JP2017008727A - Compressed air energy storage power generation device and compressed air energy storage power generation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compressed air energy storage power generation device capable of improving a system efficiency.SOLUTION: A compressed air energy storage power generation device 2 comprises: motors 26a and 26b which are driven by fluctuating input power; a compressor 4 which is mechanically connected to the motors 26a and 26b and compresses air; a pressure storage tank 6 which is fluidically connected to the compressor 4 and stores compressed air compressed by the compressor 4; a multi-stage expander 8 which is fluidically connected to the pressure storage tank 6, driven by the compressed air supplied from the pressure storage tank 6 and mounted with a plurality of expander bodies 8a and 8b; and generators 20a and 20b which are mechanically connected to the expander 8. The compressed air energy storage power generation device 2 also has: a heat medium tank 14 which stores a heat medium; an expansion side heat exchange section 16 to heat the compressed air through heat exchange between the heat medium supplied from the heat medium tank 14 and the compressed air supplied to the expander 8; and an exhaust side heat exchange section 22 to heat the compressed air through the heat exchange between exhaust air exhausted from the expander 8 and the compressed air supplied to a low pressure stage expander body 8b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a compressed air storage power generation apparatus and a compressed air storage power generation method.

  Since power generation using renewable energy such as wind power generation and solar power generation depends on weather conditions, the output may not be stable. For this reason, it is necessary to level the output using an energy storage system such as a compressed air energy storage (CAES) power generation system.

  Conventional compressed air storage power generators store electrical energy in the accumulator tank as compressed air during off-peak hours of the power plant, operate the generator by driving the expander with compressed air during high power demand time, and Is generally generated.

  Patent Document 1 discloses such a CAES power generator. In order to improve the efficiency of the system, the CAES power generator of Patent Document 1 uses a heat exchanger to exchange heat between the heat medium and air, collects the compression heat generated by the compressor into the heat medium, Heat is returned to the air before it expands.

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  In the CAES power generation device of Patent Document 1, although there is a device for recovering the compression heat and improving the system efficiency, it is not considered to effectively use the exhaust heat of the air exhausted from the expander to the atmosphere.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a compressed air storage power generation apparatus that can suppress exhaust heat from an expander to the atmosphere to a minimum and improve system efficiency.

  When the compressed air supplied to the expander is heated using compression heat or the like, the temperature of the exhaust air exhausted from the expander also increases. In particular, in a multi-stage expander, the temperature of exhaust air may be higher than that of compressed air supplied to individual expander bodies, and in this case, system efficiency can be improved by heat exchange.

  Specifically, the first aspect of the present invention includes an electric motor driven by fluctuating input power, a compressor mechanically connected to the electric motor, compressing air, and fluidly connected to the compressor, An accumulator tank that stores compressed air compressed by the compressor, and a multistage expansion fluidly connected to the accumulator tank and driven by compressed air supplied from the accumulator tank and having a plurality of expander bodies A heat generator, a generator mechanically connected to the expander, a heat medium tank for storing a heat medium, a heat medium supplied from the heat medium tank, and compressed air supplied to the expander. Heat is exchanged between the expansion side heat exchanging unit for heating the compressed air, the exhaust air exhausted from the expander and the compressed air supplied to one of the expander bodies, and the compressed air is heated. The exhaust side heat exchanger Providing obtain compressed air storage power generator.

  According to this configuration, the compressed air heated by the expansion-side heat exchange unit is expanded and exhausted by the expander, and the exhaust heat of the exhaust air is used for heating the compressed air before expansion. System efficiency can be improved by minimizing exhaust heat to the atmosphere. Specifically, heat is exchanged between the exhaust air exhausted from the expander and the compressed air supplied to one of the expander main bodies having a temperature lower than that, and the compressed air is heated, so that the air before the expansion is heated. The temperature of compressed air can be raised and the expansion efficiency can be improved.

  It is preferable that the exhaust-side heat exchange unit heats compressed air supplied to the expander body provided on the most downstream side in the air flow path in the expander body.

  The expander body provided at the most downstream side in the air flow path has a larger work of expansion than the other expander bodies, so the compressed air supplied to the most downstream expander body is heated to a temperature. Raising is particularly effective for improving the expansion efficiency. In the ph diagram, the expander body provided on the most downstream side has an isentropic line in the expansion stroke assuming an isentropic change in the ph diagram compared to the expansion stroke of other expander bodies. The slope is small. Therefore, in the expansion stroke in which the slope of the isentropic line is small, the enthalpy is greatly reduced even when the pressure is reduced. Therefore, the expansion work can be increased by supplying larger heat energy.

