Method for remote on-line advisory diagnostics and dynamic heat rate when used for input/loss performance monitoring of a power plant
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-011/30
G06F-015/00
출원번호
US-0179670
(2002-06-24)
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/ 주소
Lang, Fred D
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Exergetic Systems LLC
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초록▼
The operation of a fossil-fueled thermal system is quantified by a method for continuously monitoring the thermal system at a location remote from the system, advising the system operator of corrections, improvements and warnings which improve system operations, such advise may include diagnostic in
The operation of a fossil-fueled thermal system is quantified by a method for continuously monitoring the thermal system at a location remote from the system, advising the system operator of corrections, improvements and warnings which improve system operations, such advise may include diagnostic information, Dynamic Heat Rate and notice of tube failures.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for quantifying the operation of a fossil-fired thermal system which produces a gross electrical generation, through its system heat rate and other thermal performance parameters when its fuel chemistry, fuel heating value and fuel flow are determined from any one of the available Input/
1. A method for quantifying the operation of a fossil-fired thermal system which produces a gross electrical generation, through its system heat rate and other thermal performance parameters when its fuel chemistry, fuel heating value and fuel flow are determined from any one of the available Input/Loss methods being executed on a Calculational Engine, the method for quantifying the operation comprising the steps of:before on-line operation of the Calculational Engine, the steps ofdeveloping a time weighting function applicable to the data collection methods associated with the thermal system,determining a natural periodicity of the thermal system; and thereafteroperating the Calculational Engine on-line, the steps of operating on-line including the steps ofobtaining a set of Operating Parameters appropriate to the understanding of the thermal system, including the gross electrical generation,exercising a selected method from one of the available Input/Loss methods resulting in fuel chemistry, fuel heating value and fuel flow,computing a total exergy flow and shaft power input to the thermal system based on the set of Operating Parameters and results from the selected Input/Loss method,calculating a Fuel Consumption Index for Power based on the gross electrical generation and the total exergy flow and shaft power input to the thermal system, anddetermining a time weighted Fuel Consumption Index for Power based on the time weighting function and the natural periodicity of the thermal system if appropriate. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of exercising the selected method includes the step ofexercising a selected method which is The Input/Loss Method resulting in fuel chemistry, fuel heating value and fuel flow. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining the Fuel Consumption Index for Power includes the step ofobtaining a set of Fuel Consumption Indices based on the set of Operating Parameters and results from the selected Input/Loss method. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of before on-line operation includes the additional step, ofestablishing a set of selective integration rules to be applied to data obtained while on-line; andwherein the step of operating the Calculational Engine on-line includes the additional step, ofdetermining a Dynamic Fuel Consumption Index for Power based on the set of selective integration rules and the time weighted Fuel Consumption Index for Power. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of operating the Calculational Engine on-line includes the additional step, after the step of determining the time weighted Fuel Consumption Index for Power, ofreporting the time weighted Fuel Consumption Index for Power for the purpose of understanding the thermal system and improving system heat rate. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of reporting the time weighted Fuel Consumption Index for Power, within the step of operating the Calculational Engine on-line, includes the step ofcommunicating with a Remote Engine data from the Calculational Engine, such data to include the time weighted Fuel Consumption Index for Power for the purpose of understanding the thermal system and improving system heat rate. 7. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of operating the Calculational Engine on-line includes the additional step, after the step of determining the Dynamic Fuel Consumption Index for Power, ofreporting the Dynamic Fuel Consumption Index for Power for the purpose of understanding the thermal system and improving system heat rate. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of operating the Calculational Engine on-line includes the additional steps, after the step of determining the time weighted Fuel Consumption Index for Power, ofobtaining an environmental differential heat rate,obtaining a system heat rate based on the environmental differential heat rate and the Fuel Consumption Index for Power, andreporting the system heat rate for the purpose of understanding a nd improving the thermal system. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of operating the Calculational Engine on-line includes the additional steps, after the step of determining the time weighted Fuel Consumption Index for Power, ofobtaining an environmental differential heat rate,obtaining a time weighted system heat rate based on the environmental differential heat rate and the time weighted Fuel Consumption Index for Power, andreporting the time weighted system heat rate for the purpose of understanding and improving the thermal system. 10. A method for quantifying the operation of a fossil-fired thermal system which produces a gross electrical generation, through a system heat rate and other thermal performance parameters when its fuel chemistry, fuel heating value and fuel flow are determined from any one of the available Input/Loss methods being executed on a Calculational Engine, the method for quantifying the operation comprising the steps of:before on-line operation of the Calculational Engine, the steps ofdeveloping a time weighting function applicable to the data collection methods associated with the thermal system,determining a natural periodicity of the thermal system; and thereafteroperating the Calculational Engine on-line, the steps of operating on-line including the steps ofobtaining a set of Operating Parameters appropriate to the understanding of the thermal system, including the gross electrical generation,exercising a selected method from one of the available Input/Loss methods resulting in a fuel energy flow of the thermal system,calculating the system heat rate based on the gross electrical generation and the fuel energy flow of the thermal system, anddetermining a time weighted system heat rate based on the system heat rate, the time weighting function and the natural periodicity of the thermal system if appropriate. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of exercising the selected method includes the step ofexercising a selected method which is The Input/Loss Method resulting in the fuel energy flow of the thermal system. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of obtaining the system heat rate includes the steps ofobtaining a set of Fuel Consumption Indices based on the set of Operating Parameters and results from the selected Input/Loss method,obtaining a set of differential heat rates based on the set of Fuel Consumption Indices, the set of Operating Parameters, and results from the selected Input/Loss method. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of before on-line operation includes the additional step, ofestablishing a set of selective integration rules to be applied to data obtained while on-line; andwherein the step of operating the Calculational Engine on-line includes the additional step, ofdetermining a Dynamic Heat Rate based on the set of selective integration rules and the time weighted system heat rate. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of operating the Calculational Engine on-line includes the additional step, after the step of determining the Dynamic Heat Rate, ofreporting the Dynamic Heat Rate for the purpose of understanding the thermal system and improving system heat rate. 15. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of operating the Calculational Engine on-line includes the additional step, after the step of determining the time weighted system heat rate, ofreporting the time weighted system heat rate the purpose of understanding the thermal system and improving system heat rate. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of reporting the time weighted system heat rate, within the step of operating the Calculational Engine on-line, includes the step ofcommunicating with a Remote Engine data from the Calculational Engine, such data to include the time weighted system heat rate for the purpose of understanding the thermal system and improving system heat rate.
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