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TPTV/1.5kW/CTS Computer Controlled and Touch Screen 1.5 kW Steam Power Plant
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The Computer Controlled and Touch Screen 1.5 kW Steam Power Plant, "TPTV/1.5kW/CTS", converts thermal energy into mechanical energy and then into electrical energy. The unit allows students to understand the complete process and the basic components of a thermal power plant (a heat source to generate steam, a turbine with load and a cooling system to condense the steam).
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General Description
The Computer Controlled and Touch Screen 1.5 kW Steam Power Plant,"TPTV/1.5kW/CTS", allows the detailed study of the power generation cycle using steam as process fluid.
In addition to the main TPTV unit, the unit has three required units, Water Softener for TPTV/1.5kW/CTS, "TPTV/1.5kW-WS", Cooling Tower for TPTV/1.5kW/CTS, "TPTV/1.5kW-CT", and Water-tube Steam Generator for TPTV/1.5kW/CTS, "TPTV/1.5kW-SGA" or Water-tube Steam Generator for TPTV/1.5kW/CTS, "TPTV/1.5kW-SGP", which allow optimization of the unit and increase the degree of similarity of the 1.5 kW Steam Power Plant with a real steam power generation plant.
The incorporation of the TPTV/1.5kW-WS makes it possible to eliminate the hardness of the mains water by incorporating a 40 l column of ion exchange resin, which retains the lime present in the water, exchanging the calcium cations for sodium cations. The decalcified water can flow into the Cooling Tower for TPTV/1.5kW/CTS, "TPTV/1.5kW-CT", or into the intake tank and, subsequently, into the Steam Generator of choice, ("TPTV/1.5kW-SGA" or "TPTV/1.5kW-SGP"), tank.
The decalcified water is stored in the Cooling Tower for TPTV/1.5kW/CTS, "TPTV/1.5kW-CT". If the water level is below the level switch AN-6, the unit will automatically fill the unit by opening the automatic valve AVS-4 until the level switch AN-7 is reached.
In case the water level is correct, the water is pumped to the condenser of the Steam Power Plant, "TPTV", to condense the expanded steam in the turbine, thus allowing the condensate to be returned to the intake tank. The refrigeration tower tank can be emptied manually by means of valves V-3 and V-16.
The inlet tank can therefore be filled directly with decalcified water at the start-up of the unit or it can be filled with the condensate return. In both cases, the purge valve V-13 must remain open to remove air from the tank and facilitate filling. If there is no water available, the AVS-3 valve will be opened, allowing the tank to be filled up to the level switch AN-5. The tank can be emptied manually by means of valves V-9 and V-10.
If the liquid level is sufficient, the water is pumped to the boiler. In the boiler, the water is progressively heated and pressurised by the diesel combustion process until the desired vapour conditions are obtained.
Once the process conditions are obtained, the steam passes through a liquid separator to remove any suspended droplets present in the steam generated in the Steam Generator of choice, ("TPTV/1.5kW-SGA" or "TPTV/1.5kW-SGP"). Once dry, the steam is reheated by passing through the installation's resistance to obtain superheated steam.
To regulate the steam flow rate of the circuit, the installation has a proportional valve that throttles the flow rate of the installation, allowing it to operate in a wide range of steam flow rates. After passing through the proportional valve, the steam can take two different paths.
The first path allows the turbine to be bypassed by opening the AVS-2 valve, thus ensuring the integrity of the turbine until the desired process conditions are obtained. This bypass flows into the condenser where the steam is condensed, closing the cycle.
The second path allows the turbine to extract thermal energy from the steam, converting it into mechanical energy, which is converted into electrical energy by the generator. The rotational speed of the turbine, as well as the torque and the power generated are measured by different sensors in the turbine.
In order to optimize the rotation of the turbine, the turbine is equipped with a lubrication reservoir. In order to remove any condensation that may occur during the first moments of contact between the steam and the cold blades of the turbine, the turbine is equipped with a drain valve.
This Computer Controlled Unit is supplied with the EDIBON Computer Control System (SCADA), and includes: The unit itself + CTS + Computer Control, Data Acquisition and Data Management Software Packages, for controlling the process and all parameters involved in the process.
Exercises and guided practices
GUIDED PRACTICAL EXERCISES INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL
- Study and analysis of the unit prior to its commissioning.
- Study, analysis and testing of the water softener.
- Study, analysis and testing of the boiler.
- Study, analysis of the Rankine cycle.
- Calibration of sensors.
MORE PRACTICAL EXERCISES TO BE DONE WITH THE UNIT
- Study, analysis and test of pressure in the circuit.
- Study of pressure and temperature control techniques in a steam thermal power plant.
- Study and analysis of the appropriate maintenance in a steam thermal power plant.
- Shutdown of a steam thermal power station.
- Determination of the water-steam ratio required by the plant.
- Study of the relationship between the powers delivered to the electricity grid and the steam flow rate.
- Study of the relationship between the powers delivered to the electrical grid and the steam pressure.
- Study of the ratio of the active power of the generator as a function of the steam flow rate in an isolated circuit (isolated mode).
- Study of the ratio of the active power of the generator as a function of the vapor pressure in an isolated circuit.
- Study of the relationship of the active power generation of the generator as a function of the vacuum pressure at the turbine outlet in an isolated circuit (isolated mode).
- Study of heat losses in pipes.
Other possibilities to be done with this unit:
- Many students view results simultaneously. To view all results in real time in the classroom by means of a projector or an electronic whiteboard.
- Open Control, Multicontrol and Real Time Control. This unit allows intrinsically and/or extrinsically to change the span, gains, proportional, integral, derivative parameters, etc. in real time.
- The Computer Control System with SCADA and PID Control allow a real industrial simulation.
- This unit is totally safe as uses mechanical, electrical/electronic, and software safety devices.
- This unit can be used for doing applied research.
- This unit can be used for giving training courses to Industries even to other Technical Education Institutions.
- Visualization of all the sensors values used in the TPTV/1.5kW/CTS unit process.
- Several other exercises can be done and designed by the user.
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