IP Library Granted Patent US 8,749,085
Granted Patent B2
US 8,749,085 · App. 13/818,257 · Granted Jun 10, 2014

Gas turbine control device and generating system

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Patent No.
US 8,749,085
App. No.
13/818,257
Granted
Jun 10, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a gas turbine control device that is used in a generating facility including a gas turbine and a generator for generating power when at least rotational power of the gas turbine is transmitted, the gas turbine control device including a first control section for obtaining a first fuel control command for causing generator output to follow a generator output set value decided based on a demand load, where the first control section has a feedback control section ( 60 ), and the feedback control section ( 60 ) includes a subtraction section ( 62 ) for calculating a deviation of the generator output with respect to the generator output set value, a PI control section ( 64 ) provided in a later stage of control than the subtraction section ( 62 ), and a peak suppression section ( 66 ) for suppressing a peak in amplitude characteristics of the generator or a utility grid including the generator.

Claims (38)

1. A gas turbine control device to be used in a generating facility including a gas turbine and a generator for generating power when at least rotational power of the gas turbine is transmitted, the gas turbine control device comprising:

a first control section for obtaining a first fuel control command for causing generator output to follow a generator output set value decided based on a demand load,

wherein the first control section includes a feedback control section, and

wherein the feedback control section includes

a subtraction section for calculating a deviation of the generator output with respect to the generator output set value,

a proportional integral calculation provided in a later stage of control than the subtraction section, and

a peak suppression section for suppressing a peak in amplitude characteristics of the generator or a utility grid including the generator.

2. The gas turbine control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the peak suppression section includes

a multiplier section, provided between the subtraction section and the proportional integral calculation, for multiplying an input signal by a gain, and

a first gain adjustment section for adjusting the gain of the multiplier section according to output of the gas turbine, and

wherein the first gain adjustment section sets a gain given at a time of partial load below a rated load to be smaller than a gain given at a time of the rated load.

3. The gas turbine control device according to claim 2 , wherein the first gain adjustment section increases the gain according to an increase in gas turbine output.

4. The gas turbine control device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first control section includes

a hunting determination section for determining whether or not hunting is occurring in the generator output, and

a second gain adjustment section for reducing the gain set by the first gain adjustment section, if hunting is determined by the hunting determination section to be occurring.

5. The gas turbine control device according to claim 4 , wherein, if the hunting is determined by the hunting determination section to not be occurring, the second gain adjustment section increases the gain set by the first gain adjustment section.

6. The gas turbine control device according to claim 2 , wherein the peak suppression section further includes a low-pass filter that cuts off a signal of a predetermined frequency or higher where a peak is present in the amplitude characteristics, and outputs generator output which has been filtered to the subtraction section of the feedback control section.

7. The gas turbine control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the peak suppression section includes a low-pass filter to which the generator output is input as an input signal and that cuts off a signal, included in the input signal, of a predetermined frequency or higher where a peak is present in the amplitude characteristics, and

wherein generator output which has passed through the low-pass filter is input to the subtraction section.

8. The gas turbine control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the peak suppression section includes a calculation section in which a transfer function for an inverse characteristic model of the generator is set, and

wherein generator output which has passed through the calculation section is input to the subtraction section.

9. A generating system comprising:

a gas turbine; and

a gas turbine control device according to claim 1 .

10. The gas turbine control device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first control section includes

a hunting determination section for determining whether or not hunting is occurring in the generator output, and

a second gain adjustment section for reducing the gain set by the first gain adjustment section, if hunting is determined by the hunting determination section to be occurring.

11. The gas turbine control device according to claim 10 , wherein, if the hunting is determined by the hunting determination section to not be occurring, the second gain adjustment section increases the gain set by the first gain adjustment section.

12. The gas turbine control device according to claim 3 , wherein the peak suppression section further includes a low-pass filter that cuts off a signal of a predetermined frequency or higher where a peak is present in the amplitude characteristics, and outputs generator output which has been filtered to the subtraction section of the feedback control section.

13. The gas turbine control device according to claim 4 , wherein the peak suppression section further includes a low-pass filter that cuts off a signal of a predetermined frequency or higher where a peak is present in the amplitude characteristics, and outputs generator output which has been filtered to the subtraction section of the feedback control section.

14. The gas turbine control device according to claim 5 , wherein the peak suppression section further includes a low-pass filter that cuts off a signal of a predetermined frequency or higher where a peak is present in the amplitude characteristics, and outputs generator output which has been filtered to the subtraction section of the feedback control section.

15. The gas turbine control device according to claim 10 , wherein the peak suppression section further includes a low-pass filter that cuts off a signal of a predetermined frequency or higher where a peak is present in the amplitude characteristics, and outputs generator output which has been filtered to the subtraction section of the feedback control section.

16. The gas turbine control device according to claim 11 , wherein the peak suppression section further includes a low-pass filter that cuts off a signal of a predetermined frequency or higher where a peak is present in the amplitude characteristics, and outputs generator output which has been filtered to the subtraction section of the feedback control section.

Assignments (4)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2013
From: KISHI, MAKOTO; FUJISHIMA, YASUO; SONODA, TAKASHI; HIRATO, KOICHIRO; TAKATA, YASUTSUGU; FUJII, FUMINORI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 029864/0894 →