JP5346359B2 - 燃料制御システムにおける燃焼効率の補償方法 - Google Patents
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cによるガスタービンの一タイプの燃料準位の典型的なモードを示す。
51 入口案内静翼
52 圧縮機
53 1次領域燃料制御バルブ
54 燃焼器
55 2次領域燃料制御バルブ
56 タービン部
57 排気出口
60 パワー発生手段
70 センサ
100 ガスタービン制御システム
110 制御部
115 運転制御装置
120 タービンアクチュエータシステム
122 空気流量制御アクチュエータ
124 燃料制御システム
125 燃料要求値信号
130 検知パラメータ結合装置
140 タービン作動状態信号
150 アクチュエータシステム制御信号プロセッサ
160 参照表/伝達関数
170 燃料要求値バイアスまたは乗数アルゴリズム
200 既存のタービン制御システムの下での移行曲線
210 初期増加
215 タービン基準温度の著しい低下
220 タービン基準温度の逆転
225 オーバシュート
230 終了モードのタービン基準温度で平滑化
250 補償された移行曲線
260 初期増加
265 過渡低下
270 タービン基準温度の逆転
275 オーバシュート
280 終了モードのタービン基準温度で平滑化
465 燃料バルブ開度
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- 燃焼器システムの作動モードを有するガスタービンシステムであって、
圧縮機と、
燃焼器システムと、
タービンと、
燃料制御システムと、
前記ガスタービンシステムの作動パラメータを始動作動モードからベースロード作動モードまで制御するためのモードロジックを使用するタービン制御システムであって、前記タービン制御システムから前記燃料制御システムへの燃料要求値信号を送信するように構成されたコントローラを備えた、タービン制御システムと、
を備え、前記コントローラが、
少なくとも1つの基準パラメータに基づいて、それぞれの前記作動モードに対する燃焼効率に関するエンコードされた情報と、
プロセッサであって、
前記作動モードのなかの開始作動モードに対する開始燃焼効率と、前記作動モードのなかの終了作動モードに対する終了燃焼効率とを、前記エンコードされた情報に基づいて計算し、
前記開始作動モードと前記終了作動モードとの間の動作に対する前記燃料要求値信号のバイアスを、前記開始燃焼効率と前記終了燃焼効率とに基づいて決定する、
ように構成されたプロセッサと、
を備える、ガスタービンシステム。 - 前記エンコードされた情報は、ガス燃料と液体燃料のうちの少なくとも1つによる動作に対する情報を有する、請求項1に記載のガスタービンシステム。
- 前記燃焼器システムの前記作動モードに応じた前記燃料要求値信号のバイアスが、燃焼基準温度の関数である、請求項1に記載のガスタービンシステム。
- 前記タービン制御システム内に数値モデルを備え、
前記燃焼効率が前記数値モデルからアクセスされる、
請求項1に記載のガスタービンシステム。 - 前記タービン制御システムが、前記開始作動モード下における前記燃料制御システムに対する燃焼効率の計算と、前記終了作動モード下における前記燃料制御システムに対する燃焼効率の計算と、を含む、請求項1に記載のガスタービンシステム。
- 前記燃料要求値信号が、(1/η−1)×燃料要求値(ここでηは燃焼効率)にしたがってバイアスされる、請求項5に記載のガスタービンシステム。
- 前記燃焼効率が、η開始モート゛の燃焼器効率を有する開始作動モードとη終了モート゛の燃焼効率を有する終了作動モードとの間の変移の進行にしたがって、作動モードの変化の間、燃料要求に対するバイアス信号の過渡燃焼効率η過渡を有する、請求項6に記載のガスタービンシステム。
- 作動モードのなかに定常状態の間の燃料要求に対するバイアス信号を有する定常状態燃焼効率を有する、請求項6に記載のガスタービンシステム。
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