Services for hydropower plants

Turbine governors for hydropower plants

Control the turbine, waterway and output in coordination with the existing hydraulics, generator and plant operating method.

Control tasks in plant operation

Speed and outputCoordinate speed, output and actuator commands reliably.
WaterwayMove guide vanes, nozzles or hydraulic actuators in a controlled manner.
Operating modesRepresent start-up, grid operation, shutdown and fault conditions clearly.

Technical integration

A turbine governor is not an isolated component. It is coordinated with the generator, hydraulics, level values, protection equipment and higher-level operating modes.

For existing plants, we first assess the installed actuators, sensors and safety functions. This provides a traceable control and modernization concept.

Practical implementation

From the existing plant to stable control

We record the hydraulic equipment and existing signals, define operating limits and implement the control logic with documented interfaces.

Assessment: Review actuators, pressure supply, sensors and the safety chain.
Control: Set setpoints, ramps and limits to suit the turbine.
Commissioning: Test functions in the real operating modes.

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Historic turbine-governor and excitation unit at a hydropower plant. — **Turbine governor**
Control engineering is always part of the interaction between turbine, hydraulics and generator.