Dr. T.R.Rangaswamy
Professor/EEE
BEE045 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IN
POWER PLANT INDUSTRIES
CONDENSER
D/A
HPH
LPH
G TUR
B
O
I
L
E
R
F/P
C/P
THERMAL POWER PLANT
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SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
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COMPONENTS OF THERMAL POWER PLANT
Boiler
Turbine
Generator
Demineralization
Plant
Ash handling
Fuel Handling
Sea Water Intake
Cooling Water System
Instrument Air System
Service Air System
Potable Water System
HV/LV Electrical System
Uninterrupted Power Supply
DCS Network
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Thermal power plant consists of the
following four main circuits :
(a) Feed water and steam flow circuit.
(b) Coal and ash circuit.
(c) Air and gas circuit.
(d) Cooling water circuit.
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WATER SYSTEM
D.M.
PLANT
ECONOMIZER
B
O
I
L
E
R
C
O
N
D
E
N
S
E
R
HOT WATER
COOL WATER
B.F.P
STEAM
COOLING
TOWER
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•Speed Governor
•Load Governor
•Pressure Governor
•Gland seal steam header pressure control
•Condenser hot well level control
•LP Heater level control
•HP Heater level control
•Deaerator level control
•Speed control
•Fast runback control
•Lube oil pressure control
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GENERATOR CONTROLS
•MW control
•Runback control
•Capability of the Generator
•Variation of terminal voltage
•Frequency variation
•Temperature of the coolants
•Over loading
•Stator winding temperature
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B
O
I
L
E
R
FUEL
AIR
WATER
TURBINE
GENERATOR
STEAM
INPUT/OUTPUT
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GEN TURBINE
B
O
I
L
E
R
GENERATION
CONTROL
DEMAND CONTROL
FUEL
CONTROL
AIR
CONTROL
CONTROL&DEMAND SIGNAL
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FUEL
AIR
COMBUSTION
CONTROL
DRUM
G
T STEAM
O
2
O
2 TRIM
THROTTLE PRESSURE
CONTROLLER
HEAT RATE CALCULATION
LOAD CONTROLLER
WATER
FLUE GAS
BOILER
Legends
T-Turbine
G-Generator
O
2-Oxygen
Block diagram for combustion
control of boiler
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