United States Patent [191
[11]
4,455,614
Martz et a1.
[45]
Jun. 19, 1984
[54] GAS TURBINE AND STEAM TURBINE
COMBINED CYCLE ELECTRIC POWER
GENERATING PLANT HAVING A
COORDINATED AND HYBRIDIZED
3,675,426 1/1912 Vidal et a].
3,703,807 11/1972 Rice
CONTROL SYSTEM AND AN IMPROVED
FACTORY BASED METHOD FOR MAKING
3,879,616
[57]
[75] Inventors: Lyle F. Martz, Verona; Roy W.
Kiscaden, Spring?eld; Robert Uram,
ABSTRACT
A combined cycle electric power plant includes in in
terconnected relationship a steam turbine, two gas tur
East Pittsburgh, all of Pa.
.
Barker et al. ....................... .. 290/40
Primary Examiner-Edward J. Wise
Attorney, Agent, or Firm-E. F. Possessky
AND TESTING COMBINED CYCLE AND
OTHER POWER PLANTS AND CONTROL
SYSTEMS THEREFOR
4/1975
.................. .. 60/3918 B
bines, three electric generators, two heat recovery
steam generators, a hybrid computer control system, a
[73] Asslgnee Westmghwse Elecmc Corp"
plant protection system and various items of auxiliary
Plttsburgh, Pa-
equipment. A computerized simulator is interfaced with
[21] App! No" 399790
Sep. 21, 1973
[22] Filed:_
[51] Int. Cl.3 .................... .. G06F 15/20; FOlK 23/00;
the control system at the factory site to test the controls
GOSB 19/00
digital monitor computer and modular analog controls
[52]
[58]
and the control system is then modularly disassembled
in various structures and shipped to the ?eld site for
reassembly without need for extensive ?eld testing. The
control system includes a digital control computer, a
US. Cl. ..................... ........ .. 364/494; 290/40 R;
for the turbines. Various levels of automated control
290/2; 60/39.183
can be employed including coordinated plant control
Field of Search ..................... .. 235/ 151.21; 444/ l;
which involves supervisory operation of the analog
290/40 R, 16, 52, 2; 60/3901, 39.5, 39.51 R,
controls by the control computer. In analog control,
39.52, 39.18 B; 415/1, 13-16; 340/1725;
complete plant operation is produced by operation of
364/494, 900, 200
[56]
the analog controls without the control computer.
References Cited
U'S' PATENT DOCUMENTS
3,097,486
46 Claims, 40 Drawing Figures
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7/1963 Roe ..................... .., ...... .. 60/3918 B
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2. MANUAL BP VALVE POSITION
SET POINT
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STATUS INDICATION (PARTIAL)
VALVE TEST COMPLETION
PROTECTION
6. OVERSPEED PROTECTION
7. THROTTLE PRESSURE RUNBACK
ACC To DCC
HRSG IN SERVICE LOGIC
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THROTTLE PRESS SET POINT
GENER.
BP VALVE PRESS LIMIT OVERRIDE
MISCELLANEOUS
TRANSD. FAILURE LOGIC
POWER SUPPLY FAILURE
VIBRATION MONITORING
TEMPERATURE MONITORING
BEARING METAL, OIL, GEN.
STEAM & METAL
MANUAL SELECT
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