  An exhaust air temperature detection unit for detecting the temperature of exhaust air exhausted from the expander, a compressed air temperature detection unit for detecting the temperature of compressed air supplied to the exhaust side heat exchange unit, and exhaust from the expander The switching unit for switching whether to exhaust the exhaust air to be exhausted or to supply to the exhaust side heat exchange unit, and the temperature detected by the exhaust air temperature detection unit from the temperature detected by the compressed air temperature detection unit It is preferable to further include a control device that switches the switching unit to supply exhaust air to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit when it is higher than a predetermined margin value.

  Thereby, when heat exchange in the exhaust side heat exchanging part is not required due to conditions such as temperature, the supply of air can be shut off, and the supply of air can be allowed when necessary. Specifically, when the temperature of the exhaust air exhausted from the expander is lower than the temperature of the compressed air supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit, the compressed air is not changed even if heat is exchanged between the exhaust air and the compressed air. Can't heat, rather cool. Therefore, when heat exchange is not required in this way, supply of exhaust air to the exhaust side heat exchange section is shut off to stop heat exchange and prevent a decrease in system efficiency. On the other hand, when the temperature of the exhaust air exhausted from the expander is higher than the temperature of the compressed air supplied to the exhaust side heat exchange unit, the compressed air can be heated by exchanging heat between the exhaust air and the compressed air. Therefore, when heat exchange is necessary in this way, the heat exchange is performed by allowing the supply of exhaust air to the exhaust side heat exchange section. By doing in this way, the fall of expansion efficiency can be prevented.

  It further includes a compression side heat exchanging part that exchanges heat between the air compressed by the compressor and the heat medium and heats the heat medium, and the heat medium tank is heated by exchanging heat at the compression side heat exchanging part. It is preferable to store the heated medium.

  As a result, the compression heat in the compressor can be recovered in the heat medium and stored in the heat medium tank in the compression side heat exchange unit, and the temperature of the compressed air stored in the pressure accumulation tank can be brought close to the atmospheric temperature. For this reason, heat release in the pressure accumulation tank can be prevented, and system efficiency can be improved.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, an electric motor is driven by fluctuating input electric power, air is compressed by a compressor driven by the electric motor, compressed air compressed by the compressor is stored in an accumulator tank, A multi-stage type expander having a plurality of expander bodies is driven by compressed air supplied from an accumulator tank, generated by a generator driven by the expander, and compressed by the compressor by a compression side heat exchange unit. The heat medium is heated to exchange heat between the heated air and the heat medium, the heat medium heated by the compression side heat exchange unit is heated and stored in the heat medium tank, and the heat medium is expanded by the expansion side heat exchange unit. Heat is exchanged between the heat medium supplied from the tank and the compressed air supplied to the expander to heat the compressed air, and the temperature of the exhaust air exhausted from the expander is provided on the most downstream side in the air flow path. Is supplied to the expander body When the temperature is higher than a predetermined margin value by the temperature of the compressed air, heat is generated by the exhaust air exhausted from the expander by the exhaust side heat exchanging unit and the compressed air supplied to the expander body provided on the most downstream side. Provided is a compressed air storage power generation method including exchanging and heating compressed air.

  According to the present invention, in the compressed air storage power generation apparatus, exhaust heat from the expander to the atmosphere can be suppressed to the minimum, and the system efficiency can be improved.

The schematic structure figure of the compressed air storage power generator concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. The graph which shows the temperature change of air until it exhausts outside from the pressure accumulation tank in the air flow path of the compressed air storage power generation device of FIG. The flowchart which shows the switching control of a switching part. The ph diagram which shows the relationship between the pressure in the expansion stroke of the compressed air storage power generator of FIG. 1, and enthalpy. The schematic block diagram of the compressed air storage power generation apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a compressed air energy storage (CAES) power generator 2 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This CAES power generation device 2 equalizes the output fluctuation to the power system (not shown) when generating power using renewable energy in the power generation equipment (not shown), and also adjusts the power according to the fluctuation of the demand power in the power system. Is output.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the structure of the CAES power generator 2 is demonstrated.

