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1. 发明申请

US20110066298A1 OPTIMIZED CONTROL OF POWER PLANTS HAVING AIR COOLED CONDENSERS 有权
标题翻译：具有空气冷却冷凝器的电厂优化控制
公开(公告)号：US20110066298A1
公开(公告)日：2011-03-17
申请号：US12558236
申请日：2009-09-11
申请人： Peter N. Francino , Frederick C. Huff , Harry R. Winn , David G. Foster
发明人： Peter N. Francino , Frederick C. Huff , Harry R. Winn , David G. Foster
IPC分类号： G05B13/04 , G06N5/02
CPC分类号： G05B13/041 , F01K9/003 , F01K13/02
摘要： An optimization and control system for a utility plant that uses fan based air cooled condensers controls the operation of the power generation system at the plant in conjunction with the operation of the air cooled condensers so as to run the power plant at an optimum operating point associated with minimizing or reducing the cost of each kilowatt-hour of energy or other useful energy produced by the plant. The optimization and control system includes an optimizer having a numerical solver that determines values for a set of control variables associated with an optimal operating point of the plant and an expert system that oversees and modifies the control variable settings prior to providing these settings to a plant controller. The numerical solver uses an objective function and one or more models of plant equipment to determine the operating point of the plant that minimizes the cost per unit of useful energy generated by the plant. As part of determining the optimal plant operating point, the numerical solver may determine the number of fans to run within the air cooled condensers of the plant and/or the speed of the fans to use in the air cooled condensers in conjunction with the amount of fuel to burn in the boiler, the desired temperature of the steam at the input of the steam turbine, etc., all required to produce a given amount of power (load demand) at the particular environmental conditions currently experienced at the plant. The expert system may modify these outputs by determining which fans to actually use at any particular time based on, for example, the availability of or the operational status of the fans, the wear of the fans and fan motors, etc.
摘要翻译：用于使用风扇式空气冷却冷凝器的实用工厂的优化和控制系统结合空气冷却冷凝器的操作来控制工厂内的发电系统的运行，以便在相关联的最佳工作点运行发电厂最小化或降低每千瓦小时的能源或其他有用能源由该工厂生产的成本。优化和控制系统包括具有数值求解器的优化器，所述数值求解器确定与工厂的最佳工作点相关联的一组控制变量的值，以及在向设备提供这些设置之前监视和修改控制变量设置的专家系统控制器。数值求解器使用目标函数和一个或多个模型的工厂设备来确定工厂的工作点，使工厂产生的每单位有用能量的成本最小化。作为确定最佳工厂工作点的一部分，数值求解器可以确定在设备的空气冷却冷凝器内运行的风扇数量和/或用于风冷式冷凝器的风扇的速度以及在锅炉中燃烧的燃料，在蒸汽轮机的输入处的蒸汽的期望温度等，都需要在工厂当前经历的特定环境条件下产生给定量的功率（负载需求）。专家系统可以通过基于例如风扇的可用性或风扇的运行状态，风扇和风扇电动机的磨损等来确定在任何特定时间实际使用的风扇来修改这些输出。

2. 发明授权

US08200369B2 Use of statistical analysis in power plant performance monitoring 有权
标题翻译：在电厂性能监测中使用统计分析
公开(公告)号：US08200369B2
公开(公告)日：2012-06-12
申请号：US12047217
申请日：2008-03-12
申请人： Xu Cheng , Frederick C. Huff , Peter N. Francino , Konrad Swirski
发明人： Xu Cheng , Frederick C. Huff , Peter N. Francino , Konrad Swirski
IPC分类号： G06F1/26
CPC分类号： F23N5/242 , F23N2023/44 , F23N2025/24 , F23N2037/10 , G05B23/021 , G05B23/024 , G05B23/0294 , Y02P80/114
摘要： A technique of implementing performance monitoring in a power plant is appropriate to control operating parameters and factors connected with the efficiency of the energy production process in an energy marketplace that is more complex than in the past, and that takes variable costs besides the cost of fuel into account, e.g., environmental credits, equipment degradation and repair costs, electrical energy trade market factors like ramp rate, LMP (Locational Marginal Pricing) factors, the ability to deliver contracted power levels and spot transactions, etc. The technique applies a statistical analysis to collected power plant data to determine the factors that are best controlled or changed to affect (increase) the efficiency or other primary performance indication of the plant, as well as to establish baseline or best-possible operational constraints to be used to control the plant in the future.
摘要翻译：在电厂中实施性能监测的技术适用于控制运行参数和与能源生产过程效率相关的因素，该能源市场比以往更为复杂，并且除了燃料成本之外还需要可变成本考虑到环境信贷，设备退化和维修成本，电能贸易市场因素如斜率，LMP（位置边际定价）因素，承诺能力水平和现货交易能力等。该技术应用统计分析收集发电厂数据，以确定最佳控制或改变以影响（增加）工厂的效率或其他主要性能指标的因素，以及建立用于控制工厂的基准或最佳可能的操作限制在将来。

