to set Turbine demand i.e. MW. In this mode both Boiler Master
and Turbine Control are put in Auto and unit load demand is fed
to both Boiler and Turbine to compute their individual load
demands. The load demand signal will be added or subtracted
according to the actual throttle pressure (as pressure correction)
before going to EHG (1kg/cm2=1MW) & Boiler Master.

Boiler follow mode: In this mode, the Turbine takes lead and
the boiler follows. It is adopted when Turbine control
(EHG) is in Manual. The turbine sets the MW load and the
boiler controls throttle pressure as a follower. Whenever
capabilities of TG are exceeded or limited, the boiler shall
follow the turbine load.
Turbine follow mode: In this mode Boiler takes lead and the
Turbine follows. MW is controlled by the Boiler while throttle
pressure is maintained by the turbine. The load demand signal
will be added by Throttle pressure difference before going to
EHG. This mode maybe used for run back action.

Manual Mode: In this mode both Boiler master and Turbine

controller is switched over to manual and unit is controlled
manually.

NOTE: Usually we keep the pressure controller in LP

mode because if we keep it in IP mode turbine will follow
boiler and sometime due to poor CV of coal the pressure
is reduced and there is fluctuation in load so to avoid this
we keep it in LP mode so that firing is increased
according to the load.

Salient features of CMC

Run down: Run down is switched ON automatically when the

Process error(negative) i.e. Feed water, Air flow etc. becomes
excessive AND(&) the controller output of the particular
loop(feed water, air flow, furnace pressure and fuel) goes to
maximum position making process uncontrollable. Under the
situation, Unit load demand is reduced to a value as Permitted by
the Process to get over the blockage.
Increase blocked: In this if any of the condition comes i.e. if
process error (negative) OR the controller output goes to
maximum then Incr. blocked will come and it will hold the unit load
demand till process recovers within limits.

Conditions for Run down/Inc. blocked

 Feed water flow deviation

 Airflow deviation
 Fuel flow deviation
 Furnace pressure deviation
 PA header pressure deviation
 Load control deviation
 Throttling pressure deviation

Run Up: Run Up is switched ON automatically when the Process

error (positive) i.e. Feed water, Air flow etc. becomes excessive
AND (&) the controller output of the particular loop (feed water,
air flow, furnace pressure and fuel) goes to minimum position
making process uncontrollable. Under the situation, Unit load
demand is reduced to a value as Permitted by the Process to get
over the blockage.

Decrease blocked: In this if any of the condition comes i.e. if

process error (positive) OR the controller output goes to minimum
then Decr. blocked will come and it will hold the unit load demand
till process recovers within limits.

Conditions for Run UP/Dec. blocked

 Feed water flow deviation

 Airflow deviation
 Fuel flow deviation
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 PA header pressure deviation

 Load control deviation
 Throttling pressure deviation
 Furnace pressure deviation

Runback: It is switched ON automatically in the event of tripping

of unit auxiliaries i.e. BFP, ID, FD fans etc. and unit capability will
reduce and accordingly the unit demand will also reduce.

Unit Capability linked per Equipment

Drive Unit Capability

BFP 305 MW
ID Fan 305 MW
APH 305 MW
BCW 305 MW
CEP 450
305 MW
CWP 305 MW
FD Fan 305 MW
Mill 90 MW
PA Fan 305 MW
LSR 50 MW

Note :- Run Down, Run UP & Run Back will work only when machine
is in CMC Mode.
PROCEDURE FOR PUTTING INTO CMC Mode

For putting machine into CMC following conditions should be

satisfy:-

 Airflow control should be in auto (Secondary Air Master).

 Furnace pressure control should be in auto (IGV and VFD
Master).
 Drum level in auto (Part Master).
 Fuel master should be in auto (Fuel Master).
 PA header pressure control in auto.
 Both HPBP Valve should be closed.
 Load deviation within limits (i.e. the deviation between load
SP and actual load should be less than 5 MW).
 MS pressure deviation within limits (difference between MS
set point and actual MS pressure should not be high
preferably within + 2kg/cm2).
 HPCV should be throttled (i.e. turbine should not be running
under valve wide open condition).
 Unit should be running under steady state (MW and fuel flow
are reasonably steady for about 10-15 minutes).
 There should not be any EHTC Fault.
 Machine should be running in Load Control.
Ensuring all the above conditions and auto loop status proceeding
to the next step

 Put the LP Mode on(i.e. from the

popup given on EHTC page )

 Set the MS Pressure SP Value near to running MS Pressure

value & then put the MS Pressure SP in auto.
 Set the Unit Load SP Value near to Running Plant Load
Value.
 Now Put the Fuel Flow SP Control in Auto to fix the Ratio
between Fuel & Load.
 Now put the Boiler master in auto from CMC Page.

 The selection of plant mode control

will be in manual.
 Then select the coordinate control
from the popup given on CMC Page.
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 Put the CMC on(i.e. from the popup

given on EHTC page )

Now Your Plant is Running in CMC Mode.

To take out of CMC Mode you have to take the

Boiler Master from Auto to Manual through
CMC Page.

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SECONDARY AIR MASTER