I P o w e r G e n e r a tio n

H ig h - P r e s s u r e H y d r a u lic B a s ic s

H P H y d r a u lic P o w e r S u p p ly

H P H y d r a u lic A c tu a to r s a t N a tu r a l G a s S y s te m V a lv e s

H P H y d r a u lic A c tu a to r s a t F u e l O il S y s te m V a lv e s

H P H y d r a u lic A c tu a to r s a t N O x W a te r S y s te m V a lv e s

O M - P ic tu r e H y d r a u lic S y s te m
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P le a s e n o te :

V a lv e s a r e a lw a y s s h o w n in th e d e e n e r g iz e d p o s itio n

E x a m p le : S o le n o id d e e n e r g iz e d : s p r in g p u s h e s p is to n to th e le ft

A r r o w s in th e s y m b o ls d o n o t n e c e s s a r ily s h o w th e flu id ´ s flo w

d ir e c tio n . T h e y r a th e r p o in t to a c o n n e c tio n th a t is p r o v id e d .

In h y d r a u lic s y s te m s th e r e is little flu id flo w .

( le a k a g e a n d / o r m a r g in a l flo w a t im p u ls e lin e s )
F lu id is a p p lie d r a th e r fo r tr a n s m ittin g p r e s s u r e .

D e p e n d in g o n its d e s ig n a v a lv e c a n o c c u p y in te r m e d ia te p o s itio n s .

E x a m p le : Im p u ls e lin e s ´ p r e s s u r e a t th e p is to n fr o n t fa c e s p lu s
s p r in g fo r c e in flu e n c e p ilo t v a lv e p is to n p o s itio n w h ic h m a y
b e in te r m e d ia te

B a s ic P r in c ip le s in H ig h - P r e s s u r e H y d r a u lic D ia g r a m s
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F ix e d P r e s s u r e V a r ia b le P r e s s u r e
( d e p e n d in g o n
v a r ia b le th r o ttle = d r a in a g e flo w )

S p a c e w h e re
P re s s u re
in te r m e d ia te p r e s s u r e
S u p p ly
s h o u ld b e a d ju s te d

C o n s ta n t T h r o ttle

V a r ia b le T h r o ttle
( C o n tr o l V a lv e )

D r a in

C o n s ta n t T h r o ttle / V a r ia b le T h r o ttle P r in c ip le
fo r a d ju s tin g h y d r a u lic p r e s s u r e to in te r m e d ia te v a lu e s
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Description of Auxiliary Systems Hydraulic Oil System

Refer also to: (RTD), MBX01CT101, provide local and remote indication
of the reservoir fluid temperature.
List of Control Settings (SREL) 3.1-0210 The reservoir is equipped with a breather
List of Measuring Instruments 3.1-0220 MBX01AT001. The built-in filter minimizes the intrusion of
List of Electrical Loads 3.1-0230 dirt into the hydraulic oil reservoir.
Equipment List 3.1-0240
P+I Diagram, Hydraulic System 3.1-9010
Specification for Hydraulic Oils 3.1-0251 Hydraulic Supply Pumps
Two AC motor-driven variable displacement pumps,
Settings, limits and measuring ranges of the items of MBX02AP001 /MBX02AP002, are mounted on top of the
equipment listed here are given in the List of Measuring hydraulic fluid reservoir. Each pump is capable of supplying
Instruments, the Equipment List and the List of Control the total requirements of the system. One pump is normally
Settings (SREL). This description only gives guideline operating with the other acting as a standby. The operating
values. pump can be pre-selected. The adjustable relief valves,
MBX02AA191/MBX02AA193, control the pumps so that the
General System Description displacement of the operating pump is automatically varied
to meet the system demand. These valves ensure a
The hydraulic supply system provides pressurized constant discharge pressure of 16 MPa (160 bar, 2320
hydraulic fluid for operation of the control actuators in the PSI). Loss of operating pump discharge pressure,
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auxiliary equipment. System components are mounted on detected by the pressure transmitter MBX03CP101, will
the hydraulic power unit (HPU). automatically start the standby pump. The discharge lines
Hydraulic fluid is contained in a reservoir, which is of the two pumps merge downstream of the supply line
equipped with instrumentation for status and protective filters. A check valve, MBX03AA201/MBX03AA202, is
functions. Fluid is pumped from the reservoir by one of two located at the discharge of each pump to prevent backflow
redundant pumps. through the standby pump.
If the primary pump should fail, the standby pump will Pressure relief valves, MBX02AA192/MBX02AA194,
automatically start to ensure a continuous supply of adjusted at 18 MPa (180 bar, 2610 PSI), are installed
or design, are reserved.

hydraulic fluid. downstream of the pumps to prevent impermissibly high

Instruments are located on the skid for local monitoring pressures within the hydraulic system.
of system status.
Hydraulic fluid cleanliness is required for long-term Conditioning loop
system reliability. The cleanliness, in accordance with ISO
Each variable displacement pump has a coupled gear
Standard 4406, shall be: 17/15/12. Therefore, the system
pump that continuously circulates hydraulic fluid through
includes continuous in-line filtration of the supply fluid as
the conditioning loop, that means from the reservoir,
well as the main filtering in the conditioning loop.
through the operating oil-air cooler, then through the main
Fluid shall be replaced every two to three years to filter and back to the reservoir. This ensures the required
maintain proper lubricant additive levels. The volume of cleanliness and temperature range.
the tank is approximately 400 liters (105 Gal.). New oil
Two air-cooled heat exchangers, MBX06AH001/
shall be filled in through the filling valve, MBX06AA252.
MBX06AH002, are located in the oil-conditioning loop in
New oil does not normally fulfill the cleanliness
parallel. The 3-way valve MBX06AA259 selects the
requirements. Therefore, the oil shall be circulated through
operating cooler. Proximity switches monitor the position of
the conditioning loop for a minimum of four hours after
this valve. Depending on the signals of the proximity
filling. Valves, MBX03AA251/MBX03AA253, shall be
switches the respective fan motor is pre-selected. The fan
closed during that procedure.
of the operating cooler provides airflow that cools the
hydraulic oil inside the finned tubes. Operation of the fan is
Fluid Reservoir thermostatically controlled by resistance thermometer
MBX01CT101, which senses reservoir oil temperature.
The fluid reservoir, MBX01BB001, is a steel vessel
equipped with measuring instruments. The conditioning loop supports a duplex filter set
MBX06AT001 and MBX06AT002; filter elements are
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Three analog level detectors, MBX01CL101/102/103,

designed to meet a 3 µm (3 micron).
are used for remote indication of the level. A thermometer,
MBX01CT501, and double resistance temperature device