3. 发明授权

US07474080B2 Method and apparatus for providing economic analysis of power generation and distribution 有权
标题翻译：提供发电和配电经济分析的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07474080B2
公开(公告)日：2009-01-06
申请号：US11854308
申请日：2007-09-12
申请人： Frederick C. Huff , Xu Cheng , Peter N. Francino
发明人： Frederick C. Huff , Xu Cheng , Peter N. Francino
IPC分类号： H02H7/06 , H02P9/00 , H02P11/00 , F02D29/06 , H02P9/04 , F02N11/06 , G06G7/48 , G01R11/56 , G01R21/133 , G06F17/00
CPC分类号： G06Q10/04 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q50/06 , H02J3/005 , H02J3/50 , H02P9/105 , Y02E10/725 , Y04S10/54
摘要： An economic dispatch program optimally allocates load demand specifying real power and reactive power to be generated by a power plant among various power generators in a manner so that each of the power generators are operated within its optimal operating space as defined by a reactive capability curve. Allocating a power demand with consideration of the reactive capability curves of the power generators results in optimal generation of real power and reactive power as specified by the load demand. Alternatively, the economic dispatch program allocates load demand specifying real power and reactive power to be delivered by a power grid among various power plants wherein one or more of the various power plants have capacity limits exhibited by reactive capability curves.
摘要翻译：经济调度程序以各种功率发生器中的每个发电机在其最佳操作空间内操作，由无功能量曲线定义的方式，最佳地分配负载需求，指定由发电厂产生的有功功率和无功功率。通过考虑发电机的无功能力曲线分配功率需求，可以实现负载需求所规定的实际功率和无功功率的最佳生成。或者，经济调度程序分配负载需求，指定在各种发电厂之间由电网输送的有功功率和无功功率，其中一个或多个发电厂具有由反应能力曲线表现的容量极限。

4. 发明授权

US07288921B2 Method and apparatus for providing economic analysis of power generation and distribution 有权
标题翻译：提供发电和配电经济分析的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07288921B2
公开(公告)日：2007-10-30
申请号：US10876431
申请日：2004-06-25
申请人： Frederick C. Huff , Xu Cheng , Peter N. Francino
发明人： Frederick C. Huff , Xu Cheng , Peter N. Francino
IPC分类号： H02P9/10 , H02P9/14 , F01D17/04 , F01D17/02 , H02J3/06
CPC分类号： G06Q10/04 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q50/06 , H02J3/005 , H02J3/50 , H02P9/105 , Y02E10/725 , Y04S10/54
摘要： An economic dispatch program optimally allocates load demand specifying real power and reactive power to be generated by a power plant among various power generators in a manner so that each of the power generators are operated within its optimal operating space as defined by a reactive capability curve. Allocating a power demand with consideration of the reactive capability curves of the power generators results in optimal generation of real power and reactive power as specified by the load demand. Alternatively, the economic dispatch program allocates load demand specifying real power and reactive power to be delivered by a power grid among various power plants wherein one or more of the various power plants have capacity limits exhibited by reactive capability curves.
摘要翻译：经济调度程序以各种功率发生器中的每个发电机在其最佳操作空间内操作，由无功能量曲线定义的方式，最佳地分配负载需求，指定由发电厂产生的有功功率和无功功率。通过考虑发电机的无功能力曲线分配功率需求，可以实现负载需求所规定的实际功率和无功功率的最佳生成。或者，经济调度程序分配负载需求，指定在各种发电厂之间由电网输送的有功功率和无功功率，其中一个或多个发电厂具有由反应能力曲线表现的容量极限。

