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GE can provide
you with the latest
in turbine contro l

technology.

Triple
Modular
Redundancy

The SPEEDTRONIC Mark VI

Maximizes Turbine Control
and Increases Availability
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 modular and scalable for even
the smallest turbines and is
available in simplex or
Easy-to-replace
circuit boards

triple modular redundant

(TMR) configuration.

Terminal boards
that are easy to maintain

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Features
Features
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AndBenefits
B
Benefits
FEATURE
Triple Modular
Redundancy
(TMR)

BENEFIT
! Three processors and critical I/O racks

that are triplicated reduce single points of

failure which increases mean time between
forced outages (MTBFO)

Two independent
TMR protection
systems

Decreases chance of damage to turbine or

generator if overspeed, load loss, vibration,
high exhaust, or high blade temperature
is detected

Application
specific control
action as fast as
100 executions/sec

Excellent speed control and rapid trip

initiation lowers risk of turbine damage

High resolution
I/O

Improved speed control and smoother

synchronization

Comprehensive
diagnostics

Reduces system repair time through rapid

troubleshooting

Online repair of
any one channel
in TMR system

Decreases number of forced outages

caused by control system failures

Automatic
generator
synchronization

Provides reliable, smooth and rapid

generator synchronization

Direct sensor
connection with
no interposing
instrumentation

Eliminates point of failure for more

reliable protection and reduced
maintenance

Peer-to-peer
communications
with generator
controls and PLCs

Coordinates control of entire plant:

turbine, generator, heat recovery steam
generator, and balance of plant equipment

Historic data
storage and
retrieval capabilities including
sequence of
events (SOE) data

Review plant-wide analog trends and

discrete data, make comparisons with
archived data, and analyze cause of trips

The Mark VI
was designed for
high reliability
and maximum
3

performance.

Advantages of a fully integrated

power plant control system :

Common operator interface

and tools improve efficiency and

Electrical
Power

require fewer operators

Gas Turbine

Peer-to -peer communication

links controllers together for
coordinated plant operation

Waste Heat

Plant data acquisition

and performance evaluation

Generator
Mark VI Control

are simplified

Spare parts and training costs

are minimized
StaticStarter

Generator
Excitation Protection
Panel
System

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 workstation or distributed control
system (DCS).

PLANT DATA HIGHWAY

HISTORIAN

Optional redundant ethernet communication to operator HMIs, Historian and

workstations with fiber-optic option for
increased speed and reliability.

Real-time and archived analog and

discrete data, plus high speed sequence
of events (SOE) data for performance
evaluation and trip analysis.

ENGINEERING WORKSTATION
(GE CONTROL SYSTEM TOOLBOX )
HMI programming tools that provide high
level control, easy reconfiguration, online
downloading, and control system diagnostics for fast trouble-shooting.

One System Does It All

INPUT SIGNALS
Direct sensor inputs for higher
reliability on:

Steam
Turbine

Electrical
Power

Heat Recovery
Steam Generator

Mark VI

Mark VI Control

Vibration signals
Thermocouples and RTDs
Flame detection inputs
LVDT position feedback
Speed pulse inputs
Flow pulse inputs
Generator 3-phase PTs and CT
Optical pyrometers
Shaft current and voltage
(SOE) sequence of events
on all discrete inputs

OUTPUT SIGNALS

Generator
Protection Excitation
Panel
System

Solenoid outputs
Analog outputs
Relay outputs
Servo board controls
Primary trip output
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

HRSG AND BOP CONTROL

Additional Mark VI cabinet for steam generator and balance of
plant controls can be integrated into the centralized plant system.

OPERATOR HMI

UNIT DATA HIGHWAY

Workstations that monitor

and control turbines, steam
generator, and balance
of plant equipment.
This equipment can be
networked to allow
operation from a centralized plant control room
for greater productivity,
or it can be configured
for remote access.

High speed peer-to-peer

ethernet communication to
controllers, PLCs, generator
protection, exciter control,
and static-starter to create an
integrated plant system for
high level control. Control
signals time synchronized to
global time source. Optional
redundancy and fiber optics
for isolation and high reliability.

Designed For
TMR Speed Control

TMR Servo
Boards

Three LVDT Position Feedbacks

Position
Setpoints,
I/O Net

A /D
CNTL
D/A
Coil Currents

TMR Controllers

Three Coil
Servovalve
LVDTs
Steam or Fuel
Control Valve

TMR Turbine
Boards

A /D

Speed Signals to Controller

Speed Signals, I/O Net

All active hardware and software are triplicated and

the system is designed to have no single point of failure.

Turbine Shaft
Magnetic Pickups

Software implemented fault tolerance (SIFT) is used

which selects the median of three analog inputs to
prevent a sensor error from causing a loop failure.

Speed Signals
to Protection

! Direct sensor input for reliability

Speed input resolution (typically .02 RPM)

Triplicated I/O Net communication

Three output currents are median selected by the

servo boards. Each output has failure detection that
allows two channels to continue controlling the valve.

Double TMR Overspeed Protection

Relay
Voting

Emergency Trip Solenoids (1, 2 or 3)

Current to Run, Fail-safe

Relay
Voting

Relay
Voting

Relay
Voting

Relay
Voting

Relay
Voting

With double TMR overspeed protection,

either the TMR speed control or the TMR
protection module can trip the turbine.
Both modules have temperature protection capabilities and three independent
speed pickups for high reliability.
6

TMR Protection Module

Outputs are relay voted using three

relays per trip solenoid.

Protection
Processor

Controller
and I/O Board

TMR Speed Control Module

Oil Pressure to Stop Valves

Oil Dump Valves

TYPICAL STEAM APPLICATION

Screen Tools
Fast
st And
Easy -To-Use
Fast E
Easy -To -Use

Data Trends And Reports

Individual turbine unit and plant performance can be evaluated by viewing

archived and real-time process data.
Sequence of events data, captured at a
one millisecond rate, is available for analyzing high-speed events. Plant performance
reports are output using a spreadsheet.

Turbine Operators Screen

Toolbox Engineering Screens

The Windows operator interface uses

special graphics which provide access
to all online turbine and generator
data. These user-friendly screens allow
quick and easy changes to setpoints,
loads and valve settings. A single selection
can bring up a multitude of screens
including the alarm management system,
generator, temperature and vibration data,
and test screens.

The GE Control System Toolbox provides graphical

configuration using function blocks. Screens show
the contents of all modules and diagnostic displays
feature the status of all boards for rapid troubleshooting. Repairs for TMR systems are done by
online board replacement and program download
via the data highway.
Diagnosis and data are only a mouse click

more control in making

your work environment productive.
away, putting

With
The
Maximize
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Mark
Maximize
e VIMark VI
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
Installation and Startups

Field Service
Spare Parts

Ask your GE representative to review the many

benefits GE Turbine Control Systems can bring to
your business.

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