Fire extinguishing system and method for ultra-high voltage (UHV) converter station, and UHV converter station

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12434085-B2
Application number	US-202117567097-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2021
Priority date	Jun 19, 2020
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed are a fire extinguishing system and method for an ultra-high voltage (UHV) converter station, and a UHV converter station. The fire extinguishing system includes a spray fire extinguishing system and a fire monitor-based fire extinguishing system, where the spray fire extinguishing system includes a first fire pipe and a spray pipe; the fire monitor-based fire extinguishing system includes a second fire pipe and a fire monitor; one fire monitor is disposed right above a firewall on both sides of each converter transformer in the UHV converter station, and each fire monitor is connected to one second fire pipe; a spray pipe is disposed on the firewall on both sides of each converter transformer; and the fire monitor corresponding to each converter transformer, and an outlet of the spray pipe connected to the first fire pipe corresponding to each converter transformer face the converter transformer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fire extinguishing method for a fire extinguishing system for a converter station, wherein the converter station comprises a plurality of converter transformers disposed at equal intervals and a plurality of firewalls, immediately adjacent converter transformers of the plurality of converter transformers are separated by one of the plurality of firewalls,
wherein the fire extinguishing system comprises at least one spray fire extinguishing system and at least one fire monitor based fire extinguishing system, each of the at least one spray fire extinguishing system comprises a plurality of first fire pipes and a plurality of spray pipes; each of the at least one fire monitor based fire extinguishing system comprises a plurality of second fire pipes and a plurality of fire monitors;
at least one of the plurality of fire monitors is disposed above each of the plurality of firewalls, and each of the plurality of fire monitors is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of second fire pipes; at least one of the plurality of spray pipes is disposed on each of the plurality of firewalls, and each of the plurality of spray pipes is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of first fire pipes; and
the plurality of fire monitors are arranged above the plurality of converter transformers to emit a fire extinguishing medium onto the plurality of converter transformers, outlets of the plurality of spray pipes are facing the plurality of converter transformers to emit the fire extinguishing medium onto lateral sides of the plurality of converter transformers; and
wherein the method comprises:
detecting whether the plurality of converter transformers are on fire;
in response to detecting that one of the plurality of converter transformers is on fire, starting the at least one spray fire extinguishing system and the at least one fire monitor based fire extinguishing system to extinguish the fire, emitting the fire extinguishing medium from the outlets of one of the plurality of spray pipes that is facing the one of the plurality of converter transformers that is on fire onto the lateral sides of the one of the plurality of converter transformers that is on fire, and emitting the fire extinguishing medium from one of the plurality of fire monitors that is facing the one of the plurality of converter transformers that is on fire onto the one of the plurality of converter transformers that is on fire.

2. The fire extinguishing method for the fire extinguishing system for the converter station according to claim 1 , wherein
the fire extinguishing system further comprises a first fire extinguishing medium generation subsystem, a second fire extinguishing medium generation subsystem, and a control module;
wherein the method further comprises:
in response to detecting that the one of the plurality of converter transformers is on fire, controlling, by the control module, one of the first and second fire extinguishing medium generation subsystems that is closer to the one of the plurality of converter transformers that is on fire to preferentially provide the fire extinguishing medium for the one of the plurality of first fire pipes that is facing the one of the plurality of converter transformers that is on fire, and controlling the other one of the first and second fire extinguishing medium generation subsystems that is farther from the one of the plurality of converter transformers that is on fire to provide the fire extinguishing medium for one of the plurality of second fire pipes.

3. The fire extinguishing method for the fire extinguishing system for the converter station according to claim 2 , wherein the fire extinguishing system further comprises higher-end and lower-end valve banks of a first pole, a first local control cabinet, higher-end and lower-end valve banks of a second pole, a second local control cabinet, pluralities of first zone selector valves, and pluralities of second zone selector valves, the plurality of first fire pipes of each of the at least one spray fire extinguishing system are connected to a corresponding one of the pluralities of first zone selector valves, respectively, the plurality of second fire pipes of each of the at least one fire monitor based fire extinguishing system are connected to a corresponding one of the pluralities of second zone selector valves, respectively, the pluralities of first zone selector valves and the pluralities of second zone selector valves are connected to the first fire extinguishing medium generation subsystem and the second fire extinguishing medium generation subsystem through pipes, the higher-end and lower-end valve banks of the first pole are disposed in a square of the first pole, and the higher-end and lower-end valve banks of the second pole are disposed in a square of the second pole; and
wherein the method further comprises:
detecting whether the higher-end and lower-end valve banks of the first pole are on fire;
in response to detecting that the higher-end and lower-end valve banks of the first pole are on fire, opening by the control module, through the first local control cabinet, one of the pluralities of first zone selector valves within the first pole which is connected to the first fire extinguishing medium generation subsystem closest to the higher-end and lower-end valve banks of the first pole, starting the first fire extinguishing medium generation subsystem automatically, and emitting the fire extinguishing medium from the plurality of spray pipes within the first pole which are connected to the plurality of first fire pipes within the first pole connected to the one of the pluralities of first zone selector valves within the first pole, respectively.

4. The fire extinguishing method for the fire extinguishing system for the converter station according to claim 3 ,
wherein the method further comprises:
in response to detecting that the higher-end and lower-end valve banks of the first pole are on fire, opening by the control module, through the second local control cabinet, one of the pluralities of second zone selector valves within the first pole which is connected to the second fire extinguishing medium generation subsystem, starting the second fire extinguishing medium generation subsystem automatically, and emitting the fire extinguishing medium from the plurality of fire monitors within the first pole which are connected to the plurality of second fire pipes within the first pole connected to the one of the pluralities of second zone selector valves within the first pole, respectively.

5. The fire extinguishing method for the fire extinguishing system for the converter station according to claim 3 , wherein the method comprises:
in response to detecting that the higher-end and lower-end valve banks of the first pole are not on fire, but the higher-end and lower-end valve banks of the second pole are on fire, opening by the control module, through the second local control cabinet, one of the pluralities of first zone selector valves within the second pole which is connected to the second fire extinguishing medium generation subsystem closest to the higher-end and lower-end valve banks of the second pole, starting the second fire extinguishing medium generation subsystem automatically, and emitting the fire extinguishing medium from the plurality of spray pipes within the second pole which are connected to the plurality of first fire pipes within the second pole connected to the one of the pluralities of first zone selector valves within the second pole, respectively.

6. The fire extinguishing method for the fire extinguishing system for the converter station according to claim 5 , wherein the method further comprises:
in response to detecting that the higher-end and lower-end va

Assignees

• State Grid Anhui Electric Power Res Institute
• State Grid Corp China

Inventors

• Zhang Jiaqing
• Huang Yubiao
• Huang Yong
• Cheng Dengfeng
• Wang Liufang
• Song Shengli
• Li Jinzhong
• Zhou Yifu
• Yang Pengcheng
• Tian Yu
• Ke Yanguo
• Luo Sha
• Xie Jia
• Fan Minghao
• Li Wei
• Guo Yi
• Shang Fengju
• Liu Rui

Classifications

• A62C37/40

  with electric connection between sensor and actuator · CPC title

• A62C37/04

  with electrically-controlled release · CPC title

• A62C31/03

  adjustable, e.g. from spray to jet or vice versa · CPC title

• A62C35/68

  Details, e.g. of pipes or valve systems (valves in general F16K) · CPC title

• A62C3/16 Primary

  in electrical installations, e.g. cableways · CPC title