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Filter set differential pressure is monitored by failure of the operating pump and an initiated pump
MBX06CP002. An alarm indication necessitates switching changeover from operating pump to standby pump.
to the standby filter and replacing the dirty filter element.
Oil, which enters the reservoir, passes that filter (re- Pressure Monitoring
circulating oil, returning oil and oil which is filled in through
valve MBX06AA252). This reliably ensures that no debris Pressure transmitter, MBX03CP101, monitors hydraulic
enters the system. power unit discharge pressure directed to the system.
The conditioning loop may be isolated by closing valve Dependent of the signals of the pressure transmitter:
MBX06AA251. Oil then flows directly back into the tank − The standby pump is switched on during the start-up of
through the check valves, MBX06AA191/MBX06AA192, the GT, in addition to the operating pump
which function as pressure relief valves and limit the gear − The standby pump is additionally switched on if the
pump discharge pressures. pressure drops below the lower value of pressure
A double resistance temperature device (RTD), threshold P.Hyd.02, e. g. 14,5 MPa (145 bar, 2103 PSI)
MBX06CT101 and thermometer MBX06CT501, provides − During operation the standby pump can be switched off
remote and local indication of the temperature upstream manually after reaching the upper value of pressure
the filter set. threshold P.Hyd.02, e. g. 15 MPa (150 bar, 2175 PSI)
Pressure transducer MBX06CP102 indicates the − High pressure is indicated, if pressure exceeds
pressure upstream the filter set. threshold P.Hyd.05, e.g. 17 MPa (170 bar, 2465 PSI).
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The pressure downstream of the hydraulic pumps is

Supply Filters
monitored by pressure transducers MBX02CP101 and
The discharge pipe of each pump is equipped with MBX02CP102, a local pressure indication is given by
supply line filter MBX03AT001/MBX03AT002. Filter pressure gauges MBX02CP501 and MBX02CP502.
elements have a 10 µm (10 micron) absolute rating. Pressure transducer MBX06CP101 and pressure
Pressure differential switches, MBX03CP0001/ gauges MBX06CP502 and MBX06CP503 are located
MBX03CP002, provide remote and local indications for downstream of the gear pumps in the conditioning loop for
visual observation of filter cleanliness status. Since the
or design, are reserved.

indication of the loop pressure.

supply line filters are intended to function simply as a
protective device, they are subjected to little fouling during
service. If the set point of at least one of the two Temperature Monitoring
differential pressure switches is exceeded for more than 10 For optimum operation of the hydraulic actuators it is
minutes, the pre-trip alarm "Hydraulic oil filter fouled" is necessary to keep the oil within the optimum viscosity
indicated. range. The viscosity depends on the oil and on the
When one filter element is being changed, the other temperature. Therefore, the oil is to be heated or cooled
pump has to assume the task of supplying hydraulic oil. according to requirements. During operation, only cooling
Valves MBX03AA251and MBX03AA252 or MBX03AA253 is necessary, which is realized by the operating air-oil-
and MBX03AA254 can individually isolate the filters. cooler. During standstill, the oil is heated by operation of
one pump, if the temperature falls below a certain
threshold. The signal of RTD MBX01CT001 is used for:
Accumulators
− Activating heating via pumps during standstill when
Two bladder accumulators, MBX04BB001/ temperature falls below threshold T.HYD.01, e.g. 20 °C
MBX04BB002, are connected to the discharge downstream
− Deactivating heating via pumps during standstill when
the supply filters. The accumulators are charged with
temperature exceeds threshold T.HYD.02, e.g. 25 °C
nitrogen to a pressure of 10 MPa (100 bar, 1450 PSI).
− Switching the operating cooler on when temperature
Each hydraulic oil accumulator is provided with a
exceeds threshold T.HYD.04, e.g. 55 °C
pressure gauge, MBX04CP501/MBX04CP502, a shutoff
valve, MBX04AA251/MBX04AA252, drain valve, − Switching the operating cooler off when temperature
MBX04AA401/MBX04AA402, and safety valve, falls below threshold T.HYD.03, e.g. 45 °C
MBX04AA191/MBX04AA192, respectively. − Indicating high temperature at threshold T.HYD.05, e.g.
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The design of the accumulators assumes rapid and sudden 70 °C

controlled positioning of the actuators, concurrent with the − Indicating low temperature at threshold T.HYD.06, e.g.
10 °C

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In addition double resistor temperature devices, Level Monitoring

MBX03CT101, MBX03CT102, MBX06CT101 and local
thermometer MBX03CT501, MBX03CT502 and The level is monitored by three analog level detectors.
MBX06CT501 are mounted uptstream of the supply filters If the signal from any one of these detectors drops below
to indicate the hydraulic fluid temperature. its limit setting “LOW”, a warning message is issued. If at
least two detectors signal a level below their limit setting
“TOO LOW” (2-out-of-3 logic) a GT-Trip is initiated.
Additionally a level gauge, MBX01CL501, provides local
indication of the level.
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H P H y d O il C o o le r

H P H y d P r e s s M e a s B lo c k

H P H y d P u m p D r iv e

B u ffe rs
H P H y d O il F ilte r s F illin g C o v e r & B r e a th e r
a t p u m p d is c h a r g e

H P H y d r a u lic P o w e r S u p p ly
s Power Generation

Control plate
Swash plate Upper
Driven (not rotating) Driven idle point

Lower
idle point

Discharge
(not active)

Flow control

Suction
Adjuster for
swash plate angle Flow control pressure

Axial Piston Pump

(with flow control)
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P r e s s u r e r e lie f v a lv e
( e x te r n a l, a d ju s ts s u p p ly p r e s s u r e )
1 6 0 b a r ( a d ju s ta b le )


M n = 1 4 5 0 1 /m in

A F lo w
 c o n tr o l v a lv e

V a lv e s w ith
in te r m e d ia te
C o n tro l
p o s itio n s
lin e B
P re s s u re




F lo w d e c r e a s e s c o n tr o l v a lv e
( b lo c k e d in
p o s itio n
a s s h o w n )
F lo w in c r e a s e s
C o n tr o l p is to n

R e s e t p is to n

C o n n e c tio n s
to / fro m ta n k

A x ia l P is to n P u m p C o n tr o l
 Gas Turbine Hydraulic Control Equipment
Description of Auxiliary Systems Hydraulic Oil for Fuel Oil

