Miglioramenti nella
flessibilità dei cicli
combinati:
esperienze recenti
di Ansaldo Energia
Alice Pesenti
Federico Calzolari
Milano, 08 - 04 -12014
Miglioramenti nella flessibilità
dei cicli combinati:
esperienze recenti di
Ansaldo Energia
 ITALIAN ELECTRICITY MARKET SCENARIO
 AE94.3A4 FLEXIBILITY PACKAGES
MEL Reduction
 Grid Support
 Start-up Time Reduction
 CONCLUSIONS
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ITALIAN ELECTRICAL MARKET SCENARIO
Example: California
prediction for 2020
 + 13500 MW in 2 hours
Strategia Energetica Nazionale: per un’energia più competitiva e sostenibile (March 2013)
California Independent System Operator (CalISO)
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SUMMARY OF AE94.3A4 FLEXIBILITY PACKAGES
Tested
On-going
Package
Item
MEL Reduction
CO Catalyst
-30÷35 MW
Antiicing
-10 MW
Cooling Valves
-3÷5 MW
Blow-off open
-8 MW (1 B.O.)
GT Load Gradient
Up to 30 MW/min
(Up to 42 MW/min
with SAS-up)
HCO ON Fast
Unloading
Up to 36 MW/min
GT cold load
gradient
BOP & HRSG
logics
optimization
Grid Support
Start-up Time
Reduction
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Benefit tested
Item
Benefit exp. Timing
Regulating
Blow-off
-15 MW
(2 B.O.)
12/14
Humming
active
control
Combustion
stability
increase
(ramps, BL)
06/14
Up to 13 MW/min
Purge credit
Up to 20 min
Ready
Up to 40 min saved
New RSE
Start-up
strategy
customization
06/14
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SUMMARY OF AE94.3A4 FLEXIBILITY PACKAGES
Tested
On-going
Package
Item
MEL Reduction
CO Catalyst
-30÷35 MW
Antiicing
-10 MW
Cooling Valves
-3÷5 MW
Blow-off open
-8 MW (1 B.O.)
GT Load Gradient
Up to 30 MW/min
(Up to 42 MW/min
with SAS-up)
HCO ON Fast
Unloading
Up to 36 MW/min
GT cold load
gradient
BOP & HRSG
logics
optimization
Grid Support
Start-up Time
Reduction
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Benefit tested
Item
Benefit exp. Timing
Regulating
Blow-off
-15 MW
(2 B.O.)
12/14
Humming
active
control
Combustion
stability
increase
(ramps, BL)
06/14
Up to 13 MW/min
Purge credit
Up to 20 min
Ready
Up to 40 min saved
New RSE
Start-up
strategy
customization
06/14
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MEL REDUCTION: TESTED PACKAGES
Anti-Icing + cooling valves + CO Catalyst
ANTI-ICING


CO/NOx
[mg/Nm3]
TV1 [°C]
0
<30
7,8
-7
<30
12,9 (Tamb 8,3)
-34
<30
8,2
-41
<30
14,1 (Tamb 9,0)
CATALIZZATORE Δ LOAD [MW]


COMBINED CATALYST + ANTI-ICING: -41MW
Load=25% Pnom. /
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TG
=21%
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MEL REDUCTION: TESTED PACKAGES
Anti-Icing + Cooling Valves + CO Catalyst
25% Pnom.
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MEL REDUCTION: TESTED PACKAGES
Blow-Off valves: A1.I opened
 -8MW
CO/NOx<30 mg/Nm3
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SUMMARY OF AE94.3A4 FLEXIBILITY PACKAGES
Tested
On-going
Package
Item
MEL Reduction
CO Catalyst
-30÷35 MW
Antiicing
-10 MW
Cooling Valves
-3÷5 MW
Blow-off open
-8 MW (1 B.O.)
GT Load Gradient
Up to 30 MW/min
(Up to 42 MW/min
with SAS-up)
HCO ON Fast
Unloading
Up to 36 MW/min
GT cold load
gradient
BOP & HRSG
logics
optimization
Grid Support
Start-up Time
Reduction
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Benefit tested
Item
Benefit exp. Timing
Regulating
Blow-off
-15 MW
(2 B.O.)
12/14
Humming
active
control
Combustion
stability
increase
(ramps, BL)
06/14
Up to 13 MW/min
Purge credit
Up to 20 min
Ready
Up to 40 min saved
New RSE
Start-up
strategy
customization
06/14
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LOAD GRADIENT: SAS-UP CONFIGURATION
 Combustion Chamber cooling optimization
Control Valves GV2-3
Variable setpoint connected with Load
& Ambient Temperature
Upgraded combustion system
Combustion Chamber
Internal housing Holes reduction to cool the brick
holders of the ceramic tiles
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Burner Insert redesign
Holes reduction
TBC Increasing
Sealing Ring TV2 improved design
External Housing Combustion Chamber
Reduction diameter of the cooling holes
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GT LOAD GRADIENT IMPROVEMENT
 Load Ramp Test: Initial Target 32 MW/min from Minimum to
97% Load
 NOx Target < 30 mg/Nm3 (Diffusion Pilot Burners + SAS up)
 Target matched and improved: 42 MW/min with stable condition
115270 MW
32 MW/min
Load
Combustion Dynamics
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115270 MW
42 MW/min
Load
Combustion Dynamics
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GT LOAD GRADIENT IMPROVEMENT
 Fast Unloading load rate increase with HCO on
 Unloading 100% → 5% IGV @ 36MW/min
No impact on bearing vibration and combustion stability
Clearance monitoringOK
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SUMMARY OF AE94.3A4 FLEXIBILITY PACKAGES
Tested
On-going
Package
Item
MEL Reduction
CO Catalyst
-30÷35 MW
Antiicing
-10 MW
Cooling Valves
-3÷5 MW
Blow-off open
-8 MW (1 B.O.)
GT Load Gradient
Up to 30 MW/min
(Up to 42 MW/min
with SAS-up)
HCO ON Fast
Unloading
Up to 36 MW/min
GT cold load
gradient
BOP & HRSG
logics
optimization
Grid Support
Start-up Time
Reduction
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Benefit tested
Item
Benefit exp. Timing
Regulating
Blow-off
-15 MW
(2 B.O.)
12/14
Humming
active
control
Combustion
stability
increase
(ramps, BL)
06/14
Up to 13 MW/min
Purge credit
Up to 20 min
Ready
Up to 40 min saved
New RSE
Start-up
strategy
customization
06/14
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GT COLD LOAD GRADIENT
FSNLMEL @ 13 MW/min
13 MW/minOK
10125 MW in 9 min
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BOP & HRSG LOGICS OPTIMIZATION

HRSG start-up ramp
optimisation: variable GT load
gradient as function of HRSG
HP drum pressure
SAVED UP TO 15’

ST minimum steam conditions
for start up (permissives)
SAVED UP TO 20’

Better operation of drains and
vents to reduce steam lines
warming up time
SAVED UP TO 5’
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CONCLUSIONS: GT LOAD RANGE UPGRADE
>75 %
65 %
60 %
57 %
2011
50 %
40 %
2006
30 %
2007
2008
Turano
Moncalieri
2012
2014
Ferrera
La Casella
Escatron
2004
Nox < 50 mg/Nm3
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Nox < 30 mg/Nm3
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CONCLUSIONS: GT LOAD GRADIENT UPGRADE
+220%
+150%
2013
+90%
2008
2008
2009
2009
Rizziconi
La Casella
Ravenna
2004
13 MW/min
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CONCLUSIONS: START UP TIME REDUCTION
2008
90 min
- Automatic Sequence
- Improved By-pass Management
80 min
50 min
2010
45 min
- GT cold load gradient: 13 MW/min
- HRSG start-up ramp optimization
- ST start-up time optimization
2013
2014
- New ST Rotor Stress Evaluator
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Thank you
for your attention
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BACK-UP
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MINIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD REDUCTION
Antiicing
• Compressor Bleed:
DPower, Cost
Efficiency
• External heat Exchanger:
DPower, Efficiency
Cost
+
-
+
-
Main CC & Burner improve
MEL
[MW]
AE94.3A2
CO Catalyst
High ∆Power, High efficiency
Cost, Outage (≈ 2wks)
+
-
IGV Hyperclosed
150
Velonox EVO
AE94.3A4
140
Modified CC Cooling
Ravenna 2010
120
Best burner
performance
La Casella 2012
100
La Casella 2012
95
CO catalyst
Time
2000
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Dec 2010
Apr 2012
Jul 2012
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CONTROL SYSTEM PACKAGES
MEL
Ramp
Stability
Performance
X
X
HUMMING ACTIVE CONTROL
•Humming Monitoring to improve Combustion Stability Control Logic
•Acts on Fuel Valve & TETC control to prevent instability growth
EMISSIONS CONTROL
•Integration of exhaust composition measure in control logic
X
FUEL FLEXIBILITY
•Modify the control strategy to rapidly compensate the fuel quality
change
X
X
Cooling valves control optimization
•Cooling valves control optimization based on GT load
X
X
Tuning4seasons
•Gas / air control optimization based on ambient and operating
conditions
X
X
X
Antiicing control
•SW modification to enable compressor bleed antiicing for MEL
reduction
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X
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ANSALDO «EFFICIENCY»
~40%
39,8%
2014
39,7%
2007
39,7%
>310 MW
298 MW
2005
39,2%
2012
294 MW
286 MW
2004
280 MW
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