IP Library Granted Patent US 11,643,977
Granted Patent B2
US 11,643,977 · App. 16/647,897 · Granted May 9, 2023

Gas turbine control device, gas turbine control method, and program

Inventors: Kazushige Takaki (Tokyo, JP); Akihiko Saito (Tokyo, JP); Ryuji Takenaka (Yokohama, JP); Yoshifumi Iwasaki (Yokohama, JP); Koshiro Fukumoto (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
F02C9/28F02C3/04F02C7/228F05D2270/301F05D2270/303F23N2241/20
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Patent No.
US 11,643,977
App. No.
16/647,897
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flow rate per unit time of fuel fed to a gas turbine is calculated. A flow rate per unit time of air fed to the gas turbine is calculated. A turbine inlet temperature is calculated through use of a physical model formula expressing a relationship of input and output of thermal energy relating to a combustor of the gas turbine. A fuel distribution ratio for each of a plurality of fuel supply systems connected to the combustor is calculated based on the turbine inlet temperature.

Claims (18)

1. A gas turbine control device for controlling a gas turbine including a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine, the gas turbine control device comprising a non-transitory memory and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory, the memory and the processor being further configured to:

calculate a fuel flow rate per unit time of a fuel fed to the combustor through a plurality of fuel supply systems according to a first formula including (i) a manifold pressure of the combustor, (ii) a pressure of a casing of the combustor, and (iii) a fuel temperature;

calculate an air flow rate per unit time of an air flowing into the compressor according to a second formula including an index pressure difference and an inlet temperature of the compressor;

calculate a turbine inlet temperature according to a third formula including the fuel flow rate per unit time, the air flow rate per unit time, the fuel temperature, and an air temperature at the casing of the combustor, wherein the turbine inlet temperature reflects a specific enthalpy changed in response to an air humidity;

correct the turbine inlet temperature responsive to an exhaust gas temperature at the turbine to obtain a corrected turbine inlet temperature;

obtain a plurality of fuel distribution ratios for delivering fuel to the combustor through a plurality of fuel supply systems in response to obtaining the corrected turbine inlet temperature, and

individually control a plurality of regulating valves attached to the plurality of fuel supply systems in response to the obtaining the plurality of fuel distribution ratios.

2. The gas turbine control device according to claim 1 , wherein the memory and the processor are further configured to correct the turbine inlet temperature is by multiplying a correction factor according to a ratio of the exhaust gas temperature at the turbine and an exhaust gas temperature estimation value estimated from the turbine inlet temperature.

3. The gas turbine control device according to claim 1 , wherein the memory and the processor are further configured to calculate the turbine inlet temperature according to the third formula using the air flow rate per unit time to be reduced by an extracted amount of air flow rate per unit time, the extracted amount of air flow being extracted before air flows into the combustor following the compressor.

4. The gas turbine control device according to claim 1 , wherein the memory and the processor are further configured to calculate the air temperature at the casing of the combustor according to a fourth formula including an inlet pressure of the compressor and an outlet pressure of the compressor as well as the inlet temperature of the compressor and a measured air temperature of the casing of the combustor.

5. A gas turbine control method to be implemented by a gas turbine control device configured to control a gas turbine including a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine, the gas turbine control device including a non-transitory memory and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the non-transitory memory, the non-transitory memory and the processor being further configured to perform the gas turbine control method comprising:

calculating a fuel flow rate per unit time of a fuel fed to the combustor through a plurality of fuel supply systems according to a first formula including (i) a manifold pressure of the combustor, (ii) a pressure of a casing of the combustor, and (iii) a fuel temperature;

calculating an air flow rate per unit time of an air flowing into the compressor according to a second formula including an index pressure difference, and an inlet temperature of the compressor;

calculating a turbine inlet temperature according to a third formula including the fuel flow rate per unit time, the air flow rate per unit time, the fuel temperature, and an air temperature at the casing of the combustor, wherein the turbine inlet temperature reflects a specific enthalpy changed in response to an air humidity;

correcting the turbine inlet temperature responsive to an exhaust gas temperature at the turbine to obtain a corrected turbine inlet temperature;

obtaining a plurality of fuel distribution ratios for delivering fuel to the combustor through a plurality of fuel supply systems in response to obtaining the corrected turbine inlet temperature; and

individually controlling a plurality of regulating valves attached to the plurality of fuel supply systems in response to the obtaining the plurality of the fuel distribution ratios.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a stored program causing a computer to implement the gas turbine control method of claim 5 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2022
From: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 059620/0080 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2020
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054344/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2020
From: TAKAKI, KAZUSHIGE; SAITO, AKIHIKO; TAKENAKA, RYUJI; IWASAKI, YOSHIFUMI; FUKUMOTO, KOSHIRO
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 052138/0162 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-201965 · Oct 18, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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