Refer also to: principle, the control valves are located downstream of the
emergency stop valves.
List of Control Settings (SREL) 3.1-0210 The control system proper—i.e. the speed controller,
List of Measuring Instruments 3.1-0220 load controller, temperature controller, the startup and
List of Electrical Loads 3.1-0230 shutdown controller, together with the hydraulic oil supply
Equipment List 3.1-0240 station which supplies the valve actuators—is described
P+I Diagram, Fuel Oil 3.1-4010 elsewhere.
Hydraulic Oil System 3.1-9000
P+I Diagram, Hydraulic System 3.1-9010
P+I Diagram, Hydraulic Oil for Fuel Oil System 3.1-9110 FO HÖ-VB-SSV
PO FL ESV
MBN23AA051
MBN23AA051
HÖ-VB-SV
FO PO FL CV/ESV Premix burners
MBN23AA151
MBN23AA151

Settings, limits and measuring ranges of the items of

FO feed line VB
equipment listed here are given in the List of Measuring Diffusion burners
Ölvorlaufleitung
Instruments, Equipment List and List of Control Settings
(SREL). This description only gives guideline values. DB
HÖ-DBVL-SSV
FO DO FL SSV HÖ-DBVL-SV
FO DO FL CV/ESV
MBN14AA051 MBN14AA151
MBN14AA051 MBN14AA151

Overview
FO return line FO DO RL CV
HÖ-DBRL-SV FO DO RL ESV
HÖ-DBRL-SSV
This description covers the actuators of the safety MBN53AA151 MBN52AA051
MBN53AA151 MBN52AA051
Ölrücklaufleitung
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shutoff devices (emergency stop valves) and the control

valves in the fuel oil system.
The valve actuators are essentially comprised of the
hydraulic cylinder and the associated control devices which Fig1: SGT-1000F, SGT5-3000F, SGT5-4000F, and
are integrated into the actuator housing. This results in SGT6-4000F Fuel Oil Valves
compact actuator units. PO: Premix Operation, DO: Diffusion
Operation
The valve control devices position and switch the
valves by controlling the hydraulic oil supplied to the valve
or design, are reserved.

actuators as appropriate, to provide the required fuel flow The KKS identifiers of the control and emergency stop
for the various operating modes of the gas turbine. valves and the respective function levels of the associated
actuator, measuring and control devices are listed in Table
The configurations of the emergency stop and control
1.
valves are illustrated in Fig. 1, valve designations are as
follows:
Function
− FO PO FL CV/ESV: KKS
level
Fuel oil premix feed line control valve with emergency Valve Emergency stop
Actuator
stop function valve
devices
− FO DO FL CV/ESV:
FO PO FL CV/ESV MBN23AA151 MBX87
Fuel oil diffusion feed line control valve with emergency
stop function FO DO FL CV/ESV MBN14AA151 MBX88

− FO DO RL CV: FO DO RL CV MBN53AA151 MBX86

Fuel oil diffusion return line control valve with shutoff FO PO FL ESV MBN23AA051 MBX77
function FO DO FL ESV MBN14AA051 MBX75
− FO PO FL ESV: FO DO FL ESV MBN52AA051 MBX79
FO premix feed line emergency stop valve
Table 1: Allocation of KKS Designations
− FO DO FL ESV:
Fuel oil diffusion feed line emergency stop valve
− FO DO RL ESV:
Fuel oil diffusion return line emergency stop valve.
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In each of these cases, an emergency stop valve and a

control valve are connected in series. As a matter of

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Valve Actuators—General Control Devices of the Feed Line Control

The basic configuration and materials of the actuators
Valves
used with all six control and emergency stop valves The control devices (MBX87/88AS001) of the feed line
(MBX75/77/79/86/87/88AS002) are identical. control valves are each comprised of a servo valve
The actuator is mounted on the valve stem flange. It is (MBX87/88AA101), a 2-way cartridge valve)
comprised of a hydraulic cylinder and a spring which closes MBX87/88AA052, a solenoid pilot valve MBX87/88AA002
the valve and is integrated into the actuator unit. The piston as well as the measuring points (MBX87/88CP401 - ...404)
area is identical in the two cylinder plenums and pressure and a dedicated pressure filter (MBX87/88AT002).
is applied from one side only. The valve can only be In normal operation, the solenoid pilot valve
opened when the actuator is supplied with hydraulic fluid (MBX87/88AA002) is energized. As a result, the upper
under pressure. The spring in the actuator applies the force plenum of the spring-loaded control piston in the cartridge
necessary to close the valve. The piston rod is made of valve (MBX87/88AA052) is pressurized, thus closing the
stainless steel and has a hard chromium finish. cartridge valve and preventing the hydraulic fluid from
Three inductive position sensors (MBN14/23/53AA151- draining from the lower plenum of the actuator through the
B01/B02/B03) with integrated electronics and plug cartridge valve and into the upper actuator plenum and/or
connection are mounted on the piston rod of each actuator. to the return line to the tank.
The OPEN and CLOSED positions of the emergency In this condition, actuator piston travel can be controlled
stop valves are each monitored by two inductive position by the two-stage servo valve (MBX87/88AA101). This
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limit switches mounted on the actuator piston rods servo valve is comprised of an initial pilot stage with a
(MBN14/23AA051-S11, -S12, -S21, -S22). permanent magnet control motor (torque motor), a
The actuators of the two feed line control valves are of hydraulic preamplifier (employing a nozzle impingement
an identical design. The same applies to the actuators of plate system) and a second stage comprised a spool-type
the two emergency stop valves in the feed lines. control valve with four metering edges. The second stage
also functions as a hydraulic power amplifier.
Control devices are implemented in the actuator
housings in line with the respective task requirements and The valve actuator, together with the control device, is
are explained in the following text. an integral component of the control circuit. The position
or design, are reserved.

