COMPRESSOR CONTROLLER

1. PRESSURE CONTROL ONLY

Turbine Compressor

SIC

FY
PIC PT
FY
FT
Steamc Governor valve PT
ASC

Trip valve
FY

Gas

Legend : Antisurge valve Downstream

System
Bypass cooler

Control valve
SIC Speed indicator controller
PT Pressure transmitter
PIC Pressure indicator controller
FT Flow transmitter

ASC Antisurge controller In pressure control, capacity will be controled by system.

Pressure to be controlled by speed of driver. If capacity
decrease, speed will also decrease at the same pressure.
Drum And if capacity increase, speed will also increase at the
same pressure, but speed is limited by SIC to protect
equipments from overspeed such as alarms and trip.
RPM
Surging line
Cooler System
Pressure

Non return valve Set pressure

Flow element
Suction flow
2. CAPACITY CONTROL ONLY

Turbine Compressor

SIC

FY
PT

FIC FT
Steamc
PT
ASC

Governor valve
FY

Gas

Antisurge valve

Bypass cooler

In this control, the system has fix characteristic curve. Pressure doesn't controlled. If
capacity is setted to lower flow (by FIC), speed will decrease at the same system
characteristic curve. And if capacity is setted to higher flow, speed also will increase
but limited by SIC to protect equipment from over speed. High or low speed alarms are
setted at LPA/HPA. To protect from over pressure, equipment such as relieve valve
may be used.
Instead of FIC, capacity may also controlled from SIC by increasing or decreasing
turbine speed. In this case FIC can be replaced by flow indicator (FI) only.

Note :
RPM
1. Indicators and alarms are not
Surging line
System shown in this diagram
Head

Suction flow

Set Capacity
3. CAPACITY CONTROL FOR COMPRESSOR DRIVEN BY MOTOR DRIVER (constant speed)

Motor Compressor

PT

PT
FIC
FT

Inlet guide vane ASC FIC

FY FY
Bypass cooler

Gas

Antisurge valve Flow control valve

Capacity is controlled by FIC and flow control valve. If capacity is setted to lower flow,
control valve will be to closer position and making new characteristic curve and cross
head vs capacity curve at higher pressure. And if capacity set to more flow, pressure
will also decrease.
Capacity control is also can be done by inlet guide vanes (IGV) without flow control
valve.

IGV
angle
System characteristic
created by flow
Surging line Surging line System
control valve
Head
Head

Suction flow Suction flow

Set capacity Set capacity

Capacity controlled by control valve Capacity controlled by IGV

4. GAS INLET TEMPERATURE, DISCHARGE PRESSURE AND SPEED CONTROL

4.A. Gas Inlet Temperature and Discharge Pressure Control (motor driver)

Motor

Compressor

ASC

4.B. Gas Inlet Temperature, Discharge Pressure and Speed Control (turbine driver)

Turbine LP Stage HP Stage

ASC ASC