IP Library Granted Patent US 7,472,541
Granted Patent B2
US 7,472,541 · App. 11/267,165 · Granted Jan 6, 2009

Compressor control unit and gas turbine power plant including this unit

Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,472,541
App. No.
11/267,165
Granted
Jan 6, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a compressor control unit with a high response ability to changes of gas condition of a compressor (compressor suction temperature, pressure, gas specific gravity, pressure ratio of suction pressure and discharge pressure). In the control unit for a compressor that supplies gas into a gas turbine through a header tank, an inlet gas condition is measured and a load command value from a gas turbine controller is corrected to be increased or decreased corresponding to the measured inlet gas condition.

Claims (55)

1. A compressor control unit for controlling a compressor that supplies gas into a header tank, comprising:

a pressure setter setting a pressure of said header tank;

a pressure controller comparing a supply pressure measured value measured by a header tank pressure indicator that detects a pressure in said header tank with a supply pressure set value set by said pressure setter to thereby calculate a pressure manipulation value corresponding to a differential pressure as the result of the comparison;

a compression condition corrector measuring a compression condition of the gas and making a correction, corresponding to a measured value as the result of the measurement, to increase or decrease a load command value inputted from outside to thereby calculate a corrected load command value;

a command value function generator being inputted with the corrected load command value calculated by said compression condition corrector to thereby calculate a valve manipulation value;

an opening command adder adding the pressure manipulation value as a correction manipulation value and the valve manipulation value calculated by said command value function generator to thereby calculate a valve manipulation correction value;

a flow control function generator being inputted with the valve manipulation correction value calculated by said opening command adder to thereby calculate a flow control opening command value that increases with an increase of the valve manipulation correction value if the valve manipulation correction value is a predetermined value or more and put out this flow control opening command value as a manipulation signal into an inlet flow control means of said compressor; and

a recycle valve function generator receiving the valve manipulation correction value calculated by said opening command adder to thereby calculate a recycle valve opening command value that decreases with the increase of the valve manipulation correction value if the valve manipulation correction value is less than the predetermined value and generate a control signal of a recycle valve located in a recycle line connecting between a suction side and a discharge side of said compressor.

2. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by an inlet gas temperature indicator provided on an inlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet temperature measured value measured by said inlet gas temperature indicator to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

3. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by a gas specific gravity meter provided on an inlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on a specific gravity measured value of the gas measured by said gas specific gravity meter to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

4. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by an inlet gas pressure indicator provided on an inlet side of said compressor and an outlet gas pressure indicator provided on an outlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator as well as increases or decreases the load command value based on a pressure ratio of the inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator and an outlet pressure measured value of the gas measured by said outlet gas pressure indicator to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

5. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by an inlet gas temperature indicator and a gas specific gravity meter both provided on an inlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet temperature measured value measured by said inlet gas temperature indicator as well as increases or decreases the load command value based on a specific gravity measured value of the gas measured by said gas specific gravity meter to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

6. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by an inlet gas temperature indicator and an inlet gas pressure indicator both provided on an inlet side of said compressor as well as is measured by an outlet gas pressure indicator provided on an outlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet temperature measured value measured by said inlet gas temperature indicator and increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator as well as increases or decreases the load command value based on a pressure ratio of the inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator and an outlet pressure measured value of the gas measured by said outlet gas pressure indicator to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

7. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by a gas specific gravity meter and an inlet gas pressure indicator both provided on an inlet side of said compressor as well as is measured by an outlet gas pressure indicator provided on an outlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on a specific gravity measured value of the gas measured by said gas specific gravity meter and increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator as well as increases or decreases the load command value based on a pressure ratio of the inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator and an outlet pressure measured value of the gas measured by said outlet gas pressure indicator to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

8. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by an inlet gas temperature indicator, an inlet gas pressure indicator and a gas specific gravity meter all provided on an inlet side of said compressor as well as is measured by an outlet gas pressure indicator provided on an outlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet temperature measured value measured by said inlet gas temperature indicator, increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator and increases or decreases the load command value based on a specific gravity measured value of the gas measured by said gas specific gravity meter as well as increases or decreases the load command value based on a pressure ratio of the inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator and an outlet pressure measured value of the gas measured by said outlet gas pressure indicator to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

9. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said compressor control unit further comprises an adder adding the pressure manipulation value inputted from said pressure controller and a supply flow rate measured value measured by a supply line flow meter to thereby put out a pressure manipulation correction value as well as comprises a flow controller calculating the correction manipulation value corresponding to a difference between the pressure manipulation correction value and a tank supply flow rate measured value measured by a header tank supply line flow meter and said opening command adder adds the valve manipulation value calculated by said command value function generator and the correction manipulation value inputted from said flow controller to thereby calculate the valve manipulation correction value.

10. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said inlet flow control means is an inlet guide vane provided at an inlet let of said compressor.

11. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said inlet flow control means is a speed controller of a driver that rotationally drives said compressor.

12. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said inlet flow control means is an inlet guide vane provided at an inlet of said compressor.

13. A compressor control unit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said inlet flow control means is a speed controller of a driver that rotationally drives said compressor.