controller sends a positioning signal to the servo valve

(MBX87/88AA101) in the form of a load-independent
Control Devices—General current, which changes the flow of hydraulic oil from the oil
supply station at a level proportional to the signal current,
Each of the control devices (MBX75/77/79AS001 and
but with a much greater amplification. A positive current at
MBX86/87/88AS001) is connected to the hydraulic supply
the controller output opens the fuel oil control valve and a
station by one feed and one return line.
negative current closes it. The greater the current, the
The two control devices (MBX87/88AS001) associated faster the fuel oil control valve opens or closes.
with the feed line control valves are identical and therefore
The hydraulic settings of the servo valve are such that
described jointly. By the same token, the control devices
in the event of a loss of electric power supply (e.g. broken
MBX75/77AS001 associated with the actuators of the feed
wire) the fuel oil feed line control valve always assumes its
line emergency stop valves—FO DO FL ESV
CLOSED position.
(MBN14AA051) and FO PO FL ESV (MBN23AA051)—are
also identically described in the following text. To open the valve, hydraulic oil is supplied to the lower
plenum via the metering edges of the second stage.
Each of the control devices is protected by a pressure
Upward piston travel compresses the closing spring and
filter (MBX75/77/79/86/87/88AT002) with a 10 µm mesh
displaces the hydraulic fluid from the upper plenum into the
size. An optical fouling display (MBX75/77/79/86/87/88-
return line to the tank.
CP501) is provided to permit monitoring of the fouling of
each filter, individually. To close the valve, a connection is opened between the
lower plenum and the upper plenum and/or tank return line
A color-coded indication is displayed locally if the
via the metering edges of the second stage. The valve is
response pressure of the fouling monitor is exceeded.
closed by spring force, forcing hydraulic oil from the lower
plenum through the servo valve and into the upper plenum
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and/or the return line to the tank. Actuator piston travel is

registered by three non-contact position sensors
(MBN14AA151-B01/B02/B03 or MBN23AA151-

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B01/B02/B03). These sensors output an analog current A positive current at the controller output opens the fuel
signal that is taken as the actual position and fed back to oil control valve and a negative current closes it. The
the position controller. greater the current, the faster the fuel oil control valve
The FO DO FL CV/ESV and the FO PO FL CV/ESV are opens or closes.
components of the dual element shutoff device in the The hydraulic settings of the servo valve are such that
supply line to the FO diffusion and FO premix burners, in the event of a loss of electric power supply (e.g. broken
respectively. In addition to controlling the amount of oil wire) the fuel oil return line control valve always assumes
supplied, they are also used to rapidly and reliably shut off its OPEN position.
the fuel mass flow to the FO burners when necessary. To increase control valve lift, the flow of hydraulic fluid
Closure of the control valve in the event of trip is triggered is directed across the metering surface of the second stage
by deenergizing solenoid pilot valve MBX87/88AA002 into the lower hydraulic cylinder plenum. Upward piston
(deenergize-to-trip principle). Deenergization of the travel compresses the closing spring and displaces the
solenoid pilot valve depressurizes the lower plenum, hydraulic fluid from the upper plenum into the tank. The
allowing the spring to rapidly close the emergency stop closing force for the actuator is generated by the spring, i.e.
valve. Control oil acting on the actuator piston of the 2-way the servo valve is actuated such that hydraulic oil is
cartridge valve is depressurized and flows back to the tank. displaced by spring force from the lower to the upper
Hydraulic oil pressure generated by the spring plenum via the servo valve. Actuator piston travel is
(MBX87/88AS002) in the hydraulic cylinder opens the registered by the non-contact position sensor. This sensor
spring-loaded control piston of the 2-way cartridge valve outputs an analog current signal that is taken as the actual
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and the hydraulic oil in the lower plenum flows through the position and fed back to the position controller.
2-way cartridge valve into the depressurized space above
the piston (upper plenum). The spring force of the
preloaded closing springs acting on the control piston is so
Control Devices of the Feed Line
low that only a slight pressure differential between Emergency Stop Valves
connections A and B is required to hold the 2-way cartridge The control devices of the feed line emergency stop
valve closed. Consequently the 2-way cartridge valve is valve actuators (MBX75/77AS001) are each essentially
capable of switching large oil flows at low pressure drop, comprised of one solenoid opening valve
or design, are reserved.

thus ensuring that the FO control valve actuator achieves (MBX75/77AA031), one 2-way cartridge valve
short closure times. The spring reliably closes the control (MBX75/77AA051), one solenoid pilot valve
valve. (MBX75/77AA001), one pressure filter (MBX75/77AT001)
as well as the measuring points (MBX75CP401 - ...404 or
Control Devices of the Return Line MBX77CP401 - ...404).
Control Valve To open the emergency stop valve, the solenoid pilot
valve (MBX75/77AA001) and the solenoid opening valve
The actuator for the FO DO RL CV (MBN53AA151) in (MBX75/77AA031) are energized, the latter, with a slight
the return line of the fuel oil burner system includes the delay.
control device (MBX86AS001). The latter, essentially
Energizing the solenoid pilot valve (MBX75/77AA001)
comprised of a servo valve (MBX86AA101), a pressure
pressurizes the upper plenum of the spring-loaded piston in
filter (MBX86AT001) and two measuring points
the cartridge valve (MBX75/77AA052), thus closing the
(MBX86CP401/402/404).
cartridge valve and preventing the hydraulic fluid from
Servo valve MBX86AA001 controls actuator piston draining from the lower plenum of the actuator through the
travel. It comprises a pilot stage with a torque motor and cartridge valve and into the upper actuator plenum and/or
hydraulic preamplifier and a second stage with a pilot valve to the return line to the tank.
that has four metering edges. The second stage also
Subsequent energizing of the solenoid opening valve
functions as a hydraulic power amplifier.
(MBX75/77AA031) supplies hydraulic fluid to the lower
The valve actuator, together with the control device, is plenum. Upward piston travel compresses the closing
an integral component of the control circuit. The position spring and displaces the hydraulic fluid from the upper
controller sends a positioning signal to the servo valve in plenum into the return line to the tank.
the form of a load-independent current, which changes the
Closure of the emergency stop valve
flow of hydraulic oil from the oil supply station at a level
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(MBN14/23AA051) in the event of trip, is triggered by

proportional to the signal current, but with a much greater
deenergizing solenoid pilot valve (MBX75/77AA001)
amplification.
(deenergize to close principle). Deenergization of the

