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EASTERN OPERATING AREA
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
GENERATION EXPANSION OF RAFHA POWER PLANT
(CONTRACT NO : 30421008/00)
CONTROL PHILOSOPHY FOR
RAFHA GENERATION EXPANSION
DOCUMENT NO. : 30421008-3DR-00011-P0A
NOVEMBER, 2004

ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
TCE CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED
73/1, ST. MARKS ROAD
BANGALORE 560 001
INDIA

CONTRACTOR:
AL-TOUKHI COMPANY FOR INDUSTRY & TRADING
P.O. BOX 497, RIYADH 11411, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
TEL. 00966-1-4633660 : FAX. 00966-1-4631150

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DESCRIPTION

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1.0

INTRODUCTION

2.0

OBJECT

3.0

REFERENCES

4.0

CONTROL PHILOSOPHY FOR RAFHA

GENERATION EXPANSION

5.0

ELECTRICAL PART OF CONTROL

PHILOSOPHY FOR RAFHA POWER PLANT

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INTRODUCTION:

1.1

Al-Toukhi company for Industry & Trading has been awarded

turnkey contract for Open Cycle Gas Turbine based CPS expansion
project at Rafha of Saudi Electric Company-Eastern Operation Area
(SEC-EOA), Saudi Arabia.

1.2

The project consists of design, engineering, procurement,

installation, testing and commissioning of two (2) Nos. 29.92MW @ 50
Deg C, Gas Turbine Generator unit of GE make along with associated
Generator Transformer and other balance of plant electro-mechanical
equipment.

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OBJECT:
The scope of this document is to describe the Control Philosophy for
the proposed Power Plant to be installed at Rafha Central Power
Station, Saudi Arabia.

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REFERENCE DOCUMENTS & STANDARDS

3.1

Scope of work and Technical Specification PTS-1024

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CONTROL PHILOSOPHY FOR RAFHA GENERATION EXPANSION

4.1

The plant includes the following :

4.2

GTG : 2 nos with future provision for connecting to redundant data

highway of future DCIS

Master clock

Fuel oil system

HVAC System

Fire fighting and fire detection/alarm system

Air compressor

Emergency shutdown system for the plant is not envisaged. The GT

control system is fail safe and does not require an Emergency
shutdown control. Emergency shutdown pushbuttons in remote control
room shall be wired to GT Control system.

4.3

GTG and 13.8 kV Generator Switchgear ( GLAC )

Each GTG is supplied with a Packaged Electric and Electronic Control
compartment. GTG & 13.8kV Generator Breaker control and
protections shall be as per GE standard. GTG and 13.8kV Generator
Breaker control will be through Local HMI and remote HMI to be
provided in the Control Room.
Each Gas turbine controller shall have independent SOE monitoring
function.
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Master clock
Time synchronisation of GTG's and Electrical SER system shall be
carried out by a Master clock.

4.5

Fuel oil system

The fuel oil system consists of Fuel forwarding system. The DFO
forwarding skid shall be capable of being monitored locally by a panel.
The start/stop facility and start, stop, trip status indications will be
provided on Remote Control Panel. The local panel shall contain all the
control logic and protective functions with the necessary manual
overriding to enable automatic operation without supervision and to
permit ready diagnostics in the event of faults. Local process value
indicating instruments shall be grouped and mounted on the skid with
suitable protection from the effects of vibration.
The control system shall be based on the manufacturer's proven
product line. The system shall be suitable for full automatic control of
the skid assuming unattended operation.
The automatic controls shall be arranged to control effectively the
pressure of diesel oil to the Gas turbines and to protect the mechanical
integrity of equipment and associated plant from malfunction.
Where duplex equipment is fitted, the control system shall detect failure
of the selected remaining system and automatically initiate start of the
selected stand by system.
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The skid package shall be capable of providing signals(Pump trip

alarms) to the future DCIS.
4.6

HVAC System
One (1) local control panel is envisaged in Switchgear Room.

4.7

Fire fighting and Fire Detection /Alarm System :

The system comprises of local panels at each building and main
control

panel at control room in the New Switchgear and Control

building.
Control functions for the fire alarm system shall be performed by main
control & local Panels.
The main control panel shall receive status/alarm signals from Foam /
Fire

water spray / CO2 systems from

respective local panels and

Fire Fighting System of GTG also.

Detectors shall be provided for various areas in the plant and those
would initiate Alarms and release of Water/Foam/CO2 as per the Fire
Fighting scheme.
The manual fire alarm stations provided in various areas shall initiate
audio/visual alarms in the Main Control Panel and respective local
panels and bells/hooters in the protected area.

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Air compressor
Air compressor shall be controlled by a local control panel.

5.0

ELECTRICAL PART OF CONTROL PHILOSOPHY FOR RAFHA

POWER PLANT

5.1

33kV Switchgear
33kV Switchgear would be located in new Switchgear building.
Switchgear room would be in ground floor and control room would be in
the first floor.
It is presumed that Switchgear room would be un-attendend and hence
no controls such as closing/opening of breakers or synchronising
operations are expected to take place from Switchgear.
Local control for breakers is envisaged only for testing purpose.
No synchronisation facility would be provided local to 33kV Switchgear.
The switchgear would be provided with Remote Control cum
Annunciation Panel (RCP) for controlling all the breakers, namely,
incomers from GTG-1, GTG-2 & GTG-3 (future), outgoing feeders to
Inter bus transformers, tie feeder including both end breakers to
existing 33kV switchgear and bus coupler breaker.
The Remote Control cum Annunciation panel (RCP) would be located
in New Control room.

