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Method and apparatus for regulating a resuperheated steam turbine
Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri AG Switzerland
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Filing: 1978-06-05
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Granted: 1980-01-22
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Expires: 1998-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A method of, and apparatus for, regulating a resuperheated steam turbine wherein there is carried out a reference value-actual value comparison of the rotational speed and there is derived an adjustment or control magnitude from the reference value-actual value difference, this adjustment magnitude being infed to a regulation valve arrangement. There is derived from the resuperheated pressure a feedback magnitude which, as a function of time, yields to null and is coupled into a regulation circuit opposite to the adjustment magnitude.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Bloch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 05:43
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01K; F01K7/00; F01K7/16; F01K7/22; F01K7/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of regulating a resuperheated steam turbine, having a resuperheater, comprising the steps of: comparing a reference value and actual value of the rotational speed of the steam turbine; deriving a difference from the reference value and actual value comparison and constituting an adjustment magnitude; feeding said adjustment magnitude to a regulation valve arrangement of a regulation circuit; deriving from the resuperheater pressure a feedback magnitude which yields towards null as a function of time; and coupling said feedback magnitude opposite to the adjustment magnitude into the regulation circuit.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of regulating a resuperheated steam turbine, having a resuperheater, comprising the steps of: comparing a reference value and actual value of the rotational speed of the steam turbine; deriving a difference from the reference value and actual value comparison and constituting an adjustment magnitude; feeding said adjustment magnitude to a regulation valve arrangement of a regulation circuit; deriving from the resuperheater pressure a feedback magnitude which yields towards null as a function of time; and coupling said feedback magnitude opposite to the adjustment magnitude into the regulation circuit.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
140 words
An apparatus for regulating a resuperheated steam turbine comprising: a steam turbine; a resuperheater operatively connected with the steam turbine; a regulation circuit having a superimposing element having an input and an output; said regulation element further containing means producing an adjustment magnitude constituting the difference between a reference value and actual value of the rotational speed of the steam turbine and which adjustment magnitude is infed to said input of said regulation circuit; a pressure-measuring transducer having an input and an output; a transmission circuit, having a time-delay behavior yeilding to null; said pressure-measuring transducer being connected with the resuperheater; the output of the pressure-measuring transducer being connected with the input of the superimposing element arranged in the regulation circuit by means of the transmission circuit and which input of said superimposing element acts opposite to the adjustment magnitude.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
140 words
An apparatus for regulating a resuperheated steam turbine comprising: a steam turbine; a resuperheater operatively connected with the steam turbine; a regulation circuit having a superimposing element having an input and an output; said regulation element further containing means producing an adjustment magnitude constituting the difference between a reference value and actual value of the rotational speed of the steam turbine and which adjustment magnitude is infed to said input of said regulation circuit; a pressure-measuring transducer having an input and an output; a transmission circuit, having a time-delay behavior yeilding to null; said pressure-measuring transducer being connected with the resuperheater; the output of the pressure-measuring transducer being connected with the input of the superimposing element arranged in the regulation circuit by means of the transmission circuit and which input of said superimposing element acts opposite to the adjustment magnitude.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein: said transmission circuit comprises a differentiation and time-delay transmission circuit of the first order and having a differential time-constant which is at least approximately equal to the time-constant of the resuperheater.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein: the transmission circuit has a time-delay constant which is at least equal to the time-constant of the resuperheater.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 3, further including: a feedback branch connected with the pressure-measuring transducer which carries a pressure signal related to the rated value of the resuperheater pressure; and said feedback branch containing a proportional amplifier having an amplification factor related to the value of the adjustment magnitude and amounting to a value between 1 and 2.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein: said amplification factor amounts to approximately 1.5.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 4, further including: a feedback branch connected with the measuring transducer which carries a pressure signal related to the rated value of the resuperheater pressure; and said feedback branch having a proportional amplifier with an amplification factor related to the value of the adjustment magnitude and amounting to a value between 1 and 2.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 7, wherein: said transmission circuit comprises a time-delay element having an input and an output; a substractive transmission element having two opposite inputs and an output; the input and the output of the time-delay element of the transmission circuit being coupled with a respective one of the two opposite inputs of the subtractive transmission element; and the output of said subtractive transmission element being coupled opposite to the adjustment magnitude in the regulation circuit.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-01-21 | 1983-07-23 | 1984-01-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-01-21 | 1987-07-23 | 1988-01-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-01-21 | 1991-07-23 | 1992-01-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |