Power generation system

• US 5,265,410 A
• Filed: 03/29/1991
• Issued: 11/30/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hisatome, Masatoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Bertsch, Richard A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): KOCHAROV, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US07/677,334
• Time in Patent Office: 977 Days
• Field of Search: 60/39.12, 60/39.05
• US Class Current: 60/39.12
• CPC Class Codes: C10J 2300/093 Coal
• CPC Class Codes: C10J 2300/0956 Air or oxygen enriched air
• CPC Class Codes: C10J 2300/0959 Oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: C10J 2300/1606 Combustion processes
• CPC Class Codes: C10J 2300/165 integrated with a gas turbine or gas motor
• CPC Class Codes: C10J 2300/1671 with the production of electricity
• CPC Class Codes: C10J 2300/1687 with steam generation
• CPC Class Codes: C10J 2300/1884 with one stream being synthesis gas
• CPC Class Codes: C10J 3/723 Controlling or regulating the gasification process
• CPC Class Codes: C10K 1/004 Sulfur containing contaminants, e.g. hydrogen sulfide
• CPC Class Codes: C10K 1/02 Dust removal
• CPC Class Codes: F01K 23/068 in combination with an oxygen producing plant, e.g. an air separation plant
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 20/16 Combined cycle power plant [CCPP], or combined cycle gas turbine [CCGT]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 20/18 Integrated gasification combined cycle [IGCC], e.g. combined with carbon capture and storage [CCS]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 20/32 Direct CO2 mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 20/34 Indirect CO2mitigation, i.e. by acting on non CO2directly related matters of the process, e.g. pre-heating or heat recovery
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 20/10 Process efficiency
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 20/129 Energy recovery, e.g. by cogeneration, H2recovery or pressure recovery turbines
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies

Abstract

A coal gasification composite power generation system including a primary combustor (2) for effecting high temperature combustion of coal fuel (8) under a reducing condition by compressed air or oxygen supplied from a compressor (1), a secondary combustor (3) for effecting complete combustion of the resulting product gas of the primary combustor, the secondary combustor (3) being supplied with the primary combustor product gas, air or oxygen for complete burning of the primary combustor product gas and an additive gas for controlling the combustion gas temperature in the secondary combustor consisting either of steam or carbon dioxide, a gas turbine (4) for driving the compressor (1) and driven by a working fluid consisting of the resulting combustion gas from the secondary combustor. Disposed in series downstream of the gas turbine are a waste heat system generator (5, 18) a desulfurizer (6) and a condenser (7) for separating CO₂ and H₂ O from the exhaust gas of the gas turbine (4). Either CO₂ or H₂ O, converted to steam in the steam generator (5), is fed to the secondary combustor for controlling the temperature of the combustion gas therein.

Claims

1. A power generation system comprising:

primary combustor means for high temperature combustion of coal fuel under a reducing condition and producing product gas;

means for supplying coal fuel to said primary combustor means;

compressor means having an outlet for supplying a fluid selected from the group consisting of air and oxygen to produce a reducing condition in said primary combustor means;

secondary combustor means for producing complete combustion of said product gas from said primary combustor means;

first duct means for conducting said product gas from said primary combustor means to said secondary combustor means;

second duct means connected between said compressor means outlet and said primary and secondary combustor means for conducting said fluid from said outlet of said compressor means to said primary combustor means and said secondary combustor means;

heat exchanger means in said first and second duct means so that said product gas from said primary combustor means heats said fluid in said second duct means passing from said outlet of said compressor means to said primary and secondary combustor means;

gas turbine means operatively connected to said compressor means for driving said compressor means;

third duct means connected between an outlet of said secondary combustor means and an inlet of said gas turbine means for conducting combustion gas from said secondary combustor means to said gas turbine means;

waste heat steam generator means having an inlet connected to an outlet of said gas turbine means and an outlet;

desulfurization means having an inlet connected to said outlet of said waste heat steam generator means and an outlet;

condenser means having an inlet connected to said outlet of said desulfurization means for receiving said combustion gas from said desulfurization means and for separating carbon dioxide and condensed water therein; and

further duct means for conducting an additive fluid from said condenser means to said secondary combustor means for controlling the temperature of said combustion gas from said secondary combustor means, said additive fluid from said condenser means being selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide and water.

2. A power generation system as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

said further duct means has a first end connected to a condensate outlet of said condenser means, passes through said waste heat steam generator means in heat exchange relationship with said combustion gas and has a second end connected to said secondary combustor means so that said additive fluid comprises condensed water from said condenser means converted to steam in said waste heat steam generator means for serving as said additive fluid.

3. A power generation system as claimed in claim 2, and further comprising:

a dust removal means in said first duct means for removing dust from said product gas between said primary combustor means and said secondary combustor means.

4. A power generation system as claimed in claim 3 wherein:

said heat exchanger means is positioned in said first duct means between said primary combustor means and said dust removal means.

5. A power generation system as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

said further duct means has one end connected to an outlet of said condenser means for said carbon dioxide and a second end connected to said secondary combustor means so that said additive fluid comprises carbon dioxide from said condenser means.

6. A power generation system as claimed in claim 5, and further comprising:

a dust removal means in said first duct means for removing dust from said product gas between said primary combustor means and said secondary combustor means.

7. A power generation system as claimed in claim 6 wherein:

said heat exchanger means is positioned in said first duct means between said primary combustor means and said dust removal means.

8. A power generation system as claimed in claim 1, and further comprising:

a dust removal means in said first duct means for removing dust from said product gas between said primary combustor means and said secondary combustor means.

9. A power generation system as claimed in claim 8 wherein:

said heat exchanger means is positioned in said first duct means between said primary combustor means and said dust removal means.

10. The power generation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said further duct means has one end connected to a carbon dioxide outlet of said condenser means and a second end connected to a gas inlet of said compressor means, so that said carbon dioxide from said condenser means is compressed in said compressor means.

11. A power generation system as claimed in claim 10, and further comprising:

a dust removal means in said first duct means for removing dust from said product gas between said primary combustor means and said secondary combustor means.

12. A power generation system as claimed in claim 11 and further comprising:

steam generating conduits in said waste heat steam generator;

auxiliary turbine means operatively connected to said steam generating conduits for driving said auxiliary turbine means;

auxiliary condenser means operatively connected to an outlet of said auxiliary steam turbine means for condensing steam from said auxiliary steam turbine means; and

pump means for pumping said condensate from said auxiliary condenser means to said steam generating conduits in said waste heat steam generator.