CMC

(CO-ORDINATED
MASTER CONTROL)
by Varun Chugh
 What is CMC?
 In coordinate master control ,it co-ordinates
between Boiler Master and EHG while in service.
the target load is given through either by
Automatic load dispatch(ADS) or set manually
through UNIT MASTER in the event ADS is not
functional. The target load signal is processed for
minimum / maximum load limits which are
manually adjustable, corrected for grid frequency
variation before feeding to Ramp circuit for
generation of Unit load demand. The Unit load
demand is fed to Boiler Master to generate Boiler
demand i.e. Air & Fuel requirement and to Turbine
Control to set Turbine demand i.e. MW.
 IMPORTANT TERMS IN CMC
 Unit Load
 MS set point(manual or Sliding)
 Boiler Master(BM) demand
 Unit Capability
 CMC Fuel demand
 CMC Air Flow demand
 Minimum & Maximum Load SP
 Delta Pressure correction in EHTC
 AUTO LOOPS FOR CMC

Drum level(3E or DP)

control(Control valve)
Air Flow Control
Furnace Draft Control(IGV’s)
Fuel Control(any 1 feeder)
OTHER IMPORTANT CONDITIONS
Select the LP mode (from EHTC page).
PA headers pressure control in auto.
Both HPBP should be closed.
Load deviation within limits (i.e. the deviation
between load SP and actual load should be less
than 4MW)
MS pressure deviation within limits (difference
between MS set point and actual MS pressure
should not be high preferably within + 2kg/cm2).
HPCV should be throttled (i.e. turbine should not
be running under valve wide open condition).
  TYPES OF PLANT MODE OF
OPERATION
Manual mode
Turbine follow mode
Boiler follow mode
Coordinate mode
 TURBINE FOLLOW MODE
In this mode boiler takes lead and the turbine
follows.MW is controlled by the boiler while
throttle pressure is maintained by the turbine.
The load demand signal will be added by
Throttle pressure difference before going to
EHG. MS set point is given through CMC
page.EHG is in pressure control in IP mode and
as the pressure varies the load will vary
accordingly. page. This mode maybe used for
run back action.
 BOILER FOLLOW MODE

In this mode turbine takes load and the

boiler follows. It is adopted when turbine
control is in Manual. The turbine sets the
MW load and the boiler controls throttle
pressure as a follower. The load demand
signal will directly go to EHG. In this mode
limiting pressure (LP) mode has to be
selected.
 COORDINATE MODE
 In this the target load is set through CMC unit
demand. Unit load demand is fed to Boiler Master
to generate Boiler demand i.e. Air & Fuel
requirement and to Turbine Control to set Turbine
demand i.e. MW. In this mode both Boiler Master
and Turbine Control are put in ‘Auto’ and unit
load demand is fed to both Boiler and Turbine to
compute their individual load demands. The load
demand signal will be added or subtracted
according to the actual throttle pressure (as
pressure correction) before going to EHG
(1kg/cm2=1MW) & Boiler Master.It actually co-
ordinates between Boiler Master and EHG while in
service.
SALIENT FEATURES OF CMC

Increase blocked
Run down
Decrease blocked
Run up
Run back
RUN DOWN/INCREASE BLOCKED 
Run down: Run down is switched ON automatically
when the Process error(negative) i.e. Feed water, Air
flow etc. becomes less AND(&) the controller output of
the particular loop(feed water, air flow, furnace pressure
and fuel) goes to maximum position making process
uncontrollable. Under the situation, Unit load demand is
reduced to a value as Permitted by the Process to get
over the blockage.
 Increase blocked: In this if any of the condition comes
i.e. if process error (negative) OR the controller output
goes to maximum then Incr. blocked will come and it will
hold the unit load demand till process recovers within
limits.
 CONDITIONS FOR RUN
DOWN/INC. BLOCKED

Feed water flow deviation

Airflow deviation
Fuel flow deviation
Furnace pressure deviation
PA header pressure deviation
Load control deviation
Throttling pressure deviation
 RUN UP/DECREASE

BLOCKED 
Run Up: Run down is switched ON automatically
when the Process error (positive) i.e. Feed water,
Air flow etc. becomes excessive AND (&) the
controller output of the particular loop (feed
water, air flow, furnace pressure and fuel) goes
to minimum position making process
uncontrollable. Under the situation, Unit load
demand is reduced to a value as Permitted by the
Process to get over the blockage.
 
 Decrease blocked: In this if any of the
condition comes i.e. if process error (positive)
OR the controller output goes to minimum then
Decr. blocked will come and it will hold the unit
load demand till process recovers within limits.
CONDITIONS FOR RUN UP/DEC.
BLOCKED
Feed water flow deviation
Airflow deviation
Fuel flow deviation
PA header pressure deviation
Load control deviation
Throttling pressure deviation
 RUNBACK
The most important feature of CMC is
runback and It is switched ON
automatically in the event of tripping
of unit auxiliaries i.e. BFP, ID, FD fans
etc. and unit capability will reduce and
accordingly the unit demand will also
reduce.
 RUNBACK
One ID fan/ FD Fan/ PA Fan / BFP / CEP /Air
heater tripping = 100MW will be reduced and Unit
capability will be reduced to 150MW (60 % load).
One feeder tripping=65MW will be reduced from
unit capability and accordingly the unit load
demand.
Turbine tripping 100 percent load rejection on
turbine.
ON load rejection relay action 25%, 50%, 75% or
100% load will be rejected depending upon LSR
action.
 
 Calculation of CMC Fuel demand
 First one ratio is freezed.
Actual fuel flow/BM demand
 Then that ratio is multiplied by the BM demand to
get the CMC fuel Demand
Ratio*BM demand
Example=176/255=.688
Then ratio multiplied by BM demand
.688*255.3=175.6(CMC Fuel Demand)
 Calculation of Air flow demand
 First one ratio is freezed.
Air flow actual /BM demand
 Then that ratio is multiplied by the BM demand to
get the CMC fuel Demand
Ratio*BM demand
Example=853/255=3.36
Then ratio multiplied by BM demand
3.36*255.3=857.8(CMC Air Flow Demand)
THANKS