  The CAES power generation device 2 includes an air flow path and a heat medium flow path. The air flow path is mainly provided with a compressor 4, a pressure accumulating tank 6, and an expander 8, which are fluidly connected by air pipes 10a and 10b, in which air flows. (See solid arrows). The heat medium flow path is mainly provided with a compression side heat exchange unit 12, a heat medium tank 14, and an expansion side heat exchange unit 16, and these are fluidly connected by heat medium pipes 18a and 18b. In the interior, a heat medium flows (see broken line arrows).

  First, the air flow path will be described with reference to FIG. In the air flow path, the sucked air is compressed by the compressor 4, stored in the pressure accumulating tank 6, supplied to the expander 8 as necessary, and used for power generation by the generators 20a and 20b. In addition, the air in the air flow path is cooled in the compression side heat exchange unit 12 and heated in the expansion side heat exchange unit 16, the exhaust side heat exchange unit 22, and the sub heat exchange unit 24.

  The compressor 4 of this embodiment is a two-stage screw type having a low-pressure stage compressor body 4a and a high-pressure stage compressor body 4b. By using the screw-type compressor 4, it is possible to quickly follow the fluctuating input and to quickly change the power generation output. The low-pressure stage compressor body 4a and the high-pressure stage compressor body 4b include motors 26a and 26b, respectively. The motors 26a and 26b are mechanically connected to the screws inside the low-pressure stage compressor body 4a and the high-pressure stage compressor body 4b. When input power generated by renewable energy from a power generation facility (not shown) is supplied to the motors 26a and 26b, the motors 26a and 26b are driven by this power, and the screw rotates to rotate the low-pressure stage compressor body 4a and the high-pressure unit. The stage compressor body 4b operates. When operated by the motors 26a and 26b, the low-pressure stage compressor body 4a sucks air from the intake port 4c through the air pipe 10a, compresses it, and discharges it from the discharge port 4d, and then passes through the air pipe 10a and the high-pressure stage compressor body 4b. Compressed air to The high-pressure compressor main body 4b sucks air from the intake port 4e through the air pipe 10a, compresses it and discharges it from the discharge port 4f, and pumps the compressed air to the pressure accumulation tank 6 through the air pipe 10a. The compressor 4 is not limited to a two-stage type, and may be a three-stage type or more, and a plurality of compressors may be installed. The kind of the compressor 4 is not specifically limited, For example, a turbo type, a scroll type, a reciprocating type, etc. may be sufficient.

  A valve 28 a is provided in the air pipe 10 a extending from the compressor 4 to the pressure accumulating tank 6, and the valve 28 a can be opened and closed as necessary to allow or block the supply of compressed air to the pressure accumulating tank 6.

  The pressure accumulation tank 6 stores the compressed air fed from the compressor 4. Therefore, energy can be stored in the pressure accumulation tank 6 as compressed air. Accumulated pressure is determined based on a balance with the required power storage capacity, installation space, and legal regulations. The accumulator tank 6 is fluidly connected to the expander 8 via the expansion side heat exchange unit 16 through the air pipe 10b. The compressed air stored in the pressure accumulating tank 6 is supplied to the expander 8.

  The air pipe 10b extending from the pressure accumulation tank 6 to the expander 8 is provided with a valve 28b. The valve 28b can be opened and closed as necessary to allow or block the supply of compressed air to the expander 8.

  The expander 8 is a two-stage screw type having a low-pressure stage expander body 8a and a high-pressure stage expander body 8b. By using the screw type expander 8, it is possible to quickly follow the fluctuating input as in the case of the compressor 4, and the power generation output can also be changed quickly. The low-pressure stage expander body 8a and the high-pressure stage expander body 8b include generators 20a and 20b. The generators 20a and 20b are mechanically connected to the screws inside the low-pressure stage expander body 8a and the high-pressure stage expander body 8b. The high-pressure stage expander body 8b is fluidly connected to the pressure accumulation tank 6 through the air pipe 10b at the air supply port 8c, and is supplied with compressed air from the air supply port 8c. The high-pressure stage expander body 8b is operated by the supplied compressed air and drives the generator 20b. The high-pressure stage expander body 8b supplies compressed air from the exhaust port 8d to the air supply port 8e of the low-pressure stage expander body 8a through the air pipe 10b. The low-pressure stage expander main body 8a is similarly operated by the supplied compressed air, and drives the generator 20a. The low-pressure stage expander body 8a exhausts the air (exhaust air) expanded to the outside through the air pipe 10b from the exhaust port 8f. The electric power generated by the generators 20a and 20b is supplied to an external power system (not shown). Further, the expander 8 is not limited to the two-stage type, and may be a three-stage type or more, and a plurality of units may be installed. The kind of expander 8 is not specifically limited, For example, a turbo type, a scroll type, a reciprocating type etc. may be sufficient.

