Methods and systems for enhancing control of power plant generating units

    公开(公告)号:US09960598B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-01

    申请号:US14636857

    申请日:2015-03-03

    Abstract: A method for optimizing a fleet of generating assets in which groupings include remotely located power blocks that operate so to collectively generate a fleet output level. The method may include: receiving real-time and historical measured values of operating parameters; for each of the generating assets, deriving a relational expression between the measured values of the process inputs and the measured values of the process outputs; defining a selected operating period; selecting competing operating modes for the fleet; based on the relational expressions and a generating configuration of the competing operating modes, calculating a result set for the operation of the fleet proposed during the selected operating period; defining a cost function; and evaluating each of the result sets pursuant to the cost function and, based thereupon, designating one of the competing operating modes as an optimized operating mode. The optimized operating mode may include a power sharing recommendation between the power blocks of the fleet.

    PLANT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    2.
    发明申请
    PLANT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS 有权
    植物控制系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140257526A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-11

    申请号:US13789548

    申请日:2013-03-07

    Abstract: Systems and methods provided herein. In one embodiment, a system includes an advisory system including a loss computation engine configured to derive a total system loss for an industrial plant based on a first sensor positioned in a first industrial plant component and on a first physical model of the first industrial plant component. The advisory system further includes a cost model configured to use a cost function to derive a cost based on the total system loss, and a control strategy system configured to derive an advisory report, a control correction factor, or a combination thereof, based on the cost, wherein a control system is configured to apply the control correction factor to control a process in the industrial plant.

    Abstract translation: 本文提供的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中,系统包括咨询系统,其包括丢失计算引擎,其被配置为基于位于第一工业设备部件中的第一传感器和第一工业设备部件的第一物理模型导出工业设备的总体系统损耗 。 咨询系统还包括配置成使用成本函数基于总体系统损失导出成本的成本模型,以及配置为基于所述系统损失导出咨询报告,控制校正因子或其组合的控制策略系统 成本,其中控制系统被配置为应用控制校正因子来控制工业设备中的过程。

    Methods and systems for enhancing operation of power plant generating units and systems

    公开(公告)号:US10287988B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-14

    申请号:US15083237

    申请日:2016-03-28

    Abstract: A method for controlling and enhancing a startup operation for a combined cycle power block (block) having at least one gas turbine and at least one steam turbine, wherein operating parameters define performance and operational characteristics for the startup operation, the method comprising: receiving measured operating parameters from a plurality of reference blocks and, for each of the plurality of reference blocks, a plurality of types of the startup operations; given the measured operating parameters, developing one or more reference transfer functions between two of the measured operating parameters; receiving measured operating parameters from the startup operation of a target block; given the measured operating parameters from the target block, developing one or more transfer functions for the target block between two of the operating parameters; selecting one of the reference transfer functions; and normalizing the transfer function of the target block per the selected reference transfer function.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING CONTROL OF POWER PLANT GENERATING UNITS
    4.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING CONTROL OF POWER PLANT GENERATING UNITS 有权
    增强发电厂发电单位控制的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160258363A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-08

    申请号:US14636802

    申请日:2015-03-03

    CPC classification number: F02C9/42 F02C6/18 G05B13/026 Y02E20/16

    Abstract: A combined cycle power plant system that includes: a gas turbine operably connected to a heat recovery steam generator; a first controller for optimizing a shutdown operation defined between an initiating shutdown command and a terminating event, wherein the first is controller configured to execute the steps of: receiving the shutdown initiating command; receiving operating parameters measured by sensors for each of a first component and a second component of the combined cycle power plant, and, based thereupon, determining a current state for each of the first and the second component; based on the current state, deriving an optimized shutdown operating mode for transitioning the first component and the second component from the current state to a shutdown state. A second controller may be configured to: transform the optimized shutdown operating mode into commands configured to actuate mechanical control devices of the first component and the second component so that the shutdown operation proceeds according to the optimized shutdown operating mode.