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solenoid pilot valve depressurizes the lower plenum, The OPEN and CLOSED positions of the emergency
causing the spring to rapidly close the emergency stop stop valve MBP13AA051 are each monitored by two
valve. Control oil acting on the actuator plenums of the 2- inductive position limit switches located in the actuator unit
way cartridge valves is depressurized and flows back to the (MBN14/23AA051-S11, -S12, -S21, -S22).
tank. Hydraulic oil pressure generated by the spring in the Closing of the emergency stop valve is achieved by
hydraulic cylinder (MBX75/77AS002) opens the spring- deenergizing solenoid valve MBX79AA002 (deenergize to
loaded control piston of the 2-way cartridge valve and the close principle). The solenoid valve is equipped with a
hydraulic oil in the lower plenum flows through the 2-way closing spring which is compressed when the two solenoid
cartridge valve into the depressurized space above the coils are energized.
piston (upper plenum). The spring force of the preloaded
Consequently the fail-safe emergency stop valve is
closing springs acting on the control piston is so low that
closed if voltage supply to the solenoid is interrupted.
only a slight pressure differential between connections A
When solenoid valve MBX79AA002 is energized, hydraulic
and B is required to hold the 2-way cartridge valve closed.
fluid flows into the lower plenum and displaces the piston
Consequently, the 2-way cartridge valve is capable of
upward. This displaces hydraulic fluid in the upper plenum
switching large oil flows at low pressure drop, thus
into the return line. This interaction opens the emergency
ensuring that the emergency stop valve actuator achieves
stop valve. The closing spring of the emergency stop valve
short closure times. The spring reliably closes the
is now compressed. Deenergization of the solenoid valve
emergency stop valve. When the trip signal is received, the
depressurizes the lower plenum, causing the closing spring
solenoid pilot valve (MBX75/77AA001) and the solenoid
to rapidly close the emergency stop valve. In the event of a
opening valve (MBX75/77AA031) are simultaneously
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trip, hydraulic oil present in the lower plenum flows into the
deenergized. This interrupts the connection to the pressure
upper plenum and/or the return line to the tank.
line. Fail-safe, rapid closure of the valve is, however,
ensured by deenergization of the solenoid pilot valve alone.
Solenoid valves
Control Devices of the Return Line All trip initiating solenoid valves are equipped with two
Emergency Stop Valve coils. The design of the solenoid valves is fail safe.
Consequently emergency stop valves and the control
The control device MBX79AS001 associated with the
or design, are reserved.

valves with emergency stop function are closed if voltage

emergency stop valve located in the fuel diffusion burner supply to the solenoids is interrupted. If the voltage supply
system return line is essentially comprised of a solenoid to only one of the coils is interrupted, the second coil is
valve MBX79AA002 required for opening and closing, able to hold the solenoid valve in position.
pressure filter MBX79AT002 and measuring points
MBX79CP401/402/404.
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Refer also to:

List of Control Settings 3.1-0210

List of Measuring Instruments 3.1-0220
List of Electrical Loads 3.1-0230 NG DB CV/ESV
Equipment List 3.1-0240
P+I Diagram, Natural Gas 3.1-5010
Hydraulic Oil System 3.1-9000
P+I Diagram, Hydraulic Oil 3.1-9010 NG ESV NG PB CV/ESV
P+I Diagram, Hydraulic Oil for Natural Gas Valves 3.1-9110

Settings, limits, and measuring ranges of the devices

referred to here are given in the List of Measuring NG PG CV/ESV
Instruments, Equipment List, and List of Control Settings
(SREL). This description only gives guideline values.

Figure 1: VX4.3A Natural Gas Valves

Overview
This description covers the actuators of the safety The KKS identifiers of the control and emergency stop
shutoff devices (emergency stop valves) and the control valves and the respective function levels of the associated
valves in the natural gas system. actuators, measuring and control devices are listed in
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The valve actuators essentially comprise the hydraulic Table 1.

cylinder and the associated control devices that are
integrated into the actuator housing. This results in KKS Function level
compact actuator units. Control/emer- Actuator
Valve
The control devices on these valves have the task of gency stop devices
positioning and switching the valves by controlling the flow valve
of hydraulic oil supplied to the valve actuators as NG DB CV/ESV MBP21AA151 MBX80
appropriate to conditions prevailing in the various operating NG PB CV/ESV MBP22AA151 MBX81
or design, are reserved.

modes of the gas turbine. NG PG CV/ESV MBP23AA151 MBX82

The configuration of the emergency stop and control NG ESV MBP13AA051 MBX70
valves is illustrated in Fig. 1, their designations are as
follows: Table 1: Associated KKS Designations
− NG PB CV/ESV:
Natural gas premix burner control valve with
emergency stop function Valve Actuators, General
− NG DB CV/ESV: (MBX70/80/81/82AS002)
Natural gas diffusion burner control valve with
The basic configuration of the actuators of control and
emergency stop function
emergency stop valves is identical.
− NG PG CV/ESV:
Natural gas pilot gas control valve with emergency stop The actuator is mounted on the valve stem flange. It
function comprises a hydraulic cylinder and a Belleville spring stack
− NG ESV: which closes the valve and is integrated into the actuator
Natural gas emergency stop valve. unit. The piston area is identical in the two cylinder
plenums and pressure is applied from one side only. The
A common emergency stop valve is installed upstream valve can only be opened when the actuator is supplied
of these three control valves (see Fig. 1). Each pair of with hydraulic fluid under pressure. The Belleville spring
shutoff valves connected in series constitutes a dual stack in the actuator applies the force required to close the
element shutoff device. valve.

The control system proper—i.e., speed control, load Three inductive position sensors (MBP21/22/23AA151-
control, temperature limit control, startup and shutdown B01/-B02/-B03) are mounted on the piston rod of each
control valve actuator.
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control, together with the hydraulic oil supply station

required for the valve actuator units—is described Natural gas diffusion burner control valve
elsewhere. MBP21AA151 is additionally equipped with three inductive

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so low that only a slight pressure differential between controller as the actual position. Of these output signals,
connections A and B is required to hold the 2-way cartridge the maximum value is used for control actions.
valve closed. Consequently the 2-way cartridge valve is Closure of the control valve on trip is triggered by
capable of switching large oil flows at low pressure drop, deenergizing solenoid-type pilot valve MBX82AA002
thus ensuring that the control valve actuator achieves short (deenergize to close principle). On deenergization of the
closure times. The Belleville spring stack reliably closes the solenoid-type pilot valve, the lower plenum is
control valve. depressurized, causing the closing spring to rapidly close
the emergency stop valve. In the event of trip hydraulic
Control Device of the Pilot Gas Control fluid in the lower plenum flows through the solenoid-type
pilot valve into the depressurized space above the piston
Valve (MBX82AS001)
(upper plenum) and/or into the return line to the tank.
The control device MBX82AS001 associated with the
actuator of the pilot gas control valve MBP23AA151
essentially comprises servo valve MBX82AA101, solenoid-
Control Devices of the Emergency Stop
type pilot valve MBX82AA002, pressure filter MBX82- Valve (MBX70AS001)
AT002, and measuring points MBX82CP401, MBX82402, The control devices of the emergency stop valve
MBX82404. actuator essentially comprise solenoid-type opening valve
During normal operation solenoid-type pilot valve MBX70AA031, 2-way cartridge valve MBX70AA051,
MBX82AA002 is energized. This prevents the oil in the solenoid-type pilot valve MBX70AA001, pressure filter
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lower plenum from draining through the solenoid-type pilot MBX70AT002, as well as measuring points MBX70CP401,
valve into the upper plenum and/or into the return line to MBX70402, MBX70403, MBX70404.
the tank. To open the emergency stop valve, solenoid-type pilot
Servo valve MBX82AA101 controls actuator piston valve MBX70AA001 and solenoid-type opening valve
travel. It comprises a pilot stage with a torque motor and MBX70AA031 are energized, the latter with a slight delay.
hydraulic preamplifier and a second stage with four By energizing solenoid-type pilot valve, the upper
metering edges. plenum of the spring-loaded piston in the cartridge valve is
The valve actuator, together with the control device, is pressurized, thus closing the cartridge valve and
or design, are reserved.

