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Report on #1 generator sealing oil pressure differential of H2
side and air side high

Generator sealing oil part has become the key element of H2 inside
cooled generator seal because H2 cooled generator rotor shaft should go
through the casing end of generator. Sealing oil is composed of air side
and H2 side, and it supplies the oil to the two annular oil distribution tank
in bearing sealing pad, and the oil go through the gap between sealing pad
internal diameter and shaft along the shaft in axial direction.

The oil will not flow between the gap of two oil distribution tank if
the supply oil pressure of the two oil pipe is equal in the sealing pad; in
general, if the sealing oil pressure maintain higher than the steam pressure
of the turbine, it will prevent the H2 overflow from the generator.

Oil supplied by air side oil pipe will flow to the bearing side along
the gap between shaft and sealing pad, and flow into air side sealing oil
tank with bearing returning oil, therefore it prevent air and damper steam
from going into the generator. H2 side sealing oil will flow into the

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generator along the gap between shaft and sealing pad, then fall into the
defoaming box, and return to H2 side sealing oil tank at last.

84kPa
Differential pressure valve is connected with oil inlet and outlet in
air side sealing oil pump, which adjusts bypass pressure, and its signal
separately come from turbine inside pressure (transfer through oil
pressure) and sealing oil air side outlet oil pressure. The valve could
adjust bypass flow automatically, which will ensure air side sealing oil
maintaining higher than turbine pressure 84kPa.

490Pa
Balancing valves are installed in H2 side outlet part, of which one is
connected with oil pipe flowing to excitation end, and the other is
connected with oil pipe flowing to turbine end, and their signals
separately come from oil pressure of air side in excitation end and turbine
end sealing pad. Adjust the openness of balancing valve automatically
through changing air side oil pressure, which will maintain the oil
pressure differential of air side and H2 side within 490Pa. (The
following is balancing valve picture.)

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1# 82kPa89kPa

490Pa
At present 1# generator air side sealing oil pressure maintain higher
than turbine steam pressure with 82kPa89kPa, which shows pressure
differential valve following generator H2 pressure is good. And the
differential pressure of H2 oil and air side oil is far more than 490Pa.
(For differential pressure data of recent days during unit operation, find
the following form)
Time

Load

Pressure differential
of air side sealing oil
and H2 pressure

Pressure differential of
excitation end H2 side
oil pressure and air side
oil pressure

Pressure differential of
turbine end H2 side oil
pressure and air side oil
pressure

29th,
June

400MW

86.01

kPa

14.50

kPa

1089

kPa

1st July

360MW

87.79

kPa

14.25

kPa

1077

kPa

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3rd July

4 , July

5 , July

th

th

kPa
89.61 kPa
89.95 kPa
82.17

kPa
12.48 kPa
12.50 kPa
11.54

kPa
6.88 kPa
7.45 kPa
1.55

490Pa
If air side oil pressure is larger than H2 oil pressure, it will cause
sealing oil in the sealing pad flow from air side oil to H2 side, and
generator H2 purity will decrease. The causes of H2 side oil pressure and
air side oil pressure larger than 490 Pa are listed as follows:
1
Regulating bolt of the lower part balancing valve is not well
adjusted.
2
The piston of balancing valve has impurity or blockage.
3
Generator sealing pad is distorted or the clearance is too large.
4
Sealing oil pipeline has defects.
5
Meters are not correct.
6.
Balancing valve has own problems such as its spring failure.
490Pa

We have done the following works as differential of H2 side oil

pressure and air side oil pressure is larger than 490Pa.
1

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The lower part bolt has been adjusted for several times, but it has
not changed the differential of H2 side oil and air side oil pressure high
problem.
2
No blockage and impurity is found after balancing valve dismantle
and inspection.
3
No defects are found in generator sealing pad.
4
No abnormality is found in sealing oil pipeline.
54
Four set of meters all display oil pressure differential of H2 side
and air side is high.
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At present #1 generator excitation end and turbine end all have the
defects of oil pressure differential high problem, and the defects are not
eliminated after several measures, so the manufacturer and
commissioning team are needed to eliminate this defect.