IP Library Granted Patent US 10,669,941
Granted Patent B2
US 10,669,941 · App. 15/777,767 · Granted Jun 2, 2020

Gas turbine cooling system, gas turbine facility including the same, and control device and control method of gas turbine cooling system

Inventors: Satoko Fujii (Yokohama, JP); Tetsuya Yabe (Yokohama, JP); Kazuya Higashi (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
F02C7/185F02C9/00F02C9/18F05D2220/32F05D2260/213F05D2270/303F05D2270/3062F05D2270/331F05D2270/335
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Patent No.
US 10,669,941
App. No.
15/777,767
Granted
Jun 2, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gas turbine cooling system includes: a cooling air line that guides compressed air; a cooler that cools the compressed air; a flow rate adjuster that adjusts the flow rate of the cooling air; and a control device. The control device includes: a load change determination unit that determines whether a load indicated by a load command of the gas turbine has changed; a first command generation section that generates a first command indicating such an operation amount of the flow rate adjuster as allows the flow rate of the cooling air to meet a target flow rate; and a second command generation section that, when it is determined that the load indicated by the load command has changed, generates a second command indicating such an operation amount of the flow rate adjuster as allows a change-adapted flow rate higher than the target flow rate to be met.

Claims (56)

1. A control device of a gas turbine cooling system including:

a cooling air line that guides compressed air compressed by an air compressor of a gas turbine to a hot part coming in contact with combustion gas in the gas turbine;

a cooler that cools the compressed air in the cooling air line to produce cooling air;

a booster that pressurizes the cooling air in the cooling air line; and

a flow rate adjuster that adjusts a flow rate of the cooling air supplied to the hot part through the cooling air line,

wherein the cooling air line has an intake air line that guides compressed air compressed by the air compressor to the booster, a discharge line that guides air pressurized by the booster to the hot part, and a return line that returns air flowing through the discharge line to the intake air line, and,

wherein the flow rate adjuster comprises an intake valve that is provided in the intake air line and a return valve that adjusts a flow rate of the air flowing through the return line;

the control device configured to:

receive a load command indicating a load on the gas turbine;

determine whether the load indicated by the load command has changed;

generate a first command indicating such an operation amount of the flow rate adjuster as allows the flow rate of the cooling air supplied to the hot part to meet a target flow rate that is determined according to an operation state of the gas turbine;

when the load indicated by the load command has changed, generate a second command indicating such an operation amount of the flow rate adjuster as allows a change-adapted flow rate higher than the target flow rate to be met; and

output a flow rate adjuster command based on the second command to the flow rate adjuster when the second command is generated, and output a flow rate adjuster command based on the first command to the flow rate adjuster when the second command is not generated.

2. The control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein the change-adapted flow rate is higher than the target flow rate by a predetermined percentage.

3. The control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device further generates, as the second command, a command indicating such a feedforward target operation amount of the flow rate adjuster as allows the change-adapted flow rate to be met.

4. The control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device further generates, as the second command, a command indicating a feedback operation amount of the flow rate adjuster that is determined so as to reduce a deviation between a target value related to the change-adapted flow rate and a current flow rate of the cooling air.

5. The control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein, after the load indicated by the load command has changed, stopping generating the second command when the change in the load indicated by the load command has ended.

6. The control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein, after the load indicated by the load command has changed, stopping generating the second command when the change in the load indicated by the load command is determined to have ended and a predetermined second command stop condition is satisfied.

7. The control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein the gas turbine cooling system includes a cooling amount adjuster that adjusts an amount of cooling to which the compressed air is subjected by the cooler, and the control device further is configured to:

generate a third command indicating such an operation amount of the cooling amount adjuster as allows a temperature of the cooling air to meet a target temperature;

when the load indicated by the load command has changed, generate a fourth command indicating such an operation amount of the cooling amount adjuster as allows the temperature of the cooling air to meet a change-adapted temperature lower than the target temperature; and

output a cooling amount adjuster command based on the fourth command to the cooling amount adjuster when generating the fourth command, and output a cooling amount adjuster command based on the third command to the cooling amount adjuster when the fourth command is not generated.

8. The control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 7 , wherein the change-adapted temperature is lower than the target temperature by a predetermined percentage.

9. The control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 7 , wherein the fourth command is a command indicating such a feedforward target operation amount of the cooling amount adjuster as allows the change-adapted temperature to be met.

10. The control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 7 , wherein the fourth command is a command indicating a feedback operation amount of the cooling amount adjuster that is determined so as to reduce a deviation between a target value of the change adapted temperature and a current temperature of the cooling air.

11. The control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 7 , wherein, after the load indicated by the load command has changed, stopping generating the fourth command when the change in the load indicated by the load command has ended.

12. The control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 7 , wherein, after the load indicated by the load command has changed, stopping generating the fourth command when the change in the load indicated by the load command has ended and a predetermined fourth command stop condition is satisfied.

