Control method and system for small pulverized coal silo feeding

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12359806-B2
Application number	US-202418861580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2024
Priority date	Oct 17, 2023
Publication date	Jul 15, 2025
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025

Abstract

The present invention provides a coal feeding control method and system for a small pulverized coal silo, the method includes: acquiring a boiler load increase signal, and determining the target function F(t) for boiler load control obtaining the current coal mill output signal B(t), where B(t) is the fuel quantity signal at the outlet of the coal mill that changes over time from the start time; comparing B(t) with F(t): if B(t) cannot meet the fuel quantity requirements of F(t), activate the small pulverized coal silo connected to the boiler; otherwise, the small pulverized coal silo remains inactive; determining the coal feeding signal f(t) for the small pulverized coal silo, and further determining the coal feeding control signal f(t) for the small pulverized coal silo; controlling the small pulverized coal silo to feed coal to the boiler, quickly changing the combustion rate in the furnace, and increasing the boiler load.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A coal feeding control method for a small pulverized coal silo, used in a direct-blow pulverizing system, including the following steps:
Step 1, acquiring a boiler load increase signal to initiate a coal feeding control system of the small pulverized coal silo, and determining a target function F(t) for boiler load control based on the boiler load increase signal, where t is a time series, with a start time of the coal feeding control system as the zero point, and an end time tend is determined by a time interval of the load increase, t end =ΔP/Δp, where ΔP is an amount of load increase per event, Δp is a target load increase rate, and F(t) is a time function of a boiler fuel signal;
Step 2, obtaining a current coal mill output signal B(t), which is a fuel quantity signal at an outlet of the coal mill that changes over time from the start time;
Step 3, comparing B(t) with F(t): if B(t) cannot meet the fuel quantity requirements of F(t), then proceed to Steps 4 and 5 to activate the small pulverized coal silo connected to the boiler; otherwise, the small pulverized coal silo remains inactive;
Step 4, determining a coal feeding signal f(t) for the small pulverized coal silo based on the difference between F(t) and B(t), and further determining a coal feeding control signal f(t);
Step 5, controlling the small pulverized coal silo to feed coal to the boiler according to the coal feeding control signal f(t), changing the combustion rate in the furnace, and increasing the boiler load.

2. The coal feeding control method according to claim 1 , wherein
In Step 2, a functional relationship between B(t) and t is obtained through pre-tests on the coal mill inlet and outlet output, and B(t) is calculated based on current time and current coal mill signal, coal feeder signal, and primary air flow signal.

3. The coal feeding control method according to claim 1 , wherein
In Step 2, B(t) is a piecewise function, with each segment's functional form determined by c m0 +c m1 t+c m2 t 2 + . . . +c mn t n ; where a number of segments m and coefficients c m0 , c m1 , c m2 . . . c mn , as well as a degree n of each segment, are determined through experimentation.

4. The coal feeding control method according to claim 3 , wherein
In Step 2, the number of segments m and the coefficients c m0 , c m1 , c m2 . . . c mn , as well as the degree n of each segment, these undetermined constants are related to coal feeder coal supply, coal mill speed, coal quantity in the coal mill, primary air flow, temperature, pressure difference between the inlet and outlet, and a delay time of the pulverizing system, by changing these parameters to obtain experimental data, values of the undetermined constants are determined by substituting them into B(t), forming an empirical database that associates the coal mill output signal with the current time signals of the coal mill, coal feeder, and primary air flow, by accessing the pre-established database with the current time signal, B(t) can be quickly calculated.

5. The coal feeding control method according to claim 1 , wherein
In Step 4, f(t) is revised to obtain f(t); revision objectives include: ensuring that a primary coal pipe velocity is sufficient to prevent blockages and meets an air-fuel ratio, preventing dedicated burners for the small pulverized coal silo from being extinguished or burning burner tips, ensuring that the feeder can achieve and adapt to a coal feeding rate of f(t);
The revision process is as follows: based on f(t), calculate the primary coal pipe velocity, determine the operating state of the dedicated burners for the small pulverized coal silo, and generate a revision factor μ; obtain the feeder's rotation speed, determine the working state of the feeder, and generate a revision factor λ; obtain a boiler's combustion state, including boiler load, boiler water wall temperature, and content of O 2 , SO 2 , NO x , CO in the boiler, and generate a revision factor ψ; then, obtain a small pulverized coal silo coal feeding control signal f(t)=μλψf(t), and determine a final executable coal feeding rate for the small pulverized coal silo based on f(t).

6. The coal feeding control method according to claim 1 , wherein
Both f(t) and f(t) are functions that first increase and then decrease, with a coal feeding amount from the small pulverized coal silo first increasing and then gradually decreasing; when the coal mill output signal B(t) can meet a target load change rate or when a load increase process is completed, the output of the small pulverized coal silo becomes zero, and the small pulverized coal silo stops feeding coal, waiting to receive a next load increase command.

7. The coal feeding control method according to claim 1 , wherein
In Step 5, the coal quantity and coal transport air quantity of the small pulverized coal silo are calculated based on the coal feeding control signal f(t), and a coal quantity signal of the small pulverized coal silo is introduced into a boiler feedwater control subsystem, and a coal transport air quantity signal is introduced into a boiler air supply control subsystem, ensuring that the boiler maintains an appropriate water-coal ratio and air-coal ratio when supplying water and air, even when the small pulverized coal silo is feeding coal.

8. The coal feeding control method according to claim 1 , wherein
The small pulverized coal silo includes a fuel control unit and an air supply control unit for the small pulverized coal silo;
The fuel control unit of the small pulverized coal silo is independent from a boiler feedwater control subsystem and is also coupled with it;
The air supply control unit of the small pulverized coal silo is relatively-independent from a boiler air supply and induced draft control subsystems and is also coupled with them;
The fuel control unit of the small pulverized coal silo sends a coal quantity signal of the small pulverized coal silo to the boiler feedwater control subsystem, and the air supply control unit sends the coal transport air quantity signal to the boiler air supply and induced draft control subsystems;
When the small pulverized coal silo is operating, a coupling channel between the fuel control unit and the boiler feedwater control subsystem is open, and a coupling channel between the air supply control unit and the boiler air supply and induced draft control subsystems is open; when the small pulverized coal silo is not operating, both the fuel and air supply control units are closed, and coupling channels with boiler subsystems are also closed, not participating in the boiler combustion process.

Assignees

• Univ Huazhong Science Tech

Inventors

• Xiang Jun
• Wei Ziya
• Deng Wei
• Yang Yiqing
• Han hengda
• Su Jun
• Li Guangying
• Wang Yi
• Hu Song
• Su Sheng
• Jiang Long
• Xu Jun
• Xu Kai

Classifications

• B02C25/00 Primary

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• F23K2203/002

  Feeding devices for steam boilers, e.g. in locomotives · CPC title

• F23K2203/008

  Feeding devices for pulverulent fuel · CPC title

• F23N2239/02

  Solid fuels · CPC title

• F23K3/02

  Pneumatic feeding arrangements, i.e. by air blast · CPC title