  Downstream of the low-pressure stage expander main body 8a, an air pipe 10c that leads to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22 branches from an air pipe 10b that leads to the outside. Valves (switching portions) 30a and 30b are provided in the air pipes 10b and 10c. The valves 30a and 30b are connected to the air pipe 10b. Allow or block the air flow in 10c, respectively. Therefore, the flow path of the exhaust air from the low-pressure expander main body 8a can be switched by the valves 30a and 30b. For this reason, the exhaust air from the low-pressure stage expander main body 8a can be supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchanging unit 22 through the air pipe 10c without exhausting to the outside.

  The exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22 exchanges heat between upstream air and downstream air in the air flow path. That is, heat is exchanged upstream and downstream of the air flowing in the same flow path. The exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22 is provided in the air pipe 10b extending from the high-pressure stage expander body 8b to a sub heat exchange unit 24 described later. Moreover, it is provided in the air piping 10c to which the exhaust air from the low-pressure stage expander main body 8a is supplied. Therefore, the exhaust-side heat exchanging unit 22 exchanges heat between the compressed air expanded in the high-pressure stage expander body 8b and the exhaust air from the low-pressure stage expander body 8a, and is supplied to the low-pressure stage expander body 8a. Compressed air is heated. After the heat exchange, the exhaust air supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22 through the air pipe 10c is exhausted to the outside through the air pipe 10c.

  The sub heat exchange unit 24 is provided in the air pipe 10b extending from the exhaust side heat exchange unit 22 to the expansion side heat exchange unit 16 (interheater 16b) in the air flow path. Further, the CAES power generation device 2 of the present embodiment includes a flow path through which lubricating oil used for lubricating a bearing (not shown) accompanying rotation of the screws of the compressor 4 and the expander 8 (see a one-dot chain line arrow). . The lubricating oil lubricates a bearing (not shown) and collects frictional heat generated in the bearing to increase the temperature. The sub heat exchanging section 24 is provided in the lubricating oil flow path (see the dashed line arrow) so as to use the heat of the lubricating oil. Therefore, the sub heat exchanging unit 24 collects the compressed air supplied to the expansion side heat exchanging unit 16 (interheater 16b) after the heat exchanging in the exhaust side heat exchanging unit 22 and the frictional heat generated in the bearing, and the temperature is increased. Heat is exchanged with the raised lubricating oil, and the compressed air supplied to the expansion side heat exchange unit 16 (interheater 16b) is heated. The heat exchange target in the sub heat exchanging unit 24 is not limited to the lubricating oil whose frictional heat has been recovered by the bearings of the compressor 4 and the expander 8, and the type thereof is not limited. For example, the target may be another heat medium that recovers heat generated by electric loss of the motors 26a and 26b and the generators 20a and 20b.

  A compressed air temperature sensor (compressed air temperature detecting unit) 32 is provided in the air pipe 10 b extending from the high-pressure expander body 8 b to the exhaust-side heat exchanging unit 22. The compressed air temperature sensor 32 detects the temperature of the compressed air supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22. An exhaust air temperature sensor (exhaust air temperature detection unit) 34 is provided in the air pipe 10b extending from the low-pressure expander body 8a to the outside. The exhaust air temperature sensor 34 detects the temperature of the exhaust air from the low-pressure stage expander body 8a. The temperature values detected by these temperature sensors 32 and 34 are output to the control device 36. The control device 36 includes the CAES power generation device 2 and the control device 36. The control device 36 is constructed by hardware including a sequencer and software installed therein. As will be described later, the control device 36 switches the valves 30a and 30b based on these temperature values to switch the air flow path for the exhaust air.

