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Hydraulic Low Vacuum Trip Device Failure

During commissioning of a new power plant unit, the hydraulic low vacuum trip device was malfunctioning and unable to consistently trip at the target vacuum setting. After servicing, the issues persisted. Upon further inspection, it was discovered that a hole in the device chamber meant the diaphragm was not exposed to atmosphere pressure as intended. Drilling the missing hole resolved the malfunction. The manufacturing unit was notified of the missed hole in quality checks.

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Hydraulic Low Vacuum Trip Device Failure

During commissioning of a new power plant unit, the hydraulic low vacuum trip device was malfunctioning and unable to consistently trip at the target vacuum setting. After servicing, the issues persisted. Upon further inspection, it was discovered that a hole in the device chamber meant the diaphragm was not exposed to atmosphere pressure as intended. Drilling the missing hole resolved the malfunction. The manufacturing unit was notified of the missed hole in quality checks.

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FEED BACK NO.1

Project: Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project, unit 5, 210 MW

Problem: Malfunctioning of Hydraulic low vacuum trip device in the governing rack.

Problem details:

During first commissioning of unit number 5 of Rayalaseema Thermal Power project,


Muddanur, the hydraulic low vacuum trip device was malfunctioning. The setting for
trip value of vacuum could not be done to -0.7 ksc. Adustment could be done to the
value around -0.55 ksc. The first synchronization milestone activity was completed
with this value as electrical low vacuum protection was also available. During
subsequent start ups for coal firing also, it was not resetting sometimes. By manual
assistance to the device it resets sometimes, but not consistent.

Analysis and resolution:


The hydraulic low vacuum trip device was serviced at site by technicians from BHEL,
Hardwar. There was no deviation observed during servicing. Even after servicing, the
device resetting behaviour was not satisfactory and consistent. The trip value was
also not consistent.

Description of the device:


The purpose of the low vacuum trip is to operate the main trip valve by draining the
aux trip oil circuit when the condenser vacuum drops below the trip value.
Refer attached figure, the condenser vacuum was connected to the top side of the
diaphragm (7). The space below the diaphragm is at atmospheric pressure. The drop
in vacuum above diaphragm will cause movement of the diaphragm and the auxiliary
pilot valve (8) downwards. This establishes the connection between auxiliary trip oil
circuit X1 to drain chamber c so that the auxiliary trip oil circuit was depressurized
and the main trip valve closes. The value of vacuum at which the device operates can
be adjusted by adjusting initial tension of spring (6) by means of adjusting screw (5).
The adjustment is to be done when turbine is at rated speed so that the initial
compression of spring from primary oil circuit through the piston (2) is established.

TECHNICAL SERVICES / PSSR


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On thorough inspection of the device, it was observed that one hole in the chamber
below the bellow was not available. Due to non availability of hole, the space below
diaphragm was not exposed to atmosphere and causing malfunction of the device. The
hole was drilled at site and subsequently the performance of the device was found
normal.

Conclusion:
The problem of missed hole in the device at manufacturing unit was reported to them
and necessary checks shall be included in the quality checks to avoid such problems at
site.

TECHNICAL SERVICES / PSSR


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Missed
hole in
the device

TECHNICAL SERVICES / PSSR

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