Systems and methods for boundary control during steam turbine acceleration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9598977-B2
Application number	US-201314072404-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2013
Priority date	Nov 5, 2013
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the disclosure may include systems and methods for boundary control during steam turbine acceleration. According to an example embodiment, the method can include receiving an indication the turbine is in an initial acceleration phase; receiving speed control parameter data from a plurality of sensors; receiving boundary control parameter data from a plurality of sensors; providing a control valve configured for controlling steam flow entering the turbine; determining the control valve position based on received speed control parameter data; determining the control valve position based on received boundary control parameter data; adjusting at least one boundary control parameter to the at least one boundary control parameter limit during turbine startup, wherein the value of a speed control parameter is simultaneously adjusted based on the adjusted at least one boundary control parameter; and adjusting the control valve position based at least on determined parameter data.

First claim

The claimed disclosure is:

1. A method for starting a turbine, the method comprising:
receiving an indication the turbine is in an initial acceleration phase;
receiving speed control parameter data from a plurality of sensors;
receiving boundary control parameter data from a plurality of sensors;
providing a control valve configured for controlling steam flow entering the turbine;
determining the control valve position based on received speed control parameter data;
determining the control valve position based on received boundary control parameter data;
adjusting at least one boundary control parameter to the at least one boundary control parameter limit during turbine startup, wherein the value of a speed control parameter is simultaneously adjusted based on the adjusted at least one boundary control parameter; and
adjusting the control valve position based at least on determined parameter data.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: comparing the determined control valve position based on received boundary control parameter data and the determined control valve position based on received speed control data.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein comparing the determined control valve position based on received boundary control parameter data and the determined control valve position based on received speed control data, the comparison resultant is determined by the minimum value of the determined control valve positions.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the control valve position based at least on determined parameter data is determined by the speed control parameter determined independently from the boundary control parameter data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the control valve position based at least on determined parameter data, wherein the determined parameter data can include: the determined control valve position based on received boundary control parameter data, the adjusted at least one boundary control parameter, determined control valve position based on received speed control parameter data, and the adjusted speed control parameter.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the speed control parameter is determined by a comparison between the actual speed and reference speed.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the boundary control parameter is based at least in part on a physical requirement or operational limit of the turbine.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the boundary control parameters comprises at least one of: axial thrust, rotor stress, steam pressure, or physical range.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
terminating the turbine startup when boundary control parameter does not meet a predetermined value.

10. A system for starting a turbine, the system comprising:
a turbine;
a plurality of sensors operable to receive turbine speed control data and boundary control parameter data;
a processor operable to receive turbine speed control data and turbine boundary control parameter data; and
at least one control valve operable to adjust the control valve position and control steamflow entering the turbine, wherein the processor is operable to:
determine the at least one control valve position based on the data received from the sensors monitoring speed; and
determine control valve position based on the data received from the sensors monitoring boundary control parameters; and
adjust at least one boundary control parameter to the at least one boundary control parameter limit during turbine startup, wherein the value of a speed control parameter is simultaneously adjusted based on the adjusted at least one boundary control parameter; and
adjust the control valve position based at least on determined parameter data.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is operable to compare the determined control valve position based on received boundary control parameter data and the determined control valve position based on received speed control data.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further operable to compare the determined control valve position based on received boundary control parameter data and the determined control valve position based on received speed control data, wherein the comparison resultant is determined by the minimum value of the determined control valve positions.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is operable to adjust the control valve position based at least on the speed control parameter, wherein the speed control parameter is determined independently from the boundary control parameter data.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is operable to adjust the control valve position based at least on determined parameter data, wherein the determined parameter data can include: the determined control valve position based on received boundary control parameter data, the adjusted at least one boundary control parameter, determined control valve position based on received speed control parameter data, and the adjusted speed control parameter.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is operable to implement a speed control parameter that is determined by a comparison between the actual speed and reference speed.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is operable to implement a boundary control parameter that is based on a physical or operational requirement of the turbine.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further operable to implement a boundary control parameters comprising at least one of: axial thrust, rotor stress, steam pressure, or physical range.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further operable to terminate the turbine startup when the boundary control parameter does not meet specified value.

19. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, configure at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving an indication the turbine is in an initial acceleration phase;
receiving speed control parameter data from a plurality of sensors;
receiving boundary control parameter data from a plurality of sensors;
providing a control valve configured for controlling steam flow entering the turbine;
determining the control valve position based on received speed control parameter data;
determining the control valve position based on received boundary control parameter data;
adjusting at least one boundary control parameter to the at least one boundary control parameter limit during turbine startup, wherein the value of a speed control parameter is simultaneously adjusted based on the adjusted at least one boundary control parameter; and
adjusting the control valve position based at least on determined parameter data.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further operable to perform operations comprising:
terminating turbine startup when boundary control parameter does not meet a predetermined value.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Meyer John Lawrence
• Toth Carl R
• Baker Dean Alexander

Classifications

• F01K13/02 Primary

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

• F01D17/06

  responsive to speed · CPC title

• F05D2270/16

  to control water or steam injection · CPC title

• F01D17/08

  responsive to condition of working-fluid, e.g. pressure · CPC title

• F05D2220/31

  in steam turbines · CPC title