13. A gas turbine facility comprising: the control device of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 1 ; and the gas turbine.

14. A control method of a gas turbine cooling system including:

a cooling air line that guides compressed air compressed by an air compressor of a gas turbine to a hot part coming in contact with combustion gas in the gas turbine;

a cooler that cools the compressed air in the cooling air line to produce cooling air;

a booster that pressurizes the cooling air in the cooling air line; and

a flow rate adjuster that adjusts a flow rate of the cooling air supplied to the hot part through the cooling air line,

wherein the cooling air line has an intake air line that guides compressed air compressed by the air compressor to the booster, a discharge line that guides air pressurized by the booster to the hot part, and a return line that returns air flowing through the discharge line to the intake air line, and

wherein the flow rate adjuster comprises an intake valve that is provided in the intake air line and a return valve that adjusts a flow rate of the air flowing through the return line,

the control method comprising:

a reception step of receiving a load command indicating a load on the gas turbine; a load change determination step of determining whether the load indicated by the load command received in the reception step has changed;

a first command generation step of generating a first command indicating such an operation amount of the flow rate adjuster as allows a flow rate of the cooling air supplied to the hot part to meet a target flow rate that is determined according to an operation state of the gas turbine;

a second command generation step of, when it is determined in the load change determination step that the load indicated by the load command has changed, generating a second command indicating such an operation amount of the flow rate adjuster as allows a change-adapted flow rate higher than the target flow rate to be met; and

a command output step of outputting a flow rate adjuster command based on the second command to the flow rate adjuster when the second command is being generated in the second command generation step, and outputting a flow rate adjuster command based on the first command to die flow rate adjuster when the second command is not being generated in the second command generation step.

15. The control method of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 14 , wherein the change-adapted flow rate is higher than the target flow rate by a predetermined percentage.

16. The control method of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 14 , wherein, in the second command generation step, a command indicating such a feedforward target operation amount of the flow rate adjuster as allows the change-adapted flow rate to be met is generated as the second command.

17. The control method of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 14 , wherein, in the second command generation step, a command indicating a feedback operation amount of the flow rate adjuster that is determined so as to reduce a deviation between a target value related to the change-adapted flow rate and a current flow rate of the cooling air is generated as the second command.

18. The control method of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 14 , wherein, after it is determined in the load change determination step that the load indicated by the load command has changed, generation of the second command is stopped in the second command generation step when it is determined that the change in the load indicated by the load command has ended.

19. The control method of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 14 , wherein, after it is determined in the load change determination step that the load indicated by the load command has changed, generation of the second command is stopped in the second command generation step when the change in the load indicated by the load command is determined to have ended and a predetermined second command stop condition is satisfied.

20. The control method of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 14 , wherein

the gas turbine cooling system includes a cooling amount adjuster that adjusts an amount of cooling to which the compressed air is subjected by the cooler, and

the control method further comprises:

a third command generation step of generating a third command indicating such an operation amount of the cooling amount adjuster as allows a temperature of the cooling air to meet a target temperature;

a fourth command generation step of, when it is determined in the load change determination step that the load indicated by the load command has changed, generating a fourth command indicating such an operation amount of the cooling amount adjuster as allows the temperature of the cooling air to meet a change-adapted temperature lower than the target temperature; and

a command output step of outputting a cooling amount adjuster command based on the fourth command to the cooling amount adjuster when the fourth command is being generated in the fourth command generation step, and outputting a cooling amount adjuster command based on the third command to the cooling amount adjuster when the fourth command is not being generated in the fourth command generation step.

21. The control method of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 20 , wherein the change-adapted temperature is lower than the target temperature by a predetermined percentage.

22. The control method of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 20 , wherein, in the fourth command generation step, a command indicating such a feedforward target operation amount of the cooling amount adjuster as allows the change-adapted temperature to be met is generated as the fourth command.

23. The control method of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 20 , wherein, in the fourth command generation step, a command indicating a feedback operation amount of the cooling amount adjuster that is determined so as to reduce a deviation between a target value of the change-adapted temperature and a current temperature of the cooling air is generated as the fourth command.

24. The control method of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 20 , wherein, after it is determined in the load change determination step that the load indicated by the load command has changed, generation of the fourth command is stopped in the fourth command generation step when it is determined in the load change determination step that the change in the load indicated by the load command has ended.

25. The control method of a gas turbine cooling system according to claim 20 , wherein, after it is determined in the load change determination step that the load indicated by the load command has changed, generation of the fourth command is stopped in the fourth command generation step when it is determined in the load change determination step that the change in the load indicated by the load command has ended and a predetermined fourth command stop condition is satisfied.

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 May 21, 2018
From: FUJII, SATOKO; YABE, TETSUYA; HIGASHI, KAZUYA
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045861/0215 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-251222 · Dec 24, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180372000A1 · Dec 27, 2018