5. 发明授权

US07190149B2 Method and apparatus for determining actual reactive capability curves 有权
标题翻译：确定实际反应能力曲线的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07190149B2
公开(公告)日：2007-03-13
申请号：US11079667
申请日：2005-03-14
申请人： Frederick C. Huff , Xu Cheng , Peter N. Francino
发明人： Frederick C. Huff , Xu Cheng , Peter N. Francino
IPC分类号： H02H7/06 , H02P9/00 , H02P11/00
CPC分类号： G06Q10/04 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q50/06 , H02J3/005 , H02J3/50 , H02P9/105 , Y02E10/725 , Y04S10/54
摘要： A system for generating updated reactive capability curves of a generator operates the generator at a number of operating load levels and at a number of different power factors to collect data regarding the real and reactive power generated at each of the various operating load levels and power factors. Subsequently, the system analyzes the collected data to determine an actual reactive capability curve of the generator. The system also provides generator health monitoring and identifies changes and trends in the capability curves of the generator. The updated reactive capability curves may be used by an economic dispatch program in determining optimum MW and MVAR setpoints for the generator.
摘要翻译：用于产生发电机的更新的无功能量曲线的系统以多个操作负载水平和多个不同的功率因数操作发电机，以收集关于在各种操作负载水平和功率因数中的每一个产生的实际和无功功率的数据。随后，系统分析收集的数据以确定发电机的实际无功能力曲线。该系统还提供发电机健康监测并识别发电机能力曲线的变化和趋势。更新的无功能力曲线可以由经济调度程序用于确定发电机的最佳MW和MVAR设定值。

6. 发明授权

US09335748B2 Energy management system 有权
标题翻译：能源管理系统
公开(公告)号：US09335748B2
公开(公告)日：2016-05-10
申请号：US12843670
申请日：2010-07-26
申请人： Peter N. Francino , Frederick C. Huff
发明人： Peter N. Francino , Frederick C. Huff
IPC分类号： G05B15/00 , G05B15/02 , H02J3/00 , H02J3/14
CPC分类号： G05B15/02 , G05B2219/32021 , H02J3/00 , H02J3/008 , H02J3/14 , H02J2003/007 , Y02B10/30 , Y02B70/3225 , Y02E40/76 , Y02E60/76 , Y02P70/161 , Y02P80/114 , Y02P90/205 , Y02P90/86 , Y04S10/545 , Y04S20/222 , Y04S40/22 , Y04S50/10
摘要： An energy management system uses an expert engine and a numerical solver to determine an optimal manner of using and controlling the various energy consumption, producing and storage equipment in a plant/communities in order to for example reduce energy costs within the plant, and is especially applicable to plants that require or that are capable of using and/or producing different types of energy at different times. The energy management system operates the various energy manufacturing and energy usage components of the plant to minimize the cost of energy over time, or at various different times, while still meeting certain constraints or requirements within the operational system, such as producing a certain amount of heat or cooling, a certain power level, a certain level of production, etc. In some cases, the energy management system may cause the operational equipment of the plant to produce unneeded energy that can be stored until a later time and then used, or that can be sold back to a public utility, for example, so as to reduce the overall cost of energy within the plant.
摘要翻译：能源管理系统使用专家引擎和数值求解器来确定在工厂/社区中使用和控制各种能源消耗，生产和存储设备的最佳方式，以便例如降低工厂内的能源成本，尤其是适用于需要或能够在不同时间使用和/或生产不同类型能量的植物。能源管理系统运行工厂的各种能源制造和能源使用部件，以尽量减少能量随着时间的流逝成本，或在不同的时间，同时仍然满足操作系统内的某些限制或要求，例如生产一定量的热或冷却，一定的功率水平，一定的生产水平等。在某些情况下，能源管理系统可能导致设备的操作设备产生不需要的能量，可以储存直到稍后再使用，或例如，可以将其出售回公共事业，以降低工厂内的总能源成本。