  Next, the heat medium flow path will be described with reference to FIG. In the heat medium flow path, the heat generated in the compressor 4 is recovered into the heat medium by the compression side heat exchange unit 12, the heat medium heated in the heat medium tank 14 is stored, and the expansion side heat exchange unit 16 expands the expander. Heat is returned to the compressed air before expansion at 8. Pumps 38a and 38b are installed in the heat medium pipes 18a and 18b constituting the heat medium flow path, and the heat medium flows through the pumps 38a and 38b and circulates in the respective heat medium pipes 18a and 18b. Yes. The type of the heat medium is not particularly limited, and for example, a mineral oil or glycol heat medium may be used.

  The compression side heat exchange unit 12 includes an intercooler 12a and an aftercooler 12b. The intercooler 12a and the aftercooler 12b collect the heat generated by the compressor 4 in a heat medium. Therefore, in the intercooler 12a and the aftercooler 12b, the temperature of the compressed air decreases and the temperature of the heat medium increases.

  The intercooler 12a is provided in an air pipe 10a extending from the low pressure stage compressor body 4a to the high pressure stage compressor body 4b in the air flow path. Moreover, it is provided in the downstream of the expansion side heat exchange part 16 (inter heater 16b) in the heat medium flow path. Accordingly, the intercooler 12a exchanges heat between the compressed air that has been heated after being compressed by the low-pressure stage compressor body 4a and the heat medium that has been cooled and cooled by the expansion-side heat exchanging unit 16 (interheater 16b), The compression heat generated in the low-pressure stage compressor body 4a is recovered in the heat medium. The heat medium whose temperature has been increased is supplied to the first heat medium tank 14a through the heat medium pipe 18a.

  The aftercooler 12b is provided in an air pipe 10a extending from the high-pressure compressor main body 4b to the pressure accumulating tank 6 in the air flow path. Moreover, it is provided in the downstream of the expansion side heat exchange part 16 (preheater 16a) in the heat medium flow path. Therefore, the aftercooler 12b exchanges heat between the compressed air compressed by the high-pressure stage compressor body 4b and the heat medium having cooled the temperature by exchanging heat at the expansion side heat exchanging section 16 (preheater 16a). The compression heat generated in the main body 4a and the high-pressure compressor main body 4b is recovered in a heat medium. The heating medium whose temperature has been raised here is supplied to the second heating medium tank 14b through the heating medium pipe 18b.

  The first heat medium tank 14a and the second heat medium tank 14b constitute the heat medium tank 14 of the present invention. The first heat medium tank 14a and the second heat medium tank 14b are preferably insulated so as not to release the heat of the stored heat medium to the outside. Moreover, although the heat medium tank 14 of this embodiment is provided with two tanks, the 1st heat medium tank 14a and the 2nd heat medium tank 14b, the structure of the heat medium tank 14 is not limited to this, One or three More than one tank may be provided. The heat medium stored in the first heat medium tank 14a and the second heat medium tank 14b is supplied to the expansion side heat exchange unit 16 (preheater 16a, interheater 16b) through the heat medium pipes 18a and 18b, respectively.

  The expansion-side heat exchange unit 16 includes a preheater 16a and an interheater 16b. The preheater 16a and the interheater 16b heat the compressed air supplied to the expander 8 with a heat medium. Accordingly, in the pre-heater 16a and the inter-heater 16b, the temperature of the compressed air increases and the temperature of the heat medium decreases.

  The preheater 16a is provided in an air pipe 10b extending from the pressure accumulation tank 6 to the high-pressure stage expander body 8b in the air flow path. Further, it is provided downstream of the first heat medium tank 14a in the heat medium flow path. Therefore, the pre-heater 16a exchanges heat between the compressed air supplied from the accumulator tank 6 to the high-pressure stage expander body 8b and the heat medium supplied from the first heat medium tank 14a, and supplies the heat to the high-pressure stage expander body 8b. The compressed air is heated. The heat medium having lowered the temperature is supplied to the compression side heat exchange unit 12 (intercooler 12a) through the heat medium pipe 18a.

  The interheater 16b is provided in the air pipe 10b extending from the sub heat exchange unit 24 to the low-pressure stage expander body 8a in the air flow path. Further, it is provided downstream of the second heat medium tank 14b in the heat medium flow path. Therefore, the interheater 16b exchanges heat between the compressed air after heat exchange in the sub heat exchange unit 24 and the heat medium supplied from the second heat medium tank 14b, and is supplied to the low-pressure stage expander body 8a. Is heating up. The heat medium having cooled down is supplied to the compression-side heat exchange unit 12 (aftercooler 12b) through the heat medium pipe 18b.

