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

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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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VIBRATION MONITORING
TEMPERATURE MONITORING

BEARING METAL, OIL, GEN.

STEAM & METAL

MANUAL SELECT

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