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technology.

The SPEEDTRONIC™ Mark VI

Maximizes Turbine Control
Triple
Modular
and Increases Availability
Redundancy
With GE you benefit from We design our equipment
years of turbine control expe- to change out easily without
rience. Our newest generation the need to remove the
of turbine control products terminations. With easy-to-
has the control efficiency and use operator interfaces, easy
the availability you expect to access equipment and the
from a world leader in the availability of TMR,
manufacture of turbines. SPEEDTRONIC™ Mark VI is
GE covers a wide range of your control system of choice.
applications including gas,
steam and aeroderivative.
The Mark VI was originally
designed for the Advanced
H-Class Machines. It is mod-
ular and scalable for even
the smallest turbines and is
available in simplex or
Easy-to-replace
circuit boards triple modular redundant
Terminal boards
(TMR) configuration. that are easy to maintain
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Features
Features
esAnd
AndBenefits
And B
Benefits
FEATURE BENEFIT
Triple Modular ! Three processors and critical I/O racks
Redundancy that are triplicated reduce single points of
(TMR) failure which increases mean time between
forced outages (MTBFO)
Two independent Decreases chance of damage to turbine or
TMR protection generator if overspeed, load loss, vibration,
systems high exhaust, or high blade temperature
is detected
Application Excellent speed control and rapid trip
specific control initiation lowers risk of turbine damage
action as fast as
100 executions/sec
High resolution Improved speed control and smoother
I/O synchronization
Comprehensive Reduces system repair time through rapid
diagnostics troubleshooting
Online repair of Decreases number of forced outages
any one channel caused by control system failures
in TMR system
Automatic Provides reliable, smooth and rapid
generator generator synchronization
synchronization
Direct sensor Eliminates point of failure for more
connection with reliable protection and reduced
no interposing maintenance
instrumentation
Peer-to-peer Coordinates control of entire plant:
communications turbine, generator, heat recovery steam
with generator generator, and balance of plant equipment
controls and PLCs
Historic data Review plant-wide analog trends and The Mark VI
storage and discrete data, make comparisons with was designed for
retrieval capabili- archived data, and analyze cause of trips
high reliability
ties including
sequence of and maximum
events (SOE) data 3 performance.
Advantages of a fully integrated
power plant control system :
Common operator interface Electrical
and tools improve efficiency and Power

require fewer operators Gas Turbine

Peer-to -peer communication
links controllers together for Waste Heat
coordinated plant operation
Plant data acquisition Generator
and performance evaluation
Mark VI Control
are simplified
Spare parts and training costs
are minimized
Generator
Static- Excitation Protection
Starter System Panel

GAS TURBINE CONTROL

Industry standard architecture
with (TMR) controllers and I/O
racks, communication boards,
rack power supplies and
termination boards for high
reliability. Advanced algorithms
for control.

OPTIONAL HMI S
Provides two-way data to
other HMIs, Historian work-
station or distributed control
system (DCS).

PLANT DATA HIGHWAY HISTORIAN ENGINEERING WORKSTATION

Optional redundant ethernet communi- Real-time and archived analog and (GE CONTROL SYSTEM TOOLBOX )
cation to operator HMIs, Historian and discrete data, plus high speed sequence HMI programming tools that provide high
workstations with fiber-optic option for of events (SOE) data for performance level control, easy reconfiguration, online
increased speed and reliability. evaluation and trip analysis. downloading, and control system diagnos-
tics for fast trouble-shooting.

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 One System Does It All
INPUT SIGNALS
Direct sensor inputs for higher
reliability on:
Vibration signals
Thermocouples and RTDs
Flame detection inputs
Steam Electrical
Turbine Power LVDT position feedback
Speed pulse inputs
Flow pulse inputs
Heat Recovery Generator 3-phase PTs and CT
Steam Generator
Optical pyrometers
Shaft current and voltage
(SOE) sequence of events
on all discrete inputs
Mark VI Mark VI Control OUTPUT SIGNALS
Solenoid outputs
Analog outputs
Relay outputs
Servo board controls
Generator
Protection Excitation Primary trip output
Panel System Turbine emergency trip output

STEAM TURBINE CONTROL

Industry standard architecture
with (TMR) controllers and I/O
racks, communication boards,
rack power supplies, and
termination boards for high
reliability. Advanced algorithms
for advanced control.

