System for controlling water turbine generator for waterworks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9869292-B2
Application number	US-201514642428-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2015
Priority date	Mar 17, 2014
Publication date	Jan 16, 2018
Grant date	Jan 16, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is a system for controlling a water turbine generator for waterworks, which monitors and controls a plurality of water turbine generators, provided in a water pipe, for waterworks in real time to integratedly operate the water turbine generators, contributes to stably generate and secure power, and increases an efficiency of the water turbine generators through integrated management. The system for controlling a water turbine generator for waterworks includes an integration control system configured to establish a power generation driving plan, based on a target amount of energy collected by a plurality of water turbine generators and a driving range of each of the plurality of water turbine generators, and a power generation unit configured to generate power through generation of power by a water turbine according to control based on the power generation driving plan, measure an amount of generated power, an amount and a pressure of water flowing into the plurality of water turbine generators, and an amount and a pressure of water flowing out from the plurality of water turbine generators, and supply a result of the measurement to the integration control system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for controlling a water turbine generator for waterworks, the system comprising:
an integration control system configured to establish a power generation driving plan, based on a target amount of energy collected by a plurality of water turbine generators and a driving range of each of the plurality of water turbine generators; and
a power generation unit configured to:
generate power through generation of power by a water turbine according to control based on the power generation driving plan,
measure an amount of generated power, an amount and a pressure of water flowing into the plurality of water turbine generators, and an amount and a pressure of water flowing out from the plurality of water turbine generators, and
supply a result of the measurement to the integration control system,
wherein the integration control system receives and uses:
the amount of generated power,
the amount and the pressure of water flowing into the plurality of water turbine generators, and
the amount and the pressure of water flowing out from the plurality of water turbine generators in establishing the power generation driving plan,
wherein the power generation unit comprises:
a power generation control unit configured to control generation of power by the water turbine according to the power generation driving plan; and
a water turbine power generation unit configured to generate power according to control by the power generation control unit,
wherein the water turbine power generation unit comprises:
a branch pipeline connected to each home, and configured to branch from a purification plant to each home;
a plurality of water turbine pipelines connected to the branch pipeline in parallel;
a water turbine generator disposed in each of the plurality of water turbine pipelines; and
a front valve and a rear valve respectively disposed at a front end and a rear end of the water turbine generator, and configured to be controlled according to control by the power generation control unit,
wherein the water turbine power generation unit further comprises a branch water turbine pipeline configured to connect two adjacent water turbine pipelines,
wherein one end of the branch water turbine pipeline is connected between the water turbine generator and the front valve which are disposed in a front water turbine pipeline, and the other end of the branch water turbine pipeline is connected between the water turbine generator and the rear valve which are disposed in a rear water turbine pipeline, and
wherein the water turbine power generation unit further comprises a branch valve disposed in the branch water turbine pipeline, and configured to operate according to control by the power generation control unit.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the water turbine power generation unit comprises:
a front measurement apparatus disposed between the water turbine generator and the front valve, and configured to measure an amount and a pressure of water flowing into the water turbine generator; and
a rear measurement apparatus disposed at an outlet side of the rear valve, and configured to measure an amount and a pressure of water flowing out from the water turbine generator.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a flowmeter disposed in the branch pipeline, and configured to measure an amount of water flowing through the water turbine power generation unit and transfer the measured amount of water to the power generation control unit.

Assignees

• Lsis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kang Min Gu

Classifications

• Y02E10/28

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F05B2270/3013

  Outlet · CPC title

• F05B2270/3011

  Inlet · CPC title

• F05B2270/703

  integral · CPC title

• Y02E10/226

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic