Design of a Control Board for Clean Water Supply to Gland System in Sennar Power Station

Abstract

Hydro Power Plants and Power Plants in general, consist of various components. The main shaft seal (gland) in a hydro-turbine is one of the key components of the turbine system. In order to maintain it, gland must operate in the ideal conditions of operation by injecting clean water in the gland to neutralize the pressure of the raw water from the river. The aim of this thesis is to design a physical model of the old gland system for the Kaplan turbine, the model developed to monitor and control the pressure of raw water from the river, the pressure of clean injected water and the water level in the gland sum continuously and permanently. An electronic control board (arduino) used with pressure and level sensor. Proteus 8 Professional used to evaluate the result from the simulation. Good results have been given from model and simulation.