IP Library Granted Patent US 7,797,113
Granted Patent B2
US 7,797,113 · App. 12/194,125 · Granted Sep 14, 2010

Gas turbine performance analysis method and gas turbine performance analysis system

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Patent No.
US 7,797,113
App. No.
12/194,125
Granted
Sep 14, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gas turbine performance analysis system includes a performance computation module for receiving an actual measured value of an inlet air temperature introduced to a compressor, a compressor pressure ratio, and a flow rate of fuel supplied to the gas turbine, and for calculating and outputting values of the gas turbine's power output and exhaust temperature based on these actual measured values. A performance estimation module evaluates the performance of the gas turbine based on the deviation between the values of power output and exhaust temperature outputted from the performance computation module and the actual measured values of power output and exhaust temperature. An adjustment module calculates a corrected value of the fuel flow rate based on the actual measured values of inlet air temperature, compressor pressure ratio and fuel flow rate, and inputs the corrected fuel flow rate value into the performance computation module.

Claims (24)

1. A gas turbine performance analysis system comprising:

a performance computation module for receiving each of actual measured values of an inlet air temperature introduced to a compressor, a compressor pressure ratio and a fuel flow rate supplied to a gas turbine in the actual gas turbine and calculating and outputting values of the gas turbine's power output and exhaust temperature exhausted from the gas turbine based on these actual measured values; and

a performance estimation module for evaluating performance of the gas turbine based on the deviation between the values of power output and exhaust temperature outputted from the performance computation module and the actual measured values of power output and exhaust temperature;

wherein the gas turbine performance analysis system further comprises:

an adjustment module for calculating a corrected value of the fuel flow rate based on the actual measured values of inlet air temperature, compressor pressure ratio and fuel flow rate, and inputting the corrected fuel flow rate value into the performance computation module;

wherein the adjustment module is further for executing a computation to correct the fuel flow rate value based on the actual measured values of inlet air temperature, compressor pressure ratio and fuel flow rate according to a predetermined functional relation, replacing the measured value of fuel flow rate with the corrected fuel flow rate value, and inputting the corrected fuel flow rate value into the performance computation module,

the performance computation module includes an adjustment function setting module for establishing the functional relation of the adjustment module so that a deviation between the values of power output and exhaust temperature, which were calculated by inputting a plurality of data sets including time-series data of a certain time period about the actual measured values of inlet air temperature, compressor pressure ratio, and fuel flow rate or data about a plurality of operating conditions, and the actual measured values is within a predetermined allowable range, and

the adjustment function setting module comprises:

a backward calculation module for revising fuel flow rate data of each data set so that the deviation between the computed values of power output and exhaust temperature, which are calculated and outputted by the performance computation module by using the data of each of a plurality of data sets, and the actual measured values is within predetermined upper and lower limits,

a data retention means for storing fuel flow rate data revised by the backward calculation module along with the data about inlet air temperature, compressor pressure ratio, and fuel flow rate of the corresponding data set, and

an adjustment function identification module for fitting the corrected fuel flow rate as a function of inlet air temperature, compressor pressure ratio, and fuel flow rate based on the corrected fuel flow rate, inlet air temperature, compressor pressure ratio, and fuel flow rate of a plurality of data sets stored in the data retention means.

2. A gas turbine performance analysis system comprising:

a performance computation module for receiving each of actual measured values of an inlet air temperature introduced to a compressor, a compressor pressure ratio and a fuel flow rate supplied to a gas turbine in the actual gas turbine, and calculating and outputting values the gas turbine's power output and exhaust temperature exhausted from the gas turbine based on these actual measured values; and

a performance estimation module for evaluating performance of the gas turbine based on a deviation between the values of power output and exhaust temperature outputted from the performance computation module and the actual measured values of power output and exhaust temperature;

wherein the gas turbine performance analysis system further comprises:

an adjustment module for calculating a corrected value of the fuel flow rate based on the actual measured value of inlet air temperature, the actual measured values of inlet air temperature and compressor pressure ratio, or the actual measured values of inlet air temperature and fuel flow rate, and inputting the corrected fuel flow rate value into the performance computation module;

wherein the adjustment module is further for executing a computation to correct the fuel flow rate value based on the actual measured value of inlet air temperature, the actual measured values of inlet air temperature and compressor pressure ratio, or the actual measured values of inlet air temperature and fuel flow rate according to a predetermined functional relation, replacing the measured value of fuel flow rate with the corrected fuel flow rate value, and inputting the corrected fuel flow rate value into the performance computation module,

the performance computation module includes an adjustment function setting module for establishing the functional relation of the adjustment module so that a deviation between the values of power output and exhaust temperature, which were calculated by inputting a plurality of data sets including time-series data of a certain time period about the actual measured values of inlet air temperature, inlet air temperature and compressor pressure ratio, or inlet air temperature and fuel flow rate, or data about a plurality of operating conditions, and the actual measured values is within a predetermined allowable range, and

the adjustment function setting module comprises

a backward calculation module for revising fuel flow rate data of each data set so that the deviation between the computed values of power output and exhaust temperature, which are calculated and outputted by the performance computation module by using the data of each of a plurality of data sets, and the actual measured values is within predetermined upper and lower limits,

a data retention means for storing fuel flow rate data revised by the backward calculation module along with the data about inlet air temperature, compressor pressure ratio, and fuel flow rate of the corresponding data set, and

an adjustment function identification module for fitting the corrected fuel flow rate as a function of inlet air temperature, compressor pressure ratio, and fuel flow rate based on the corrected fuel flow rate, inlet air temperature, compressor pressure ratio, and fuel flow rate of a plurality of data sets stored in the data retention means.

3. The gas turbine performance analysis system according to claim 2 , wherein

the adjustment module is further for calculating a computation to correct the fuel flow rate value based on the actual measured value of inlet air temperature, actual measured values of inlet air temperature and compressor pressure ratio, or actual measured values of inlet air temperature and fuel flow rate according to a predetermined functional relation, and inputting the corrected fuel flow rate value into the performance computation module.

Assignments (4)
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 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 20, 2014
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 032936/0757 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2008
From: YOSHIDA, TAKUYA; MORIKAWA, TOSHIHIRO; GOTOU, JINICHIROU; HAYASHI, YOSHIHARU
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 021409/0127 →