14. A gas turbine power plant,

wherein said gas turbine power plant comprises;

a gas supply line connected to a gas supply source,

a compressor suction line connected to said gas supply line,

an inlet guide vane located in said compressor suction line,

a compressor having its inlet side connected to said compressor suction line,

a driver driving said compressor,

a compressor discharge line connected to an outlet side of said compressor,

a recycle line connecting said compressor discharge line and said gas supply line,

a recycle valve located in said recycle line,

a header tank supply line connected to said compression discharge line,

a header tank having its inlet side connected to said header tank supply line

a gas turbine supply line connected to an outlet side of said header tank,

a gas turbine connected to said gas turbine supply line for driving a generator, and

a compressor control unit controlling said compressor, and

wherein said compressor control unit comprises;

a pressure setter setting a pressure of said header tank;

a pressure controller comparing a supply pressure measured value measured by a header tank pressure indicator that detects a pressure in said header tank with a supply pressure set value set by said pressure setter to thereby calculate a pressure manipulation value corresponding to a differential pressure as the result of the comparison;

a compression condition corrector measuring a compression condition of the gas and making a correction, corresponding to a measured value as the result of the measurement, to increase or decrease a load command value inputted from outside to thereby calculate a corrected load command value;

a command value function generator being inputted with the corrected load command value calculated by said compression condition corrector to thereby calculate a valve manipulation value;

an opening command adder adding the pressure manipulation value as a correction manipulation value and the valve manipulation value calculated by said command value function generator to thereby calculate a valve manipulation correction value;

a flow control function generator being inputted with the valve manipulation correction value calculated by said opening command adder to thereby calculate a flow control opening command value that increases with an increase of the valve manipulation correction value if the valve manipulation correction value is a predetermined value or more and put out this flow control opening command value as a manipulation signal into an inlet flow control means of said compressor; and

a recycle valve function generator receiving the valve manipulation correction value calculated by said opening command adder to thereby calculate a recycle valve opening command value that decreases with the increase of the valve manipulation correction value if the valve manipulation correction value is less than the predetermined value and generate a control signal of said recycle valve located in said recycle line connecting between a suction side and a discharge side of said compressor.

15. A gas turbine power plant as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by an inlet gas temperature indicator provided on an inlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet temperature measured value measured by said inlet gas temperature indicator to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

16. A gas turbine power plant as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by a gas specific gravity meter provided on an inlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on a specific gravity measured value of the gas measured by said gas specific gravity meter to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

17. A gas turbine power plant as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by an inlet gas pressure indicator provided on an inlet side of said compressor and an outlet gas pressure indicator provided on an outlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator as well as increases or decreases the load command value based on a pressure ratio of the inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator and an outlet pressure measured value of the gas measured by said outlet gas pressure indicator to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

18. A gas turbine power plant as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by an inlet gas temperature indicator and a gas specific gravity meter both provided on an inlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet temperature measured value measured by said inlet gas temperature indicator as well as increases or decreases the load command value based on a specific gravity measured value of the gas measured by said gas specific gravity meter to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

19. A gas turbine power plant as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by an inlet gas temperature indicator and an inlet gas pressure indicator both provided on an inlet side of said compressor as well as is measured by an outlet gas pressure indicator provided on an outlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet temperature measured value measured by said inlet gas temperature indicator and increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator as well as increases or decreases the load command value based on a pressure ratio of the inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator and an outlet pressure measured value of the gas measured by said outlet gas pressure indicator to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

20. A gas turbine power plant as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by a gas specific gravity meter and an inlet gas pressure indicator both provided on an inlet side of said compressor as well as is measured by an outlet gas pressure indicator provided on an outlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on a specific gravity measured value of the gas measured by said gas specific gravity meter and increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator as well as increases or decreases the load command value based on a pressure ratio of the inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator and an outlet pressure measured value of the gas measured by said outlet gas pressure indicator to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

21. A gas turbine power plant as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said compression condition of the gas is measured by an inlet gas temperature indicator, an inlet gas pressure indicator and a gas specific gravity meter all provided on an inlet side of said compressor as well as is measured by an outlet gas pressure indicator provided on an outlet side of said compressor and said compression condition corrector increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet temperature measured value measured by said inlet gas temperature indicator, increases or decreases the load command value based on an inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator and increases or decreases the load command value based on a specific gravity measured value of the gas measured by said gas specific gravity meter as well as increases or decreases the load command value based on a pressure ratio of the inlet pressure measured value measured by said inlet gas pressure indicator and an outlet pressure measured value of the gas measured by said outlet gas pressure indicator to thereby calculate the corrected load command value.

22. A gas turbine power plant as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said compressor control unit further comprises an adder adding the pressure manipulation value inputted from said pressure controller and a supply flow rate measured value measured by a supply line flow meter to thereby put out a pressure manipulation correction value as well as comprises a flow controller calculating the correction manipulation value corresponding to a difference between the pressure manipulation correction value and a tank supply flow rate measured value measured by a header tank supply line flow meter and said opening command adder adds the valve manipulation value calculated by said command value function generator and the correction manipulation value inputted from said flow controller to thereby calculate the valve manipulation correction value.

23. A gas turbine power plant as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said inlet flow control means is an inlet guide vane provided at an inlet of said compressor.

24. A gas turbine power plant as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said inlet flow control means is a speed controller of the driver that rotationally drives said compressor.

25. A gas turbine power generating plant as claimed in claim 22 , wherein said inlet flow control means is an inlet guide vane provided at an inlet of said compressor.

26. A gas turbine power generating plant as claimed in claim 22 , wherein said inlet flow control means is a speed controller of the driver that rotationally drives said compressor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2011
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027283/0314 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2005
From: TAKEDA, KAZUHIRO; TAKESHITA, KAZUKO; TSUTSUI, MAKOTO; YOSHIDA, HIROAKI; HIRANO, KENGO
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 017194/0560 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-332622 · Nov 17, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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