Data Sheet

Ovation™ GE Heavy-Duty Gas Turbine

Control System Retrofit (Frame 5, 6B, 7B-E-EA and 9E-EA)
Features
 Fully engineered and field-proven retrofit for GE heavy-
duty gas turbines (Frame 5, 6B, 7B, 7E, 7EA, 9E and
9EA) equipped with Speedtronic™ Mark I, II, IV, V, VI
and VIe systems
 Ovation-based solution with powerful redundant
processors specifically designed to meet the needs of
DLN and non-DLN units
 User-friendly tools and direct access to turbine logic
facilitates in-house maintenance and reduces
dependence on specialized support
 Incorporates control enhancements that enable
- Flexible gas turbine operation using Autotune™ and
FlexSuite™ applicationsi
- Improved unit operation, performance and starting
reliability
- Simplified troubleshooting and maintenance
 Comprehensive suite of integrated products and services
to support cybersecurity requirements
 Flexible architecture easily integrates turbine and
balance-of-plant systems for unified plant control
 Options available for generator excitation, condition
monitoring and instrumentation upgrades

Legacy Control System Ovation GE Heavy-Duty Gas

Challenges Turbine Control
General Electric’s (GE) heavy-duty ‘Frame series’ gas
Emerson offers a fully engineered and field-proven
turbines are popular in both utility power generation
packaged retrofit for Speedtronic Mark I-II-IV-V-VI-VIe
and industrial applications. Many of these units
platforms on GE Frame series gas turbines. The
operate with the original GE Speedtronic control
solution is based on Ovation gas turbine controls as a
systems and associated HMIs. These systems face
direct replacement for the Speedtronic and associated
obsolescence and support issues where maintenance
HMI systems.
and repairs can be costly as well as difficult to obtain.
For more than 25 years, Emerson has modernized
Emerson’s comprehensive retrofit program for this fleet
hundreds of control systems on GE turbines, ranging
includes turbine control development, application
from early 1960’s Frame 5 to the latest 7FA. Our gas
enhancements, project specific content, installation &
turbine control portfolio includes system retrofits that
commissioning as well as GE Frame series gas turbine
provide reliable and efficient control of all GE Frame
application lifecycle support and updates.
series gas turbines.

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Applications 
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Vibration monitoring
Excitation
Ovation’s packaged retrofit replaces the original  Generator temperature monitoring
Speedtronic turbine control system while incorporating  Auxiliary systems
new enhancements for reliable, flexible and safer
turbine operation. The Ovation solution covers Emerson maintains a version-controlled library of
governor, sequencer and protection control functions turbine specific control function algorithms that were
on GE Frame series gas turbines, including: developed based on years of turbine control
 Turbine control and sequencing implementation and field-proven in hundreds of gas
 Turbine fuel control (governor) turbine applications. This approach ensures a high
 DLN control degree of software standardization, eases software
 Turbine protection testing, improves revision control and reduces
 Fuel transfers commissioning time. Ovation’s turbine controls permit
 Turbine monitoring all modes of operation that presently exist with the
 Vibration monitoring original OEM system.
 Generator monitoring, control and protection
 Manual and automatic synchronizing
 Remote monitoring & communications
Speedtronic Panel Retrofit
Ovation’s turbine control retrofit is a drop-in
Native I/O modules directly interface the Ovation replacement for the Speedtronic Mark series control
system to speed detectors, LVDT, servo-valves, RTD, systems. The Ovation solution covers the replacement
thermocouples and other turbine instruments. of the entire Speedtronic control panel and GE HMI
Ovation’s direct communication with existing turbine systems, while retaining the existing field wiring and
instruments avoids the use of external signal turbine instrumentation. Eliminating the entire panel
conditioners, provides full diagnostics down to the I/O ensures that no legacy control components are
level and ensures fully integrated control of all turbine retained, thus mitigating potential risks due to
systems including: obsolescence issues. This solution also allows for full
 Variable guide vane actuators factory testing of the complete panel assembly, both
 Fuel systems – diffusion and DLN hardware and software, which reduces commissioning
 Water injection systems risks. Options are available for integrated combustion
 Flame detection systems dynamics measurement system (CDMS) and
 Starter systems integrated AutoTune to enhance machine protection
 Lube and hydraulic oil systems and provide flexible operation over different operating
 Overspeed protection systems conditions.

