Fluid utilization facility management method and fluid utilization facility management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10663162-B2
Application number	US-201816125030-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2018
Priority date	Jun 6, 2014
Publication date	May 26, 2020
Grant date	May 26, 2020

Abstract

A method for optimizing a fluid utilization facility. The method includes monitoring an operating state of a fluid utilization device and an operating state of a drain trap in a fluid utilization facility based on detection information obtained by detectors installed in various places in the fluid utilization facility. A running state of the fluid utilization facility is optimized based on a monitoring result.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fluid utilization facility management method comprising:
creating a drain water discharge database including a piping layout of pipes on which drain traps and valves in a fluid utilization facility are arranged and locations of the drain traps and the valves on the pipes;
monitoring an operating state of each of a fluid utilization device, the drain trap, and the valve in the fluid utilization facility based on detection information from detectors installed in various places in the fluid utilization facility;
optimizing a running state, of the fluid utilization facility based on this monitoring result and the drain water discharge database calculating an energy balance in the fluid utilization facility, and optimizing the running state of the fluid utilization facility based on the energy balance calculation result, the monitoring result, and the drain water discharge database; wherein the fluid utilization facility is a steam utilization facility that uses steam as a fluid, wherein a steam utilization device that is the fluid utilization device in the steam utilization facility includes a fuel device that refines fuel that is also used for steam generation, and wherein the energy balance includes a fuel balance calculated based on an amount of fuel refined by the fuel device and an amount of fuel used for steam generation.

2. The fluid utilization facility management method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
making a trial calculation of an economic effect or an environmental effect achieved in a case of optimizing the running state of the fluid utilization facility from a current state.

3. The fluid utilization facility management method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the energy balance includes a steam balance calculated based on a steam use status of the steam utilization facility.

4. The fluid utilization facility management method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the steam utilization device that is the fluid utilization device in the steam utilization facility includes a generator that generates electric power using steam, and
wherein the energy balance includes a balance between heat and electric power calculated based on a total amount of generated steam and an amount of electric power generated by the generator in the steam utilization facility.

5. The fluid utilization facility management method according to claim 1 , wherein the energy balance calculation result includes comparison information regarding a comparison between the calculated energy balance and a past energy balance or a reference energy balance.

6. The fluid utilization facility management method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
accumulating and storing the monitoring result of the operating states of at least the drain traps and the valves;
creating history information of the operating states of the drain traps and the valves; and
optimizing the running state of the fluid utilization facility further based on the history information.

7. The fluid utilization facility management method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the drain water discharge database further includes the operating states of the drain traps and the valves; and
wherein the drain water discharge database is updated based on the monitoring result.

8. The fluid utilization facility management method according to claim 1 , wherein the drain water discharge database further includes models of the drain traps and the valves.

9. A fluid utilization facility management system for implementing the fluid utilization facility management method according to any one of claims 1 , 2 - 4 and 5 - 8 , the system comprising:
detectors and a management means arranged in various places in the fluid utilization facility,
wherein the management means includes:
a monitoring unit for monitoring an operating state of each of the fluid utilization device, the drain trap, and the valve in the fluid utilization facility based on the detection information from the detectors, and
a storing unit for storing the drain water discharge database including a piping layout of pipes on which the drain traps and the valves are arranged and locations of the drain traps and the valves on the pipes in the fluid utilization facility.

10. The fluid utilization facility management system according to claim 9 , wherein the management means further includes a simulation unit for simulating the energy balance in the fluid utilization facility.

11. The fluid utilization facility management system according to claim 9 ,
wherein the storing unit accumulates and stores the monitoring results of the operating states of at least the drain traps and the valves; and
the monitoring unit creates a history information of the operating state of at least the drain traps and the valves.

12. The fluid utilization facility management system according to claim 9 ,
wherein the drain water discharge database further includes the operating states of the drain traps and the valves; and
the drain water discharge database is updated based on the monitoring result.

13. The fluid utilization facility management system according to claim 9 , wherein the drain water discharge database further includes models of the drain traps and the valves.

Assignees

• Tlv Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fujiwara Yoshiyasu
• Oda Kazunori
• Tsuchiiwa Noriaki
• Shiraishi Tomoyuki

Classifications

• G05B23/02

  Electric testing or monitoring · CPC title

• Y02E20/14

  Combined heat and power generation [CHP] · CPC title

• F01K13/02

  Controlling, e.g. stopping or starting · CPC title

• F22B37/26 Primary

  Steam-separating arrangements · CPC title

• F01K13/003

  Arrangements for measuring or testing (in general G01) · CPC title