  Thus, the heat medium circulates between the compression side heat exchange unit 12, the heat medium tank 14, and the expansion side heat exchange unit 16 through the heat medium pipes 18a and 18b. By providing the first heat medium tank 14a and the second heat medium tank 14b separately, the heat medium can be stored according to temperature. In the present embodiment, in the first heat medium tank 14a and the second heat medium tank 14b, the heat medium stored in the second heat medium tank 14b that collects the compression heat on the high-pressure stage side out of the two stages of compression. The temperature is higher. In the expansion side heat exchanging section 16, the compressed air flowing into the low-pressure stage expander main body 8a is heated by the high-temperature heat medium in the second heat medium tank 14b, so that it will be described later with reference to FIG. High system efficiency can be maintained.

  FIG. 2 is a graph showing the temperature change of air until it is exhausted from the pressure accumulation tank 6 to the outside in the air flow path of the CAES power generator 2 of the present embodiment. The vertical axis represents the air temperature, and the horizontal axis represents the corresponding points P1 to P8 (see FIG. 1) of the air flow path.

  With reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2, the temperature T1 in the point P1 has shown the temperature of the compressed air supplied from the pressure accumulation tank 6. FIG. From the point P1 to the point P2, it is heated by the preheater 16a and rises from the temperature T1 to the temperature T2. From the point P2 to the point P3, it is expanded by the low-pressure stage expander body 8a, and decreases from the temperature T2 to the temperature T3 due to expansion heat absorption. From the point P3 to the point P4, it is heated by the exhaust side heat exchanging unit 22 and rises from the temperature T3 to the temperature T4. From the point P4 to the point P5, it is heated by the sub heat exchanging unit 24 and rises from the temperature T4 to the temperature T5. From the point P5 to the point P6, it is heated by the interheater 16b and rises from the temperature T5 to the temperature T6. From point P6 to point P7, it is expanded by the low-pressure stage expander body 8a, and decreases from temperature T6 to temperature T7 due to expansion heat absorption. And the air of temperature T7 is discharged | emitted outside or it is cooled by the exhaust side heat exchange part 22, and falls from temperature T7 to temperature T8.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 36 switches between opening and closing of the valves 30a and 30b. When the operation is started, when the temperature T7 of the exhaust air from the expander 8 is higher than the temperature T7 of the compressed air supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchanging unit 22 by a predetermined margin value Td or more, the valve 30a is closed, Open 30b. Then, exhaust air is supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22 through the air pipe 10c. Therefore, in this case, heat exchange is performed in the exhaust-side heat exchanging section 22, and the expansion efficiency can be improved by heating the compressed air supplied to the low-pressure stage expander body 8a. Otherwise, when heat is exchanged in the exhaust-side heat exchanging section 22, the compressed air supplied to the low-pressure stage expander body 8a is cooled, and the expansion efficiency is lowered. Therefore, in order to prevent a reduction in expansion efficiency, the valve 30b is closed, the valve 30a is opened, and the exhaust air from the expander 8 is not supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchanging unit 22 but exhausted to the outside through the air pipe 10b. To do. Here, the predetermined margin value Td is a margin value provided in order to take into account the measurement error of the individual temperature sensors 32 and 34, the temperature change of the air when flowing in the air pipes 10b and 10c, and the like. Therefore, the margin value Td is individually determined from the performance of each heat exchange unit 12, 16, 22, 24, system operation, and the like. However, this margin value Td is not necessarily set, and may be set to zero, for example.

  With the above configuration, the system efficiency can be improved by using the exhaust heat of the exhaust air exhausted from the expander 8 for heating the compressed air before expansion. Specifically, heat is exchanged between the exhaust air exhausted from the expander 8 and the compressed air supplied to the low-pressure stage expander body 8a having a temperature lower than that before heating the compressed air. The temperature of the compressed air can be increased, and the expansion efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, since the expander body provided at the most downstream side in the air flow path has a larger work of expansion than other expander bodies, the compressed air supplied to the most downstream expander body is heated. Increasing the temperature is particularly effective for improving the expansion efficiency.

