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Granted Patent B2
US 10,184,406 · App. 15/315,140 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Multi-shaft variable speed gas turbine apparatus and method of controlling the same

Inventors: Naohiro Kusumi (Tokyo, JP); Noriaki Hino (Tokyo, JP); Aung Ko Thet (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,184,406
App. No.
15/315,140
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-shaft variable speed gas turbine apparatus includes a multi-shaft gas turbine having a gas turbine compressor, a gas turbine burner, a gas generator provided with a first turbine for rotationally driving the gas turbine compressor, and a power turbine, provided with a second turbine that is mechanically separated from the gas generator, rotationally driven by exhaust gas of the gas generator, and having a main generator. A sub-electric motor/generator is connected to the gas generator, and a frequency converter controls the sub-electric motor/generator. A fuel flow rate control valve adjusts output using a fuel flow rate to be injected into the gas turbine burner. Variation of the fuel flow rate is restricted, and a control device determines a drive load of the gas turbine compressor in accordance with an output load for a request load, and controls the sub-electric motor/generator using the frequency converter.

Claims (39)

1. A multi-shaft variable speed gas turbine apparatus comprising:

a multi-shaft gas turbine, the multi-shaft gas turbine including: a gas turbine compressor; a gas turbine burner; a gas generator provided with a first turbine for rotationally driving the gas turbine compressor; and a power turbine having a second turbine that is mechanically separated from the gas generator, and that is rotationally driven by an exhaust gas of the gas generator, and a main generator;

a sub-electric motor/generator connected to the gas generator;

a frequency converter that controls the sub-electric motor/generator;

a fuel flow rate control means for adjusting output by using a fuel flow rate to be injected into the gas turbine burner;

a restriction means for restricting variation of the fuel flow rate; and

a control device that determines a drive load of the gas turbine compressor in accordance with an output load, and controls the sub-electric motor/generator by using the frequency converter and a surplus energy during load rejection to be transferred to the gas turbine compressor; wherein

the control device sets a threshold for a deviation between a rotation speed of the power turbine side and an upper limit rotation speed and transfers a surplus energy corresponding to energy exceeding the threshold to the compressor side.

2. The multi-shaft variable speed gas turbine apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the control device determines the drive load of the gas turbine compressor by subtracting the output load from the request load.

3. The multi-shaft variable speed gas turbine apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:

a calculation means for calculating each of the request load of the gas turbine and the drive load of the gas turbine compressor to satisfy a target load and a system frequency.

4. The multi-shaft variable speed gas turbine apparatus according to claim 1 , having a function of outputting each of a rotation speed of the gas turbine compressor and the drive load of the gas turbine compressor to a display means.

5. A multi-shaft variable speed gas turbine apparatus comprising:

a multi-shaft gas turbine, the multi-shaft gas turbine including: a gas turbine compressor; a gas turbine burner; a gas generator provided with a first turbine for rotationally driving the gas turbine compressor; and a power turbine having a second turbine that is mechanically separated from the gas generator, and that is rotationally driven by an exhaust gas of the gas generator, and a main generator;

a sub-electric motor/generator connected to the gas generator;

a frequency converter that controls the sub-electric motor/generator;

a fuel flow rate control means for adjusting output by using a fuel flow rate to be injected into the gas turbine burner;

a restriction means for restricting variation of the fuel flow rate; and

a control device that controls surplus energy during load rejection to be transferred to the gas turbine compressor; wherein

the control device sets a threshold for a deviation between a rotation speed of the power turbine side and an upper limit rotation speed and transfers a surplus energy corresponding to energy exceeding the threshold to the compressor side.

6. The multi-shaft variable speed gas turbine apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the control device calculates a deviation between a rotation speed on the compressor side and an upper limit rotation speed of the compressor and transfers a surplus energy corresponding to the deviation from the power turbine side.

7. A method of controlling a multi-shaft variable speed gas turbine apparatus provided with:

a multi-shaft gas turbine, the multi-shaft gas turbine including: a gas turbine compressor; a gas turbine burner; a gas generator provided with a first turbine for rotationally driving the gas turbine compressor; and a power turbine having a second turbine that is mechanically separated from the gas generator, and that is rotationally driven by an exhaust gas of the gas generator, and a main generator;

a sub-electric motor/generator connected to the gas generator; a frequency converter that controls the sub-electric motor/generator;

a fuel flow rate control means for adjusting output by using a fuel flow rate to be injected into the gas turbine burner; and

a restriction means for restricting variation of the fuel flow rate, the method comprising:

determining a drive load of the gas turbine compressor in accordance with an output load;

controlling the sub-electric motor/generator by using the frequency converter and a surplus energy during load rejection to be transferred to the gas turbine compressor; and

setting a threshold for a deviation between a rotation speed of the power turbine side and an upper limit rotation speed and transferring a surplus energy corresponding to energy exceeding the threshold to the compressor side.

8. A multi-shaft variable speed gas turbine apparatus comprising:

a multi-shaft gas turbine, the multi-shaft gas turbine including: a gas turbine compressor; a gas turbine burner; a gas generator provided with a first turbine for rotationally driving the gas turbine compressor; and a power turbine having a second turbine that is mechanically separated from the gas generator, and that is rotationally driven by an exhaust gas of the gas generator, and a main generator;

a sub-electric motor/generator connected to the gas generator;

a frequency converter that controls the sub-electric motor/generator;

a fuel flow rate control means for adjusting output by using a fuel flow rate to be injected into the gas turbine burner;

a restriction means for restricting variation of the fuel flow rate; and

a control device that controls surplus energy during load rejection to be transferred to the gas turbine compressor; wherein

the control device calculates a deviation between a rotation speed on the compressor side and an upper limit rotation speed of the compressor and transfers a surplus energy corresponding to the deviation from the power turbine side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2016
From: KUSUMI, NAOHIRO; HINO, NORIAKI; THET, AUNG KO
To: HITACHI, LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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