IP Library Granted Patent US 7,997,084
Granted Patent B2
US 7,997,084 · App. 11/638,538 · Granted Aug 16, 2011

Hybrid power system and method of operating the same

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Patent No.
US 7,997,084
App. No.
11/638,538
Granted
Aug 16, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gasifying furnace gasifies solid fuel or liquid fuel. A gas turbine drives a turbine to generate power by using combustion gas generated by burning mixed gas of compressed air compressed in a compressor and gas generated in the gasifying furnace in a combustor. A booster boosts compressed air bled from the compressor, and feed the compressed air to the gasifying furnace. A bleed source valve is provided in a bleed line between the compressor and the booster. An abnormality stop controller stops the booster and the gas turbine, based on an opening angle of the bleed source valve or a bleed pressure on an upstream side of the bleed source valve.

Claims (26)

1. A hybrid power system, comprising:

a gasifying furnace that gasifies solid fuel or liquid fuel;

a gas turbine that drives a turbine to generate power by using combustion gas generated by burning mixed gas of compressed air compressed in a compressor and as generated in the gasifying furnace in a combustor;

a booster that boosts compressed air bled from the compressor, and feed the compressed air to the gasifying furnace;

a bleed source valve that is provided in a bleed line between the compressor and the booster;

an abnormality stop controller that stops the booster and the gas turbine, based on an opening angle of the bleed source valve or a bleed pressure on an upstream side of the bleed source valve

an opening angle sensor that detects an opening angle of the bleed source valve; and

an abnormality determining unit that determines whether the bleed source valve is abnormal, based on a difference between detected opening angle and an opening angle instruction value, wherein

when the abnormality determining unit determines that the bleed source valve is abnormal, the abnormality stop controller stops the booster and sets a stop delay time based on a closing speed of the bleed source valve, and stops the gas turbine after the stop delay time elapses.

2. The hybrid power system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a circulation line that returns boosted air exhausted from the booster back to an inlet of the booster, wherein

when the abnormality determining unit determines that the bleed source valve is abnormal, the abnormality stop controller opens the circulation line.

3. The hybrid power system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an exhaust line that exhausts boosted air exhausted from the booster to atmosphere, wherein

when the abnormality determining unit determines that the bleed source valve is abnormal, the abnormality stop controller opens the exhaust line.

4. A hybrid power system, comprising:

a gasifying furnace that gasifies solid fuel or liquid fuel;

a gas turbine that drives a turbine to generate power by using combustion gas generated by burning mixed gas of compressed air compressed in a compressor and gas generated in the gasifying furnace in a combustor;

a booster that boosts compressed air bled from the compressor, and feed the compressed air to the gasifying furnace;

a bleed source valve that is provided in a bleed line between the compressor and the booster; and

an abnormality stop controller that stops the booster and the gas turbine, based on an opening angle of the bleed source valve or a bleed pressure on an upstream side of the bleed source valve;

a pressure sensor that detects the bleed pressure on the upstream side of the bleed source valve; and

an abnormality determining unit that determines that the bleed source valve is abnormal when the detected bleed pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure upper-limit value; and

an exhaust line that exhausts boosted air exhausted from the booster to atmosphere, wherein

then the abnormality determining unit determines that the bleed source valve is abnormal, the abnormality stop controller stops the booster and the gas turbine, and

when the abnormality determining unit determines that the bleed source valve is abnormal, the abnormality stop controller opens the exhaust line.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2015
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035101/0029 →