7. 发明授权

US08140296B2 Method and apparatus for generalized performance evaluation of equipment using achievable performance derived from statistics and real-time data 有权
标题翻译：使用从统计和实时数据得出的可实现性能的设备的广义性能评估的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US08140296B2
公开(公告)日：2012-03-20
申请号：US12047139
申请日：2008-03-12
申请人： Peter N. Francino , Xu Cheng , Frederick C. Huff
发明人： Peter N. Francino , Xu Cheng , Frederick C. Huff
IPC分类号： G06F11/30
CPC分类号： F22B1/1846 , F01K13/02 , F23J3/023 , F23N5/242 , F23N2023/44 , F28F27/00
摘要： A statistical performance evaluation system for a thermodynamic device and process uses the achievable performance derived from statistics and real-time data for the device or process to evaluate the current performance of the device or process, and to adjust the operations of the device or process accordingly, or provide feedback to an operator or other monitoring system for taking corrective actions to obtain performance approaching the optimum achievable performance. The achievable performance of the device or process is derived from data collected during operational periods when the best achievable performance is anticipated, such as after maintenance is performed, and supersedes the ideal or design performance specified by the manufacturer, which typically does not represent the actual operating conditions in the field, as the basis for evaluating the real-time performance of the device. The statistical performance evaluation system may set desired upper and lower limits for performance parameters, and compare desired limits to the actual performance parameter values to determine the readjustment to be made to the operation of the device or process.
摘要翻译：热力学设备和过程的统计性能评估系统使用从设备或过程的统计数据和实时数据得到的可实现性能来评估设备或过程的当前性能，并相应地调整设备或过程的操作或者向操作者或其他监控系统提供反馈以采取纠正措施以获得接近最佳可实现性能的性能。设备或过程的可实现的性能来源于在预期达到最佳可实现性能的运行期间收集的数据，例如在执行维护之后，并取代制造商规定的理想或设计性能，通常不代表实际操作条件在现场作为评估设备实时性能的基础。统计性能评估系统可以设置性能参数的期望上限和下限，并且将期望的限制与实际性能参数值进行比较，以确定对装置或过程的操作进行的重新调整。

8. 发明申请

US20120010758A1 OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM USING AN ITERATIVELY COUPLED EXPERT ENGINE 有权
标题翻译：使用迭代式联合专家发动机的优化系统
公开(公告)号：US20120010758A1
公开(公告)日：2012-01-12
申请号：US13112697
申请日：2011-05-20
申请人： Peter N. Francino , Frederick C. Huff , David G. Foster
发明人： Peter N. Francino , Frederick C. Huff , David G. Foster
IPC分类号： G06F1/32
CPC分类号： G05B17/02 , F01K13/02 , Y02P80/114 , Y02P90/86
摘要： An energy management system uses an expert engine and a numerical solver to determine an optimal manner of using and controlling the various energy consumption, producing and storage equipment in a plant/communities in order to for example reduce energy costs within the plant, and is especially applicable to plants that require or that are capable of using and/or producing different types of energy at different times. The energy management system operates the various energy manufacturing and energy usage components of the plant to minimize the cost of energy over time, or at various different times, while still meeting certain constraints or requirements within the operational system, such as producing a certain amount of heat or cooling, a certain power level, a certain level of production, etc. In some cases, the energy management system may cause the operational equipment of the plant to produce unneeded energy that can be stored until a later time and then used, or that can be sold back to a public utility, for example, so as to reduce the overall cost of energy within the plant.
摘要翻译：能源管理系统使用专家引擎和数值求解器来确定在工厂/社区中使用和控制各种能源消耗，生产和存储设备的最佳方式，以便例如降低工厂内的能源成本，尤其是适用于需要或能够在不同时间使用和/或生产不同类型能量的植物。能源管理系统运行工厂的各种能源制造和能源使用部件，以尽量减少能量随着时间的流逝成本，或在不同的时间，同时仍然满足操作系统内的某些限制或要求，例如生产一定量的热或冷却，一定的功率水平，一定的生产水平等。在某些情况下，能源管理系统可能导致设备的操作设备产生不需要的能量，可以储存直到稍后再使用，或例如，可以将其出售回公共事业，以降低工厂内的总能源成本。

