IP Library Granted Patent US 10,386,826
Granted Patent B2
US 10,386,826 · App. 15/215,915 · Granted Aug 20, 2019

Start-up control device and start-up control method for power plant

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Patent No.
US 10,386,826
App. No.
15/215,915
Granted
Aug 20, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a start-up control device and a start-up control method for a power plant capable of changing the start-up completion estimated time to a desired time simply and safely while starting the power plant. The start-up control device includes an equipment state quantity acquisition unit acquiring an equipment state quantity of the power plant, a start-up schedule calculation unit calculating a current start-up schedule based on the equipment state quantity and a first thermal stress limiting value and calculating a start-up schedule changing plan based on the equipment state quantity and a second thermal stress limiting value, an equipment operation amount calculation unit calculating an equipment operation amount of the power plant based on the current start-up schedule, a screen display unit displaying respective start-up completion estimated times of the current start-up schedule and the start-up schedule changing plan, and an instruction input unit instructing the start-up schedule calculation unit to perform switching from the current start-up schedule to the start-up schedule changing plan.

Claims (42)

1. A start-up control device for a power plant including a steam turbine, comprising:

a processor;

a memory storing a program which, when executed, causes the processor to:

receive measurement signals from instruments arranged in the power plant and convert the measurement signals to an equipment state quantity of the power plant;

calculate a running start-up schedule from a current point to a start-up completion based on the equipment state quantity and a predetermined first constraint condition and calculate a start-up schedule changing plan from the current point to the start-up completion based on the equipment state quantity and a predetermined second constraint condition; and

calculate an equipment operation amount of the power plant based on the running start-up schedule;

a display screen that displays start-up completion estimated times with respect to a case when the running start-up schedule is executed from the current point to the start-up completion and a case when the start-up schedule changing plan is executed from the current point to the start-up completion, respectively; and

a user interface through which an operator inputs an instruction for switching from the running start-up schedule to the start-up schedule changing plan.

2. The start-up control device for the power plant according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display screen further displays lifetime consumption rates that are degrees of low-cycle thermal fatigue accumulated in a turbine rotor provided in the steam turbine with respect to the case when the running start-up schedule is executed from the current point to the start-up completion and the case when the start-up schedule changing plan is executed from the current point to the start-up completion, respectively.

3. The start-up control device for the power plant according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display screen further displays fuel consumption amounts to be used until the start-up completion with respect to the case when the running start-up schedule is executed from the current point to the start-up completion and the case when the start-up schedule changing plan is executed from the current point to the start-up completion, respectively.

4. The start-up control device for the power plant according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display screen further displays the residual numbers of start-up times in a current year and excess lifetime consumption rates for the residual numbers of start-up times with respect to the case when the running start-up schedule is executed from the current point to the start-up completion and the case when the start-up schedule changing plan is executed from the current point to the start-up completion, respectively.

5. The start-up control device for the power plant according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display screen further displays output curves of the steam turbine with respect to the case when the running start-up schedule is executed from the current point to the start-up completion and the case when the start-up schedule changing plan is executed from the current point to the start-up completion, respectively.

6. The start-up control device for the power plant according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second constraint condition is set through an input operation on the user interface.

7. The start-up control device for the power plant according to claim 1 ,

wherein the user interface sets a predetermined start-up completion estimated time in accordance with an input operation by the operator, and

the second constraint condition is calculated based on the predetermined start-up completion estimated time.

8. A start-up control method for a power plant including a steam turbine, the method comprising:

receiving measurement signals from instruments arranged in the power plant;

converting the measurement signals to an equipment state quantity of the power plant;

calculating a running start-up schedule from a current point to a start-up completion based on the equipment state quantity and a predetermined first constraint condition and calculating a start-up schedule changing plan from the current point to a start-up completion based on the equipment state quantity and a predetermined second constraint condition;

calculating an equipment operation amount of the power plant based on the running start-up schedule;

displaying start-up completion estimated times on a display screen with respect to a case when the running start-up schedule is executed from the current point to the start-up completion and a case when the start-up schedule changing plan is executed from the current point to the start-up completion, respectively; and

receiving an instruction from an operator, via a user interface, for switching from the running start-up schedule to the start-up schedule changing plan; and

switching from the running start-up schedule to the start-up schedule changing plan based on the instruction from the operator.

9. The start-up control method for the power plant according to claim 8 ,

wherein lifetime consumption rates that are degrees of low-cycle thermal fatigue accumulated in a turbine rotor provided in the steam turbine are further displayed on the display screen with respect to the case when the running start-up schedule is executed from the current point to the start-up completion and the case when the start-up schedule changing plan is executed from the current point to the start-up completion, respectively.

10. The start-up control method for the power plant according to claim 8 ,

wherein fuel consumption amounts to be used until the start-up completion are further displayed on the display screen with respect to the case when the running start-up schedule is executed from the current point to the start-up completion and the case when the start-up schedule changing plan is executed from the current point to the start-up completion, respectively.

11. The start-up control method for the power plant according to claim 8 ,

wherein residual numbers of start-up times in a current year and excess lifetime consumption rates for the residual numbers of start-up times are further displayed on the display screen with respect to the case when the running start-up schedule is executed from the current point to the start-up completion and the case when the start-up schedule changing plan is executed from the current point to the start-up completion, respectively.

12. The start-up control method for the power plant according to claim 8 ,

wherein output curves of the steam turbine are further displayed on the display screen with respect to the case when the running start-up schedule is executed from the current point to the start-up completion start-up schedule and the case when the start-up schedule changing plan is executed from the current point to the start-up completion, respectively.

13. The start-up control method for the power plant according to claim 8 ,

wherein the second constraint condition is set through an input operation on the user interface.

14. The start-up control method for the power plant according to claim 8 ,

wherein a predetermined start-up completion estimated time is set through an input operation on the user interface, and

the second constraint condition is calculated based on the predetermined start-up completion estimated time.

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 Nov 11, 2016
From: KAWATA, MIYUKI; YOSHIDA, YASUHIRO; YOSHIDA, TAKUYA; YASHIKI, TATSURO; KIM, EUNKYEONG; YAMANAKA, KAZUNORI; IYANAGA, NORIHIRO; YAMASHITA, ATSUSHI
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 040282/0609 →