GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION

A valve arrangement (16) for a geothermal steam turbine generator (10) comprises first and second steam control valves (18, 20) for regulating the supply of steam to the steam turbine generator (10). The first and second steam control valves are arranged in parallel in a steam supply line (24) and t...

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1. Verfasser: SUTER FRANZ
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Zusammenfassung:A valve arrangement (16) for a geothermal steam turbine generator (10) comprises first and second steam control valves (18, 20) for regulating the supply of steam to the steam turbine generator (10). The first and second steam control valves are arranged in parallel in a steam supply line (24) and the first steam control valve (18) has a smaller fully-open diameter than the second steam control valve (20). The first steam control valve (18) is arranged to regulate the volume flow rate of steam supplied to the steam turbine generator (10) during a speed-control phase, until the steam turbine generator (10) attains a predetermined rotational speed at which it can be connected to an ac electrical system. The second steam control valve (20) is arranged to regulate the volume flow rate of steam supplied to the steam turbine generator (10) during a load-control phase, after the end of the speed-control phase, once the steam turbine generator (10) has attained the predetermined rotational speed and is connected to the ac electrical system.