Sample Ovation GE heavy-duty gas turbine graphics

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Benefits of an Ovation Heavy-Duty Gas Turbine Control

Retrofit
Benefit Ovation System Enhancement
 Unit operation maintenance summary automatically updates factored hours/starts
 Smart dashboard displays start and trip data and MWH for each run
Enhanced operator
 Automatic turbine trip reports provided by the Ovation Process Historian
decision making
 Enhanced exhaust temperature display with tabular views of combustion data
 Generator capability monitor shows capability curve with automatic alarming
 Integrated AutoTune and FlexSuite for flexible gas turbine operation
 Integrated combustor dynamic measurement (CDMS) for machine protection
 Unit start profile compares startup and coast-down times to alarm on blade tip rub
 Gas turbine performance indicator predicts megawatt capability and calculates heat
rate
Improved unit operation  Easy-to-read combustion monitor helps to quickly identify hot/cold spots
and performance
 Automatic turning gear scheduling reduces dovetail wear
 Manual synchronization from Ovation operator workstations
 Upgrade of water injection control valve eliminates legacy control problems
 Manual bias of water injection improves NOx control
 Automatic droop tests and frequency response
 Exhaust swirl charts provide load-adjusted exhaust profiles to easily identify the location
of combustion problems
 Embedded condition monitoring using Ovation machine works gives peak & phase
readings and provides automated imbalance, misalignment, looseness, rub, fluid
Simplified troubleshooting instability and mechanical wear monitoring
and maintenance
 Dedicated start permissives and trip displays enable fast problem identification
 High-speed trending to pinpoint event data
 HMI-based maintenance functions including overspeed testing and fuel valve
calibrations

Ovation GE turbine control packaged retrofit of a Mark V system

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but also provides further opportunities for operational

Optional Upgrades and improvement such as increased plant efficiencies and
megawatt production, and long-term operation and
Enhancements maintenance savings.
Emerson offers a wide range of options that when
combined with the Ovation GE heavy-duty gas turbine Ovation - Designed for
controls provide a comprehensive turbine solution:
 Automated tuning and combustion dynamic Power
measurement (CDMS) for DLN units The foundation of Emerson’s heavy-duty ‘Frame’ gas
 FlexSuite applications add peak power mode, turbine control solution is Ovation technology designed
increased turndown and other flexible operating to:
enhancements  Eliminate obsolescence concerns by using
 10-minute fast start/fast load (available for certain commercially available technology.
GE turbine models)  Provide intuitive built-in diagnostics that enables
 Automated pre-start check routine quick problem identification.
 Emerson CSI6300 SIL3-rated electronic overspeed  Secure operations with standard features that
upgrade that includes eddy current type speed address cybersecurity concerns
sensors for improved diagnostics and true zero
 Simplify configuration and maintenance with
speed detection
integrated user-friendly engineering tools.
 Integrated Ovation Safety Instrumented System
(SIS) for safety protection up to SIL3
 Advanced condition monitoring Summary
 Gas fuel flow measurement upgrade Emerson understands the changing dynamics of the
 Gas chromatograph for monitoring of fuel gas supply power industry and stands ready to apply our
BTU changes expansive portfolio of solutions to help increase
 Power and Water Cybersecurity Suite assists with performance and reliability of GE turbines.
meeting cybersecurity obligations
 Integrated generator excitation system The Ovation GE Frame heavy-duty retrofit program
 Fuel system or fuel valve upgrades was developed by Emerson’s dedicated gas turbine
solutions group that includes highly specialized experts
 Instrumentation and control valve upgrades
with years of experience designing, implementing and
 Full range of wireless devices supporting turbine controls from every major OEM
 Monitoring of 125VDC battery cell condition including GE, Westinghouse, Siemens, ABB, Pratt &
 Workstations for remote operations Whitney, Solar, Rolls Royce and more. An integral part
 Turbine simulation for control validation and operator of the program is Emerson’s commitment to long-term
training product support and cost-effective migration paths that
reduce lifecycle costs while keeping pace with
technological advancements.
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