    Abstract translation: 一种联合循环发电厂系统,其包括:可操作地连接到热回收蒸汽发生器的燃气轮机; 用于优化在启动关机命令和终止事件之间定义的关闭操作的第一控制器,其中所述第一控制器被配置为执行以下步骤:接收所述关闭发起命令; 接收由所述组合循环发电厂的第一部件和第二部件中的每一个传感器测量的操作参数,并且基于此确定所述第一和第二部件中的每一个的当前状态; 基于当前状态,导出用于将第一组件和第二组件从当前状态转换到关闭状态的优化关闭操作模式。 第二控制器可以被配置为:将优化的关闭操作模式转换成被配置为致动第一部件和第二部件的机械控制装置的命令,使得关闭操作根据优化的关闭操作模式进行。

    Methods and systems for enhancing control of power plant generating units

    公开(公告)号:US09932907B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-03

    申请号:US14636802

    申请日:2015-03-03

    CPC classification number: F02C9/42 F02C6/18 G05B13/026 Y02E20/16

    Abstract: A combined cycle power plant system that includes: a gas turbine operably connected to a heat recovery steam generator; a first controller for optimizing a shutdown operation defined between an initiating shutdown command and a terminating event, wherein the first is controller configured to execute the steps of: receiving the shutdown initiating command; receiving operating parameters measured by sensors for each of a first component and a second component of the combined cycle power plant, and, based thereupon, determining a current state for each of the first and the second component; based on the current state, deriving an optimized shutdown operating mode for transitioning the first component and the second component from the current state to a shutdown state. A second controller may be configured to: transform the optimized shutdown operating mode into commands configured to actuate mechanical control devices of the first component and the second component so that the shutdown operation proceeds according to the optimized shutdown operating mode.

    Plant control systems and methods
    6.
    发明授权
    Plant control systems and methods 有权
    植物控制系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09477214B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-25

    申请号:US13789548

    申请日:2013-03-07

    Abstract: Systems and methods provided herein. In one embodiment, a system includes an advisory system including a loss computation engine configured to derive a total system loss for an industrial plant based on a first sensor positioned in a first industrial plant component and on a first physical model of the first industrial plant component. The advisory system further includes a cost model configured to use a cost function to derive a cost based on the total system loss, and a control strategy system configured to derive an advisory report, a control correction factor, or a combination thereof, based on the cost, wherein a control system is configured to apply the control correction factor to control a process in the industrial plant.

    Abstract translation: 本文提供的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中,系统包括咨询系统,其包括丢失计算引擎,其被配置为基于位于第一工业设备部件中的第一传感器和第一工业设备部件的第一物理模型导出工业设备的总体系统损耗 。 咨询系统还包括配置成使用成本函数基于总体系统损失导出成本的成本模型,以及配置为基于所述系统损失导出咨询报告,控制校正因子或其组合的控制策略系统 成本,其中控制系统被配置为应用控制校正因子来控制工业设备中的过程。

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING OPERATION OF POWER PLANT GENERATING UNITS AND SYSTEMS
    10.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING OPERATION OF POWER PLANT GENERATING UNITS AND SYSTEMS 审中-公开
    发电厂发电单位和系统运行的方法与系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160281607A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-29

    申请号:US15083237

    申请日:2016-03-28

    CPC classification number: F02C7/26 F01K13/00 F01K23/10 F02C6/18 F02C9/28 Y02E20/16

    Abstract: A method for controlling and enhancing a startup operation for a combined cycle power block (block) having at least one gas turbine and at least one steam turbine, wherein operating parameters define performance and operational characteristics for the startup operation, the method comprising: receiving measured operating parameters from a plurality of reference blocks and, for each of the plurality of reference blocks, a plurality of types of the startup operations; given the measured operating parameters, developing one or more reference transfer functions between two of the measured operating parameters; receiving measured operating parameters from the startup operation of a target block; given the measured operating parameters from the target block, developing one or more transfer functions for the target block between two of the operating parameters; selecting one of the reference transfer functions; and normalizing the transfer function of the target block per the selected reference transfer function.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于控制和增强具有至少一个燃气轮机和至少一个蒸汽轮机的联合循环功率块(块)的启动操作的方法,其中操作参数定义了启动操作的性能和操作特性,该方法包括: 对于多个参考块中的每个参考块的操作参数是多种类型的启动操作; 给定测量的操作参数,在两个测量的操作参数之间开发一个或多个参考传递函数; 从目标块的启动操作接收测量的操作参数; 给定来自目标块的测量的操作参数,为两个操作参数之间的目标块开发一个或多个传递函数; 选择参考传递函数之一; 以及根据所选择的参考传递函数归一化目标块的传递函数。

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