Further, provision would be made to control all the breakers from DCIS
(which will be installed by SEC-EOA in future). Accordingly,
Local/Remote selector switch (located on RCP) when kept in Local
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will initiate control from RCP whereas when kept in Remote position
would transfer the controls to DCIS (future).
Each breaker will be provided with Local/Remote selector switch (i.e
RCP/DCIS selector switch) &

Discrepancy type Breaker Control

switch.
Manual

synchronising facility would be provided for all incomer

feeders, bus coupler breaker and tie breakers at both ends.

For

Autosynchronisation of incoming breakers, only initiation would be from

RCP. Auto synchronising equipment would be part of GE controls. The
Auto/Manual

synchronising switch shall be provided for Incomer

breakers only.
As per Cl.No.8.0, page 43 of 44 of Appendix-V, SEC-EOA specified a
separate synchronising panel with swinging/movable synchroscope
facility, mimic diagram, selector switches, synchro check relay etc. In
view of this, the Manual synchronisation swinging type panel would be
provided at one end of the RCP housing the above.
For Tie feeder breaker, only manual synchronising facility is required to
be provided as per SECs Dwg: KT-808528 sh 4 of 4.
All protection related annunciations including that of Transformers and
all meters as indicated in SEC drawings would be part of RCP.
(applicable for all RCPs)

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4.16kV Station Switchgear:

The 4.16kV Station Switchgear would be located in New Switchgear
building. All protections along with Digital Power demand meter
(DPDM) would be mounted as part of the Switchgear.
Local control of 4.16kV Breakers is envisaged only for testing
purposes. Control of circuit breakers in service position would be from
Remote Control cum Annunciation panel only.
Remote Control cum Annunciation panel for 4.16kV Station Switchgear
would be located in the New Control Room. This panel would be
provided with meters, annunciation windows, mimic with discrepancy
type selector switches & selector switch for manual synchronisation of
incomer & buscoupler breakers. Control of all incomer feeders, bus
coupler & outgoing feeder circuit breakers would be provided on this
panel.
Auto Transfer Scheme (ATS) to achieve Auto transfer of auxiliaries
would be provided on the Remote Control panel of 4.16kV Station
Switchgear for incomers & bus coupler.

5.3

480V Station Switchgear:

The 480V Station Switchgear would be located in New Switchgear
building. All protections along with Digital Power demand meter
(DPDM) would be mounted as part of the Switchgear.
Local control of 480V incomer and bus coupler Breakers is envisaged
only for testing purposes. Control of incomer & bus coupler circuit

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breakers in service position would be from Remote Control cum

Annunciation panel only. For all outgoing circuit breakers, only local
control from switchgear would be provided.
Remote Control cum Annunciation panel for 480V Station Switchgear
would be located in the New Control Room. This panel would be
provided with meters, annunciation windows, mimic with discrepancy
type selector switches , selector switch for remote control of incomer &
bus coupler breakers.
Auto Transfer Scheme (ATS) to achieve Auto transfer of auxiliaries
would be provided on the Remote Control panel of 480V Station
Switchgear for incomers & bus coupler.
No synchronisation facilities would be provided on the 480V Station
Switchgear. Momentary paralleling of incomers is envisaged under
manual changeover conditions.
5.4

480V Unit Switchgear:

The 480V Unit Switchgear would be located in Unit Switchgear room.
Local control of 480V Incomer Breakers is envisaged only for testing
purposes. Control of incomer circuit breakers in service position would
be from Remote Control cum Annunciation panel only. For all outgoing
circuit breakers, only local control from switchgear would be provided.
Remote Control cum Annunciation panel for 480V Unit Switchgear
would be located in the New Control Room. This panel would be
provided with annunciation windows, mimic with discrepancy type

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selector switches , manual synchronisation facility with selector switch

for incomer feeders and selector switch for remote control of incomer
breakers.
Auto Transfer Scheme (ATS) to achieve Auto transfer of auxiliaries
would be provided on the Remote Control panel of 480V Unit
Switchgear for incomers.
5.5

480V MCCs / Distribution Boards:

Only local control of incoming and outgoing feeders would be provided
for all other 480V Distribution boards / MCCs.

5.6

13.8kV/33kV Generator Transformers:

Relay panel for Generator Transformer would be located in New
Control Room. Separate Relay panels would be provided for Set-1 &
Set-2 protections.
Remote Tap Changer Control Panels for Generator Transformers
would be located in New Control Room.

5.7

33/4.16kV Station Transformers:

Relay panel for Station Transformer would be located in New Control
Room. One Relay panel with segregation between Set-1 & Set-2
protections would be provided for each Station Transformer. The relay
panel would be located in New Control Room.

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Remote Tap Changer Control Panels for Station Transformers would

be located in New Switchgear building.
5.8

33/13.8kV Interbus Transformers:

Relay panel for Interbus Transformer would be located in New Control
Room. One Relay panel with segregation between Set-1 & Set-2
protections would be provided for each Station Transformer. The relay
panel would be located in New Control Room.

5.9

4.16/0.480kV Station Auxiliary Transformers:

Protections for Station Auxiliary Transformers would be located in
respective Switchgears (HV side protections in 4.16kV Switchgear & LV
side protections in 480V Station Switchgear).

5.10

13.8kV/0.480kV Unit Auxiliary Transformers:

Both HV and LV side protections for Unit Auxiliary Transformers would
be located in 480 V Unit Switchgears.

5.11

SOER Panel:
SOER Panel for Generator, Generator Transformer and Auxiliary
Transformers would be provided in New Control room and would be
interfaced with operator console in New Control room.

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