an integral component of the control loop. The position preventing the flow of hydraulic fluid from the drain in the
controller sends a positioning signal to the servo valve in lower plenum of the actuator through the cartridge valve
the form of a load-independent current, which changes the and into the upper plenum and/or into the return line to the
flow of hydraulic oil from the oil supply station at a level tank.
proportional to the signal current, but with a high Subsequent energization of solenoid-type opening
amplification. valve supplies hydraulic fluid to the lower plenum. Upward
A positive current at the controller output opens the piston travel compresses the closing spring and displaces
control valve and a negative current closes it. The greater the hydraulic fluid from the upper plenum into the return
the current, the more rapidly the control valve opens or line to the tank.
closes. Closure of the emergency stop valve in the event of trip
The hydraulic settings of the servo valve are such that is triggered by deenergizing solenoid-type pilot valve
in the event of loss of current signal (e.g., broken wire) the (deenergize to close principle).
control valve always assumes its “OPEN” position. Deenergizing the solenoid-type pilot valve
To increase control valve lift, hydraulic fluid is directed depressurizes the lower plenum, allowing the Belleville
across the metering surface of the second stage into the spring stack to rapidly close the emergency stop valve.
lower hydraulic cylinder plenum. Upward piston travel Control oil acting on the actuator piston of the 2-way
compresses the closing spring and displaces the hydraulic cartridge valve flows back to the tank in the depressurized
fluid from the upper plenum back into the tank. condition. Hydraulic oil pressure generated by the Belleville
The closing force of the actuator is generated by the spring stack MBX70AS002 in the hydraulic cylinder opens
closing spring, i.e., the servo valve is actuated such that the spring-loaded control piston of the 2-way cartridge
hydraulic oil is displaced by spring force from the lower to valve and the hydraulic oil in the lower plenums flows
the upper plenum via the servo valve. Actuator piston travel through the 2-way cartridge valve into the depressurized
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is registered by three non-contact displacement sensors: space above the piston (upper plenum).
MBP23AA151-B01/-B02/-B03. These sensors output an The spring force of the preloaded closing springs that
analog current signal that is fed back to the position acts on the control piston is so low that only a slight

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position limit switches (MBP21AA151-S21/-S22/-S23) for hydraulic preamplifier and the second a hydraulic power
the “CLOSED” position). amplifier.
The OPEN and CLOSED positions of emergency stop The valve actuator, together with the control device, is
valve MBP13AA051 are each monitored by two inductive an integral component of the control loop. The position
position limit switches located in the actuator unit controller sends a positioning signal to the servo valve in
(MBP13AA051-S11, -S12, -S21, and -S22). the form of a load-independent current, which changes the
Control devices are implemented in the actuator flow of hydraulic oil from the oil supply station at a level
housings in line with the respective task requirements and proportional to the signal current, but with a high
are explained in the following. amplification.
A positive current at the controller output opens the
control valve and a negative current closes it. The greater
Control Devices, General the current, the more rapidly the control valve opens or
(MBX70/80/81/82AS001) closes.
Each of the control devices is connected to the The hydraulic settings of the servo valve are such that
hydraulic oil supply station by one supply and one return in the event of loss of current signal (e.g., broken wire) the
line. control valve always assumes its “CLOSED” position.
Each control device is protected by a dedicated To open the valve, hydraulic oil is supplied to the lower
pressure filter (MBX70/80/81/82AT002). An optical fouling plenum via the metering edges of the second stage.
display (MBX70/80/81/82CP502) is provided to monitor Upward piston travel compresses the closing spring and
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fouling of each filter. If fouling of a given filter causes displaces the hydraulic fluid from the upper plenum into the
pressure to exceed a certain level, this is indicated by a return line to the tank.
change in color. To close the valve, oil is routed via the metering edges
The actuator control devices provided for the natural of the second stage from the lower plenum to the upper
gas diffusion and natural gas premix burner control valves plenum and/or return line to the tank. The valve disk is
(NG DB CV and NG PB CV) are identical and are actuated in the close direction by spring force, displacing
described collectively. hydraulic oil from the lower plenum through the servo valve
and into the upper plenum and/or the return line to the
or design, are reserved.

tank. Actuator piston travel is registered by non-contact

Control Devices of the Natural Gas displacement sensors MBP21AA151-B0/-B02/-B03 and
Diffusion and Premix Burner Control MBP22AA151-B01/-B02/-B03. Theses sensors each output
Valve (MBX80AS001/MBX81AS001) an analog current signal that is fed back to the position
controller as the actual position. Of these output signals,
The respective control devices of the natural gas
the maximum value is used for control actions.
control valve actuators MBP21/22AA151 essentially
comprise the servo valve (MBX80AA101/MBXA81AA101), The control valves are a component of the natural gas
the 2-way cartridge valve (MBX80AA052/MBX81AA052), system dual element shutoff device. In addition to
the solenoid-type pilot valve (MBX80AA002/MBX81AA002) controlling the amount of natural gas supplied, they are
as well as the measuring points MBX80CP401 to MBX80- used to rapidly and reliably stop the fuel mass flow to the
CP404 and MBX81CP401 to MBX81CP404 and the burners when necessary.
pressure filter MBX80AT002/MBX81AT002). Closure of the control valve on trip is triggered by
During normal operation the respective solenoid-type deenergizing the respective solenoid-type pilot valve
pilot valve MBX80AA002 or MBX81AA002 is energized. As MBX80/81AA002 (deenergize-to-trip principle).
a result, the upper plenum of the spring-loaded control Deenergizing the solenoid-type pilot valve depressurizes
piston in the 2-way cartridge valve (MBX80AA052/MBX81- the lower plenum, allowing the Belleville spring stack to
AA052) is pressurized, thus closing the 2-way cartridge rapidly close the emergency stop valve. Control oil acting
valve and preventing the flow of hydraulic fluid from the on the actuator piston of the 2-way cartridge valve flows
drain in the lower plenum of the actuator through the 2-way back to the tank in the depressurized condition. Hydraulic
cartridge valve and into the upper plenum and/or into the oil pressure generated by the Belleville spring stack
return line to the tank. (MBX80/81AS002) in the hydraulic cylinder opens the
spring-loaded control piston of the 2-way cartridge valve
In this condition, actuator piston travel can be controlled
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and the hydraulic oil in the lower plenum then flows through
by the two-stage servo valve MBX80AA101/MBX81AA101.
the 2-way cartridge valve into the depressurized space
This servo valve has two stages, the first comprising a
above the piston (upper plenum). The spring force of the
preloaded closing springs that acts on the control piston is

