Rotor turning gear – SSS

Rotor turning gear – SSS

Function

Rotate the turbine shaft

Driven by an electrical motor

Manual operation possible

Avoiding extreme thermal stress

Avoiding deformation of turbine shaft

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Application possibilities & Location

System 1 with SSS clutch

(synchronizing – self – shifting – clutch)

ƒ Installed at the shaft end or gear box

System 2 with swivel pinion

ƒ Installed via a swivel pinion, if there is

no free shaft end available

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Rotor turning gear – SSS

Main parts

ƒ Motor c

ƒ SSS – clutch d f

ƒ Cover with safety switch e

ƒ Crank (Hand wheel) f c

e d

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Operation – Motor

Prerequisites for the start of the motor

ƒ Lube oil supply available

ƒ Jacking oil supply available (if applicable)

ƒ Right speed range to protect SSS – clutch

ƒ Release from other equipment (e.g. compressor)

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Operation – Motor

Release for the normal stop

ƒ Steam lines closed

ƒ Vacuum has to be broken (only DK)

ƒ Seal steam supply off (only DK)

ƒ Steam turbine cooled down

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Operation – Motor

Automatic control via PLC

ƒ Start at 0.7 times nominal speed, or zero speed

ƒ Stop at 0.8 times nominal speed

ƒ Values are adjustable

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Operation – Motor

Automatic stop of motor

ƒ Protection of the machine

ƒ Lube oil pressure

ƒ Jacking oil pressure (if applicable)

ƒ Failure of the motor (signal from MCC)

ƒ Protection of the operator

ƒ Turning gear cover open

ƒ Emergency push button

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Operation – SSS

Disengaging if output fast then input

ƒ Turbine shaft faster RTG shaft

Engaging at precisely the same speed

ƒ Turbine shaft has the same speed as

RTG shaft

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Operation – SSS

Disengaged

Travelling

Engaged

Schematic

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Operation – Cover with safety switch

Rotor turning gear cover is removed

Switch generates a signal to the PLC

Stopping the rotor turning gear

No permission to start

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Operation – Crank (Hand wheel)

Manually of the rotor turning gear turning

ƒ Power failure of motor

ƒ Turn the turbine shaft a half turn every 5 minutes

or
ƒ Every 15min a quarter turn

ƒ Emergency oil supply

Use hand wheel at unknown rotor conditions

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Operation – Rotor turning gear diagram

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Operation – Rotor turning gear diagram

Legend of the diagrams

ƒ X1: Rotor temperature tR [°C]

ƒ X2: Minimum period of rotor turning gear operation [h]

ƒ Y: Standstill period of turbine [min]

ƒ Sectors

ƒ I: Direct start-up possible

ƒ II: Switch on rotor turning gear before start-up

ƒ III: Before switching on the rotor turning gear carefully crank the rotor
using the hand wheel

ƒ IV: Start-up not permitted; wait until machine unit has cooled down

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Operation – Rotor turning gear diagram

Determination of the guide value for rotor temperature tR

ƒ Compressors: tR = outlet temperature

ƒ Steam turbine without control stage: tR = inlet temperature

ƒ Steam turbine with single row control stage: tR = inlet temperature – 80 K

ƒ Steam turbine with double row control stage: tR = inlet temperature – 140 K

ƒ Expander: tR = inlet temperature – 25 K

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Operation – Rotor turning gear diagram

Handling of the diagram to determine RTG operation

ƒ Plot the rotor temperature as a vertical line in the left side of the diagram

ƒ Plot the standstill period as an horizontal line over both parts of the diagram

ƒ Determine the intersection to find out the correct sector

ƒ In the right-hand part of the diagram, plot a vertical line from the intersection of
the horizontal line and the rotor temperature

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Operation – Rotor turning gear diagram

Example with tR = 400 °C and a standstill period of 30 minutes

Y Y

X1 X2

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HMI

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Disclaimer

All data provided in this document is non-binding.

This data serves informational purposes only and is especially
not guaranteed in any way. Depending on the subsequent
specific individual projects, the relevant data may be subject
to changes and will be assessed and determined individually
for each project. This will depend on the particular
characteristics of each individual project, especially specific
site and operational conditions.

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