Plant unit master control for fossil fired boiler implemented with a digital computer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4445180
SERIAL NO

05413291

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An electric power plant, including a fossil fired boiler and a steam turbine, is operated by a control system including a plant unit master. The control system includes a boiler control for determining the inputs of fuel, air and water, and a turbine control for determining the position of the throttle valves introducing steam from the boiler to the turbine. The plant unit master provides a load demand reference in parallel to the boiler control and to the turbine control, whereby the turbine and the boiler are operated in a coordinated manner. Measuring means provide indications of throttle pressure, power generated by the system and turbine rotor speed. Distinct controllers, each including a controller and responsive to one of the aforementioned indications and its corresponding reference, modify the load demand reference before it is applied to the turbine control or to the boiler control. The above-described control system including the plant unit master, boiler control and turbine control is implemented by a single digital computer.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION;WESTINGHOUSE PROCESS CONTROL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Davis, Guy E Martinez, CA 1 52
Smith, Jack R Pittsburgh, PA 33 365

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