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pressure differential between connections A and B is When trip is triggered, the solenoid-type pilot valve and
required to hold the 2-way cartridge valve closed. the solenoid-type opening valve are simultaneously
Consequently the 2-way cartridge valve is capable of deenergized. This interrupts the connection to the pressure
switching large oil flows at low pressure drop, thus line. Fail-safe, rapid closure of the valve is ensured by
ensuring that the emergency stop valve actuator achieves deenergization of the solenoid-type pilot valve alone.
short closure times. The Belleville spring stack reliably
closes the emergency stop valve.
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Refer also to: The control system proper—i.e. water flow control,
together with the hydraulic oil supply station which supplies
List of Control Settings 3.1-0210 the valve actuator units—is described elsewhere.
List of Measuring Instruments 3.1-0220 The KKS identifiers of the control and emergency stop
List of Electrical Loads 3.1-0230 valves and the respective function levels of the associated
Equipment List 3.1-0240 actuator, measuring and control devices are listed in
Water Injection 3.1-7000 Table 1.
P+I Diagram, Water Injection 3.1-7010
Hydraulic Oil System 3.1-9000
KKS Function
P+I Diagram, Hydraulic Oil 3.1-9010
Control/emer- level
P+I Diagram, Hydraulic Oil for Water Injection 3.1-9310 Valve
gency stop Actuator
valve devices
Settings, limits and measuring ranges of the devices
listed here are given in the List of Measuring Instruments, HP EMU DO ESV MBU41AA051 MBX50
Equipment List and List of Control Settings (SREL). This HP EMU PO ESV MBU46AA051 MBX51
description only gives guideline values. HP EMU DO CV/ESV MBU41AA151 MBX60
HP EMU PO CV/ESV MBU46AA151 MBX61

Overview
Table 1: KKS Designations Assigned
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This description covers the actuators of the safety

shutoff devices (emergency stop valves) and the control
valves in the high-pressure emulsion system. Specifically,
Valve Actuators—General
these are the valves in the water supply lines to the The fundamental design and materials of the valve
diffusion and premix burners. actuators used with all four of these control and emergency
The valve actuators essentially comprise the hydraulic stop valves are identical.
cylinder and the associated control devices that are The actuator is mounted on the valve stem flange. It
integrated into the actuator housing. This results in comprises a hydraulic cylinder and a spring which closes
or design, are reserved.

compact actuator units. the valve and is integrated into the actuator unit. The piston
The valve control devices position and switch the area is identical in the two cylinder plenums and pressure
valves by controlling the hydraulic oil supplied to the valve is applied from one side only. The valve can only be
actuators as appropriate, to provide the required fuel flow opened when the actuator is supplied with hydraulic fluid
for the various operating modes of the gas turbine. under pressure. The spring in the actuator applies the force
necessary to close the valve. The piston rod is made of
The following valves are used:
stainless steel and has a hard chromium finish.
− HP EMU DO ESV
Three inductive position sensors (MBU41AA151-
High-pressure emulsion diffusion operation emergency B01/B02/B03 and MBU46AA151-B01/B02/B03) with
stop valve integrated electronics and plug connections are mounted
− HP EMU PO ESV on the piston rod of each actuator.
High-pressure emulsion premix operation emergency The OPEN and CLOSED positions of the emergency
stop valve stop valves are each monitored by two inductive position
− HP EMU DO CV/ESV limit switches mounted on the actuator piston rods
(MBU41/46AA051-S11, -S12, -S21, -S22).
High-pressure emulsion diffusion operation control
valve with emergency stop function Control devices are implemented in the actuator
housings in line with the respective task requirements and
− HP EMU PO CV/ESV
are explained in the following text.
High-pressure emulsion premix operation control valve
with emergency stop function.
Control Devices—General
In each of these cases, an emergency stop valve and a Each of the control devices is connected to the
control valve are connected in series. As a matter of hydraulic supply station by one supply and one return line.
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principle, the control valves are located downstream of the

The two control devices (MBX60AS001 and MBX61-
emergency stop valves.
AS001) associated with the control valve actuators are

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identical and therefore described jointly. Likewise, the two due to a broken wire) the control valve always assumes its
control devices (MBX50AS001 and MBX51AS001) CLOSED position.
associated with the emergency stop valve actuators are To open the valve, hydraulic oil is supplied to the lower
identical and therefore described jointly. plenum via the metering edges of the second stage.
Each of these control devices is protected by a 10µm Upward piston travel compresses the closing spring and
pressure filter (MBX50AT002, MBX51AT002, MBX60- displaces the hydraulic fluid from the upper plenum into the
AT002, and MBX61AT002). A visual fouling indicator return line to the tank.
(MBX50CP501, MBX51CP001, MBX60CP501, MBX61- To close the valve, a connection is opened between the
CP501) is provided to monitor fouling of each filter. A lower plenum and the upper plenum and/or tank return line
color-coded indication is displayed on the actuator filter via the metering edges of the second stage. The valve is
assembly if the differential pressure across the filter closed by spring force, forcing hydraulic oil from the lower
exceeds a predetermined set point.. plenum through the servo valve and into the upper plenum
and/or the return line to the tank. Actuator piston travel is
Control Devices of the Control Valves registered by three non-contact position sensors
MBP41AA151-B01/B02/B03 or MBP46AA151-
The respective control devices of the control valve B01/B02/B03. These sensors output an analog current
actuators are essentially comprised of the servo valves signal that is taken as the actual position and fed back to
MBX60AA101 and MBX61AA101, the cartridge-type 2-way the position controller.
pilot valves MBX60AA052 and MBX61AA052, the solenoid
The HP EMU DO CV and the HP EMU PO CV are
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pilot valves MBX60AA002 and MBX61AA002 as well as

