Response Calculation and Analysis of Torsional Vibration of Turbine-Generator Shafts

Due to the disturbance of electric power system or other shock load, the torsional vibration of turbine-generator shafts occurs. It is significant to calculate the response of torsional vibration excited by the disturbance of electric power system in order to analyze and prevent catastrophic accident. The multi-mass lumped model of turbine-generator shafts is used. A new method of response calculation of torsional vibration of turbine-generator shafts, the Increment Transfer Matrix method (ITM), which combines the Riccati transfer matrix method with the Newmark-β step-by-step integral method, is presented. By the ITM method, the transient response of torsional vibration of turbine-generator shafts, especially at the dangerous cross-sections, can be calculated. The responses of torsional vibration of 200MW turbine-generator shafts due to the generator at non-all-phase operation are calculated and analyzed. The cause of bolt broken of the coupling of intermediate-pressure rotor and low-pressure rotor and the coupling of generator and exciter are discussed. The results are identical with the data recorded in field.