Power generation system
View Patent ↗To provide a power generation system that prevents a reduction in the efficiency of a steam turbine due to an aperture adjustment of a turbine governing valve. There is provided a power generation system comprising: a furnace in which a solid fuel or a liquid fuel is combusted; a steam turbine that generates electric power by rotating a turbine rotor using steam generated by the furnace; a superheater that is provided between the furnace and the steam turbine and that superheats the steam; a first steam piping that connects the furnace to the superheater; a second steam piping that connects the superheater to the steam turbine; a first valve provided in the first steam piping; a turbine governing valve provided in the second steam piping; and a control section that adjusts an aperture of the first valve according to a load of the steam turbine.
1. A power generation system comprising:
a furnace for combusting a solid fuel or a liquid fuel;
a steam turbine that generates electric power by rotating a turbine rotor using steam generated by said furnace;
a superheater that is provided between said furnace and said steam turbine and that superheats steam;
a first steam piping that connects said furnace to said superheater;
a second steam piping that connects said superheater to said steam turbine;
a first valve provided in said first steam piping;
a turbine governing valve provided in said second steam piping; and
a control section that adjusts an aperture of said first valve according to a load of said steam turbine.
2. A power generation system according to claim 1 , wherein
a third steam piping that bypasses said first valve is connected to said first steam piping, and a second valve is provided in said third steam piping, and
the apertures of said first valve and said second valve are adjusted according to the load of said steam turbine.
3. A power generation system according to claim 2 , wherein said control section:
adjusts said second valve according to the load of said steam turbine, in a case where the load of said steam turbine is no more than a first threshold value;
adjusts the apertures of said first valve and said second valve according to the load of said steam turbine, in a case where the load of said steam turbine is no less than the first threshold value and no more than a second threshold value; and
adjusts the aperture of said second valve according to the load of said steam turbine with said first valve fully opened, in a case where the load of said steam turbine is no less than the second threshold value.
4. A power generation system, comprising:
a furnace;
a superheater;
a first steam piping that connects the furnace to the superheater;
a first valve provided in the first steam piping, the first valve adjusting a flow amount of a steam generated by the furnace, the steam generated by the furnace being guided to the superheater;
a steam turbine;
a control section that adjusts an aperture of the first valve according to a load of the steam turbine;
a second steam piping that connects the superheater to the steam turbine; and
a turbine governing valve provided in the second steam piping, the turbine governing valve adjusting a flow amount of the steam superheated in the superheater, the steam superheated in the superheater being guided to the steam turbine and used for driving the steam turbine,
wherein the steam pressure on an upstream side of the turbine governing valve is adjusted to a pressure according to a load of the steam turbine.
5. A power generation system according to claim 4 , wherein
a third steam piping that bypasses said first valve is connected to said first steam piping, and a second valve is provided in said third steam piping, and
the apertures of said first valve and said second valve are adjusted according to the load of said steam turbine.
6. A power generation system according to claim 5 , wherein said control section:
adjusts said second valve according to the load of said steam turbine, in a case where the load of said steam turbine is no more than a first threshold value;
adjusts the apertures of said first valve and said second valve according to the load of said steam turbine, in a case where the load of said steam turbine is no less than the first threshold value and no more than a second threshold value; and
adjusts the aperture of said second valve according to the load of said steam turbine with said first valve fully opened, in a case where the load of said steam turbine is no less than the second threshold value.
7. A power generation system comprising:
a steam turbine that generates electric power by rotating;
a turbine rotor using steam generated by a furnace;
a superheater that is provided between said furnace and said steam turbine and that superheats steam;
a first steam piping that connects said furnace to said superheater;
a second steam piping that connects said superheater to said steam turbine;
a first valve provided in said first steam piping;
a turbine governing valve provided in said second steam piping; and
a control section that adjusts an aperture of said first valve according to a load of said steam turbine.
8. A power generation system according to claim 7 , wherein
a third steam piping that bypasses said first valve is connected to said first steam piping, and a second valve is provided in said third steam piping, and
the apertures of said first valve and said second valve are adjusted according to the load of said steam turbine.
9. A power generation system according to claim 8 , wherein said control section:
adjusts said second valve according to the load of said steam turbine, in a case where the load of said steam turbine is no more than a first threshold value;
adjusts the apertures of said first valve and said second valve according to the load of said steam turbine, in a case where the load of said steam turbine is no less than the first threshold value and no more than a second threshold value; and
adjusts the aperture of said second valve according to the load of said steam turbine with said first valve fully opened, in a case where the load of said steam turbine is no less than the second threshold value.