9. 发明申请

US20120010757A1 ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 有权
标题翻译：能源管理体系
公开(公告)号：US20120010757A1
公开(公告)日：2012-01-12
申请号：US12843670
申请日：2010-07-26
申请人： Peter N. Francino , Frederick C. Huff
发明人： Peter N. Francino , Frederick C. Huff
IPC分类号： G06F19/00 , G06F1/26
CPC分类号： G05B15/02 , G05B2219/32021 , H02J3/00 , H02J3/008 , H02J3/14 , H02J2003/007 , Y02B10/30 , Y02B70/3225 , Y02E40/76 , Y02E60/76 , Y02P70/161 , Y02P80/114 , Y02P90/205 , Y02P90/86 , Y04S10/545 , Y04S20/222 , Y04S40/22 , Y04S50/10
摘要： An energy management system uses an expert engine and a numerical solver to determine an optimal manner of using and controlling the various energy consumption, producing and storage equipment in a plant/communities in order to for example reduce energy costs within the plant, and is especially applicable to plants that require or that are capable of using and/or producing different types of energy at different times. The energy management system operates the various energy manufacturing and energy usage components of the plant to minimize the cost of energy over time, or at various different times, while still meeting certain constraints or requirements within the operational system, such as producing a certain amount of heat or cooling, a certain power level, a certain level of production, etc. In some cases, the energy management system may cause the operational equipment of the plant to produce unneeded energy that can be stored until a later time and then used, or that can be sold back to a public utility, for example, so as to reduce the overall cost of energy within the plant.
摘要翻译：能源管理系统使用专家引擎和数值求解器来确定在工厂/社区中使用和控制各种能源消耗，生产和存储设备的最佳方式，以便例如降低工厂内的能源成本，尤其是适用于需要或能够在不同时间使用和/或生产不同类型能量的植物。能源管理系统运行工厂的各种能源制造和能源使用部件，以尽量减少能量随着时间的流逝成本，或在不同的时间，同时仍然满足操作系统内的某些限制或要求，例如生产一定量的加热或冷却，一定的功率水平，一定的生产水平等。在某些情况下，能源管理系统可能导致设备的操作设备产生不需要的能量，可以储存直到稍后再使用，或例如，可以将其出售回公共事业，以降低工厂内的总能源成本。

10. 发明申请

US20090012653A1 USE OF STATISTICAL ANALYSIS IN POWER PLANT PERFORMANCE MONITORING 有权
标题翻译：统计分析在发电厂性能监测中的应用
公开(公告)号：US20090012653A1
公开(公告)日：2009-01-08
申请号：US12047217
申请日：2008-03-12
申请人： Xu Cheng , Frederick C. Huff , Peter N. Francino , Konrad Swirski
发明人： Xu Cheng , Frederick C. Huff , Peter N. Francino , Konrad Swirski
IPC分类号： G06F1/26
CPC分类号： F23N5/242 , F23N2023/44 , F23N2025/24 , F23N2037/10 , G05B23/021 , G05B23/024 , G05B23/0294 , Y02P80/114
摘要： A technique of implementing performance monitoring in a power plant is appropriate to control operating parameters and factors connected with the efficiency of the energy production process in an energy marketplace that is more complex than in the past, and that takes into account more than just the cost of fuel. In particular, this method works well when the real costs of production are dependent on other variable costs besides the cost of fuel, such as environmental credits, equipment degradation and repair costs, as well as electrical energy trade market factors like ramp rate, LMP factors, and the ability to deliver contracted power levels and spot transactions. The power plant performance monitoring technique applies a statistical analysis to collected power plant data to determine the factors that are best controlled or changed to affect (increase) the efficiency or other primary performance indication of the plant, in whatever state or operating level the plant is run. Because heat rate calculation applications are typically performed on-line, it is possible to analyze collected plant data in detail and to apply for example, principal component analysis (PCA) and linear and nonlinear regression analysis to the data, which enables the performance method to obtain a more accurate detection of the influence of the principal process parameters that affect heat rate deviation (efficiency), as well as to establish baseline or best-possible operational constraints to be used to control the plant in the future. This performance based control methodology will allow for near optimum performance of power plants by constantly allowing for refinement and best practices and control to be realized.
摘要翻译：在电厂中实施性能监测的技术适用于控制与能源市场中能源生产过程效率相关的运行参数和因素，这些能源市场比以往更复杂，并且不仅考虑到成本的燃料。特别是，当生产的实际成本取决于其他可变成本，除了燃料成本（如环境信贷，设备退化和维修成本）以及电能贸易市场因素如升温速率，LMP因素，以及提供合同权力水平和现货交易的能力。电厂性能监测技术对收集的电厂数据进行统计分析，以确定最佳控制或改变的因素，以影响（增加）工厂的效率或其他主要性能指标，无论工厂的任何状态或操作级别跑。由于热速率计算应用通常在线进行，因此可以详细分析采集的工厂数据，并将主成分分析（PCA）和线性和非线性回归分析应用于数据，这使得性能方法能够更准确地检测影响热耗率偏差（效率）的主要工艺参数的影响，以及建立将来用于控制工厂的基准或最佳可能的操作限制。这种基于性能的控制方法将通过不断允许精细化和最佳实践和控制来实现发电厂的近似最佳性能。

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