I appreciate your feedback, perhaps you could explain how the governor logic should work in terms of what my PLC can detect. The PLC "knows" the following information:
SPrpm= Desired Generator Speed in RPM entered by operator
PVrpm= Actual Generator Speed in RPM read from speed...
I am picturing a simple PID block with inputs of Speed Setpoint (SP) and actual Speed Present Value (PV). The output from this block represents a gate position setpoint which is cascaded to an inner loop which positions the gate.
I would calculate the Droop Adjustment as (%Droop) x (%Gate) so...
I like to take this question a step further and ask how you would actually program the logic for an electro-hydraulic governor which is controlled by a PLC. Basically the PLC "knows" generator frequency & output, turbine speed, final control element position (in this case a hydro...