POWER INPUTS
Up to three independent power
inputs to the power distribution
module for high reliability.
125 Volt dc from battery
115 Volt ac
230 Volt ac

OPERATOR HMI UNIT DATA HIGHWAY

Workstations that monitor High speed peer-to-peer
and control turbines, steam ethernet communication to
generator, and balance controllers, PLCs, generator
of plant equipment. protection, exciter control,
HRSG AND BOP CONTROL
This equipment can be and static-starter to create an
Additional Mark VI cabinet for steam generator and balance of networked to allow integrated plant system for
plant controls can be integrated into the centralized plant system. operation from a central- high level control. Control
ized plant control room signals time synchronized to
for greater productivity, global time source. Optional
or it can be configured redundancy and fiber optics
for remote access. for isolation and high reliability.
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 Designed For
TMR Speed Control TMR Servo Position
Setpoints,
Boards
I/O Net™
Three LVDT Position Feedbacks A /D
CNTL
D/A
Three Coil Coil Currents

TMR Controllers
Servovalve

LVDTs
Steam or Fuel
Control Valve TMR Turbine
Boards

F A /D
Speed Signals to Controller
Speed Signals, I/O Net™
Turbine Shaft All active hardware and software are triplicated and
Magnetic Pickups
the system is designed to have no single point of failure.
Speed Signals Software implemented fault tolerance (SIFT) is used
to Protection which selects the median of three analog inputs to
prevent a sensor error from causing a loop failure.
! Direct sensor input for reliability Three output currents are median selected by the
Speed input resolution (typically .02 RPM) servo boards. Each output has failure detection that
allows two channels to continue controlling the valve.
Triplicated I/O Net™ communication

Double TMR Overspeed Protection

TMR Speed Control Module TMR Protection Module
Emergency Trip Solenoids (1, 2 or 3)
Current to Run, Fail-safe
Relay Relay
and I/O Board

Voting Voting
Protection
Processor
Controller

Relay Relay
Voting Voting

Relay Relay
Voting Voting

With double TMR overspeed protection,

either the TMR speed control or the TMR
Oil Pressure to Stop Valves
protection module can trip the turbine.
Both modules have temperature protec-
tion capabilities and three independent TYPICAL STEAM APPLICATION
Oil Dump Valves
speed pickups for high reliability.
Outputs are relay voted using three
6 relays per trip solenoid.
Fast
st And
Easy -To-Use Screen Tools
Fast E
Easy -To -Use
Data Trends And Reports
Individual turbine unit and plant per-
formance can be evaluated by viewing
archived and real-time process data.
Sequence of events data, captured at a
one millisecond rate, is available for analyz-
ing high-speed events. Plant performance
reports are output using a spreadsheet.

Turbine Operator’s Screen Toolbox Engineering Screens

The Windows® operator interface uses The GE Control System Toolbox provides graphical
special graphics which provide access configuration using function blocks. Screens show
to all online turbine and generator the contents of all modules and diagnostic displays
data. These user-friendly screens allow feature the status of all boards for rapid trouble-
quick and easy changes to setpoints, shooting. Repairs for TMR systems are done by
loads and valve settings. A single selection online board replacement and program download
can bring up a multitude of screens via the data highway.
including the alarm management system,
generator, temperature and vibration data, Diagnosis and data are only a mouse click
and test screens.
away, putting more control in making
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Maximize UptimeeUptim
Maximize Mark
With e VIMark VI
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Six Sigma
The GE Six Sigma initiative has raised
the standard of quality in our turbine
controls. The tools behind Six Sigma
eliminate process variation thereby
improving customer satisfaction. This
allows us to provide you with higher quality
products which increase your uptime.

GE gives you what you need…

GE has the services you need to reduce downtime
and maximize performance:
Training Field Service
Installation and Startups Spare Parts
Ask your GE representative to review the many
benefits GE Turbine Control Systems can bring to
your business.

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