components of the dual element shutoff system in the
the measuring points MBX60/61CP401/402/403/404 and
supply lines to the FO diffusion and FO premix systems,
the pressure filters MBX60AT002 and MBX61AT002.
respectively. In addition to controlling the amount of water
During normal operation, the solenoid pilot valves supplied, they are also used to rapidly and reliably stop the
MBX60AA002 and MBX61AA002 are energized. As a injection water mass flow to the FO burners when
result, the upper plenum of the spring-loaded control piston necessary.
in the cartridge valve (MBX60AA052 / MBX61AA052) is
Closure of the control valve in the event of trip is
pressurized, thus closing the cartridge valve and
triggered by de-energizing the solenoid pilot valve MBX60-
or design, are reserved.

preventing the hydraulic fluid from draining from the lower

AA002 / MBX61AA002 (de-energize to close principle). De-
plenum of the actuator through the cartridge valve and into
energizing the solenoid pilot valve depressurizes the lower
the upper actuator plenum and/or to the return line to the
plenum, causing the spring to rapidly close the emergency
tank.
stop valve. Control oil acting on the actuator piston of the
In this condition, positioning of the actuator piston can 2-way cartridge valve flows back to the tank in the
be controlled by the two-stage servo valves MBX60AA101 depressurized condition. Hydraulic oil pressure generated
and MBX61AA101. This servo valve is comprised of an by the spring MBX60AS002 / MBX61AS002 in the
initial pilot stage with a permanent magnet control motor hydraulic cylinder opens the spring-loaded control piston of
(torque motor), a hydraulic preamplifier (employing a the 2-way cartridge valve and the hydraulic oil in the lower
nozzle impingement plate system) and a second stage plenums flows through the 2-way cartridge valve into the
comprising a spool-type control valve with four metering depressurized space above the piston (upper plenum). The
edges. The second stage also functions as a hydraulic spring force of the preloaded closing springs acting on the
power amplifier. control piston is so low that only a slight pressure
The valve actuator, together with the control device, is differential between connections A and B is required to
an integral component of the control loop. The position hold the 2-way cartridge valve closed. Consequently the 2-
controller sends a positioning signal in the form of a load- way cartridge valve is capable of switching large oil flows at
independent current to servo valve MBX60AA101/MBX61- low pressure drop, thus ensuring that the control valve
AA101, which changes the flow of hydraulic oil from the oil actuator achieves short closure times. The spring reliably
supply station at a level proportional to the signal current, closes the control valve.
but with a much greater amplification. A positive current at
the controller output opens the control valve and a negative
Control Devices of the Emergency Stop
current closes it. The greater the current, the faster the
control valve opens or closes.
Valves
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The hydraulic settings of the servo valve are such that The control devices of the supply line emergency stop
in the event of a loss of electric power supply (for example valve actuators are essentially comprised of the solenoid

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opening valves MBX50AA031 / MBX51AA031, the 2-way MBX50AS002 / MBX51AS002 in the hydraulic cylinder
(cartridge-type) pilot valves MBX50AA051 / MBX51AA051, opens the spring-loaded control piston of the 2-way
the solenoid pilot valves MBX50AA001 / MBX51AA001, the cartridge valve and the hydraulic oil in the lower plenums
pressure filters MBX50AT001 / MBX51AT001 as well as flows through the 2-way cartridge valve into the
the measuring points MBX50/51CP401/402/403/404. depressurized space above the piston (upper plenum). The
To open the emergency stop valve, the solenoid pilot spring force of the preloaded closing springs acting on the
valve MBX50AA001 / MBX51AA001 and the solenoid control piston is so low that only a slight pressure
opening valve MBX50AA031 / MBX51AA031 are differential between connections A and B is required to
energized, the latter with a slight delay. hold the 2-way cartridge valve closed. Consequently the 2-
way cartridge valve is capable of switching large oil flows at
By energizing the solenoid pilot valve MBX50-
low pressure drop, thus ensuring that the emergency stop
AA001 / MBX51AA001 the upper plenum of the spring-
valve actuator achieves short closure times. The spring
loaded piston in the cartridge valve (MBX50-
reliably closes the emergency stop valve. When the trip
AA052 / MBX51AA052) is pressurized, thus closing the
signal is received, the solenoid pilot valve MBX50-
cartridge valve and preventing the flow of hydraulic fluid
AA001 / MBX51AA001 and the solenoid opening valve
from the drain in the lower plenum of the actuator through
MBX50AA031 / MBX51AA031 are simultaneously de-
the cartridge valve and into the upper plenum and/or into
energized. This interrupts the connection to the pressure
the return line to the tank.
line. Fail-safe, rapid closure of the valve is, however,
Subsequent energizing of the solenoid opening valve ensured by de-energization of the solenoid pilot valve
MBX50AA031 / MBX51AA031 supplies hydraulic fluid to alone.
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the lower plenum. Upward piston travel compresses the

closing spring and displaces the hydraulic fluid from the
upper plenum into the return line to the tank. Solenoid valves
Closure of emergency stop valve MBU41- All trip initiating solenoid valves are equipped with two
AA051 / MBU46AA051 in the event of trip is triggered by coils. The design of the solenoid valves is fail safe.
de-energizing solenoid pilot valve MBX50AA01 / MBX51- Consequently emergency stop valves and the control
AA001 (de-energize to close principle). De-energizing the valves with emergency stop function are closed if voltage
solenoid pilot valve depressurizes the lower plenum, supply to the solenoids is interrupted. If the voltage supply
or design, are reserved.

causing the spring to rapidly close the emergency stop to only one of the coils is interrupted, the second coil is
valve. Control oil acting on the actuator plenums of the 2- able to hold the solenoid valve in position.
way cartridge valves is depressurized and flows back to the
tank. Hydraulic oil pressure generated by the spring
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PUMP 1 2 PUMP 2
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
SLC HYDRAULIC SLC HYDRAULIC
HEATING PRESSURE

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R1 Upd.Vers. 27.06.06 Wbg Date 2006-03-03 FGC FC G1 YOA = 81MBX10EJ205
. . Drawn Wendenburg
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GT81 HYDRAULIC SYST
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