Solar heat turbine system, and device and method for controlling said system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9976478-B2
Application number	US-201315022084-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2013
Priority date	Oct 10, 2013
Publication date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	May 22, 2018

Abstract

A solar heat turbine system includes: a compressor which compresses a working fluid, and generates a high-pressure working fluid; a solar heat receiver which heats the high-pressure working fluid with solar heat, and which generates a high-temperature working fluid; a turbine which is rotationally driven by the high-temperature working fluid; a restriction mechanism which restricts a flow of at least one of the high-pressure working fluid and the high-temperature working fluid; a rotation interlocking mechanism which rotationally drives the compressor so as to interlock with the turbine; a bleed mechanism which causes the high-pressure working fluid which is in a process of being generated in the compressor to be bled as a bled working fluid; and a system control unit which causes the bleed mechanism to execute bleeding after the restriction mechanism is caused to restrict.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A solar heat turbine system comprising:
a compressor configured to compress a working fluid by rotational drive, and configured to generate a high-pressure working fluid;
a solar heat receiver configured to heat the high-pressure working fluid with solar heat, and configured to generate a high-temperature working fluid;
a turbine configured to be rotationally driven by the high-temperature working fluid;
a restriction mechanism configured to restrict a flow of at least one of the high-pressure working fluid and the high-temperature working fluid;
a rotation interlocking mechanism configured to rotationally drive the compressor so as to interlock with the turbine which is rotationally driven;
a bleed mechanism configured to cause the high-pressure working fluid which is in a process of being generated in the compressor to be bled as a bled working fluid; and
a system control unit configured to cause the bleed mechanism to execute bleeding after the restriction mechanism is caused to restrict at least one of the flows of the high-pressure working fluid and the high-temperature working fluid, if a stop request is generated,
wherein the system control unit causes the bleed mechanism to execute bleeding in response to a timing when a rotation speed of the compressor has changed from an increase to a decrease, after the generation of the stop request.

2. The solar heat turbine system according to claim 1 , wherein the system control unit causes the bleed mechanism to execute bleeding after the generation of the stop request.

3. The solar heat turbine system according to claim 1 , wherein the system control unit causes the bleed mechanism to execute bleeding in response to a timing when a rotation speed of the compressor has been reduced to a predetermined value, after the generation of the stop request.

4. The solar heat turbine system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a heat receiver bypass unit configured to cause the high-pressure working fluid to bypass the solar heat receiver from the compressor to the turbine,
wherein the system control unit operates the heat receiver bypass unit if the stop request is generated.

5. The solar heat turbine system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the bleed mechanism has a bleed valve which discharges the high-pressure working fluid to the outside, and
wherein the system control unit operates the bleed valve if the stop request is generated.

6. The solar heat turbine system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a compressor inlet guide vane configured to regulate a flow rate of the working fluid to the compressor,
wherein the system control unit regulates the compressor inlet guide vane in a closing direction if the stop request is generated.

7. The solar heat turbine system according to claim 6 , wherein the system control unit closes the compressor inlet guide vane after the restriction mechanism is caused to restrict at least one of the flows of the high-pressure working fluid and the high-temperature working fluid.

8. The solar heat turbine system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a generator configured to generate electric power by being rotationally driven by at least one of the compressor and the turbine.

9. A system control device that controls a solar heat turbine system which includes a compressor configured to compress a working fluid, and configured to generate a high-pressure working fluid, a solar heat receiver configured to heat the high-pressure working fluid with solar heat, and configured to generate a high-temperature working fluid, and a turbine configured to be rotationally driven by the high-temperature working fluid, the system control device comprising:
a restriction mechanism configured to restrict a flow of at least one of the high-pressure working fluid and the high-temperature working fluid; and
a bleed mechanism configured to cause the high-pressure working fluid which is in a process of being generated in the compressor to be bled as a bled working fluid,
wherein the bleed mechanism is caused to execute bleeding in response to a timing when a rotation speed of the compressor has changed from an increase to a decrease, after the restriction mechanism is caused to restrict at least one of the flows of the high-pressure working fluid and the high-temperature working fluid, if a stop request is generated.

10. A system control method of a solar heat turbine system which includes a compressor configured to compress a working fluid, and configured to generate a high-pressure working fluid, a solar heat receiver configured to heat the high-pressure working fluid with solar heat, and configured to generate a high-temperature working fluid, and a turbine configured to be rotationally driven by the high-temperature working fluid and coupled so as to be able to rotate along with the compressor, wherein the solar heat turbine system is provided with a restriction mechanism configured to restrict a flow of at least one of the high-pressure working fluid and the high-temperature working fluid, and a bleed mechanism configured to cause the high-pressure working fluid which is in a process of being generated in the compressor to be bled as a bled working fluid, the system control method comprising the step of:
performing a first step for restricting the flow of at least one of the high-pressure working fluid and the high-temperature working fluid by the restriction mechanism according to generation of a stop request, and
performing a second step for bleeding in response to a timing when a rotation speed of the compressor has changed from an increase to a decrease, the high-pressure working fluid which is in a process of being generated in the compressor by the bleed mechanism after the first step is performed.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Harada Shoichi
• Higashi Kazuya
• Sonoda Takashi
• Yamamoto Keisuke
• Iwasaki Yoshifumi
• Iwasaki Tatsuya

Classifications

• F03G6/121

  Controlling or monitoring · CPC title

• Y02E10/46

  Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power, e.g. Rankine, Stirling or solar thermal engines · CPC title

• F01K13/02

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

• F02C1/05 Primary

  characterised by the type or source of heat, e.g. using nuclear or solar energy · CPC title

• F05D2270/101

  Compressor surge or stall · CPC title