  Referring to FIG. 4, in the ph diagram, points P1 to P8 correspond to points P1 to P8 in FIGS. The description of the state transition from the point P1 to the point P8 is the same as in the case of FIG. The low-pressure stage expander body 8a provided on the most downstream side of the present embodiment has another low-pressure stage expander body 8a in the expansion stroke (point P6 to point P7) assuming the isentropic change in the ph diagram. The slope of the isentropic line is smaller than the expansion stroke (from point P2 to point P3). Therefore, in the expansion stroke in which the slope of the isentropic line is small, the enthalpy is greatly reduced even when the pressure is reduced. Therefore, the expansion work can be increased by supplying larger heat energy.

  Further, when heat exchange in the exhaust-side heat exchanging unit 22 is not required due to conditions such as temperature, the supply of air can be shut off, and the supply of air can be allowed when necessary. Specifically, when the temperature of the exhaust air exhausted from the expander 8 is lower than the temperature of the compressed air supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22, the compressed air can be heated even if heat is exchanged between the two airs. Rather, cool. Therefore, when heat exchange is not necessary in this way, the supply of exhaust air to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22 is shut off to prevent a decrease in system efficiency. On the other hand, when the temperature of the exhaust air exhausted from the expander 8 is higher than the temperature of the compressed air supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22, the compressed air can be heated by exchanging heat between the two airs. Therefore, when heat exchange is necessary in this way, supply of exhaust air to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22 is allowed. By doing in this way, the fall of expansion efficiency can be prevented.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 5 shows a schematic configuration diagram of the CAES power generator 2 of the second embodiment. The CAES power generation device 2 of the present embodiment is substantially the same as the first embodiment of FIG. 1 except that the order of the exhaust side heat exchange unit 22 and the sub heat exchange unit 24 is switched in the air flow path. . Therefore, description of the same parts as those shown in FIG. 1 may be omitted.

  In the exhaust-side heat exchanging unit 22, heat exchange is performed between upstream air and downstream air in the same air flow path, as in the first embodiment. The exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22 is provided in the air pipe 10b extending from the sub heat exchange unit 24 to the interheater 16b. Moreover, it is provided in the air piping 10c to which the air exhausted from the low-pressure stage expander body 8a is supplied. Therefore, the exhaust-side heat exchanging unit 22 exchanges heat between the compressed air after heat exchange in the sub heat exchanging unit 24 and the exhaust air discharged from the low-pressure stage expander body 8a, and is supplied to the interheater 16b. The air is heated. The exhaust air supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22 through the air pipe 10c is exhausted to the outside after heat exchange.

  A compressed air temperature sensor 32 is provided in the air pipe 10 b extending from the sub heat exchange unit 24 to the exhaust side heat exchange unit 22. The compressed air temperature sensor 32 detects the temperature of the air supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22. An exhaust air temperature sensor 34 is provided in the air pipe 10b extending from the low-pressure stage expander body 8a to the outside. The exhaust air temperature sensor 34 detects the temperature of the exhaust air exhausted from the low-pressure stage expander body 8a. The temperature values detected by these temperature sensors 32 and 34 are output to the control device 36. The control device 36 switches the flow destination of the exhaust air by switching the valves 30a and 30b based on these temperature values as in the first embodiment.

  The sub heat exchange unit 24 is provided in the air pipe 10b extending from the high-pressure stage expander body 8b to the exhaust side heat exchange unit 22 in the air flow path. Further, similarly to the first embodiment, the lubricating oil flow path is provided so as to utilize heat of lubricating oil (not shown). Therefore, the sub heat exchanging section 24 recovers the compressed air supplied to the exhaust side heat exchanging section 22 after expansion in the high-pressure stage expander main body 8b and the frictional heat generated in a bearing (not shown) to raise the temperature. Heat is exchanged with oil, and the compressed air supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit 22 is heated. As in the first embodiment, the heat exchange target in the sub heat exchange unit 24 is not limited to the lubricating oil.

  This embodiment is employed when the temperature of the exhaust air from the expander 8 is lower than the temperature of the lubricating oil supplied to the sub heat exchange unit 24. By setting it as the structure of this embodiment, the temperature of the compressed air supplied to the low pressure stage expander main body 8a in an air flow path can be raised in order. Therefore, the heat from the low-temperature heat source can be contributed to the temperature rise without being wasted, and the efficiency of the system can be further improved. Further, from the viewpoint of sequentially increasing the temperature of the compressed air supplied to the low-pressure stage expander main body 8 a in the air flow path, the temperature of the exhaust air from the expander 8 is the lubricating oil supplied to the sub heat exchange unit 24. When it is higher than the temperature, the first embodiment is adopted.

  Through all the embodiments, the opening and closing of the valves 30a and 30b may be controlled based on values other than those detected by the temperature sensors 32 and 34. For example, a pressure sensor that detects the pressure of the internal compressed air may be installed in the accumulator tank 6 and the opening and closing of the valves 30a and 30b may be controlled based on the pressure value detected by the pressure sensor. This is because there is a correlation between the pressure value in the pressure accumulating tank 6 and the temperature value detected by the temperature sensors 32 and 34. In this case, a pressure sensor (not shown) installed in the pressure accumulating tank 6 constitutes the compressed air temperature detector and the exhaust air temperature detector of the present invention.

  In addition, the “fluctuating input power” of the present invention is not limited to renewable energy, and may be one that smoothes demand power of a factory facility or performs peak cut.

2 Compressed air storage generator (CAES generator)
4 Compressor 4a Low Pressure Stage Compressor Body 4b High Pressure Stage Compressor Body 4c, 4e Inlet 4d, 4f Discharge Port 6 Accumulation Tank 8 Expander 8a Low Pressure Stage Expander Body (Expander Body)
8b High-pressure stage expander body (expander body)
8c, 8e Air supply port 8d, 8f Exhaust port 10a, 10b, 10c Air piping 12 Compression side heat exchanger 12a Intercooler 12b After cooler 14 Heat medium tank 14a First heat medium tank 14b Second heat medium tank 16 Expansion side heat Exchanger 16a Preheater 16b Interheater 18a, 18b Heat medium pipe 20a, 20b Generator 22 Exhaust side heat exchange 24 Sub heat exchange 26a, 26b Motor (electric motor)
28a, 28b Valve 30a, 30b Valve (switching part)
32 Compressed air temperature sensor (Compressed air temperature detector)
34 Exhaust air temperature sensor (exhaust air temperature detector)
36 Controller 38a, 38b Pump

Claims (5)

An electric motor driven by fluctuating input power;
A compressor mechanically connected to the electric motor and compressing air;
An accumulator tank that is fluidly connected to the compressor and stores compressed air compressed by the compressor;
A multistage expander that is fluidly connected to the pressure accumulator tank, driven by compressed air supplied from the pressure accumulator tank, and having a plurality of expander bodies;
A generator mechanically connected to the expander;
A heat medium tank for storing the heat medium;
Heat exchange between the heat medium supplied from the heat medium tank and the compressed air supplied to the expander, and an expansion side heat exchange unit for heating the compressed air;
A compressed air storage power generator comprising: an exhaust side heat exchanging unit for exchanging heat between exhaust air exhausted from the expander and compressed air supplied to one of the expander main bodies to heat the compressed air.   2. The compressed air storage according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust-side heat exchange unit heats compressed air supplied to the expander body provided on the most downstream side in the air flow path in the expander body. Power generation device. An exhaust air temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the exhaust air discharged from the expander;
A compressed air temperature detection unit for detecting the temperature of the compressed air supplied to the exhaust-side heat exchange unit;
A switching unit for switching whether to exhaust the exhaust air exhausted from the expander or to supply to the exhaust side heat exchange unit;
When the temperature detected by the exhaust air temperature detection unit is higher than a temperature detected by the compressed air temperature detection unit by a predetermined margin value or more, the switching unit is switched to supply the exhaust air to the exhaust side heat exchange unit The compressed air storage power generator according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a device. Heat exchange between the air compressed by the compressor and the heat medium, and further comprising a compression side heat exchange section for heating the heat medium,
The compressed air storage power generation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the heat medium tank stores a heat medium heated by exchanging heat in the compression side heat exchange unit. Compress air with fluctuating input power,
Store compressed air,
Power is generated by expanding the stored compressed air in multiple stages,
Recovering the compression heat generated in the compression step;
Stores the recovered compression heat,
The compressed air that is expanded before the expansion step is heated by the compressed heat stored,
When the temperature of the exhaust air exhausted after all the expansion steps is higher than the temperature of the compressed air before the last expansion in the plurality of stages of expansion by a predetermined margin value or more, after all the expansion steps The compressed air storage power generation method includes heating the compressed air by exchanging heat between the exhaust air of the air and the compressed air before the last expansion.

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