Abstract: This steam valve includes a valve casing, a valve body, a valve stem, an actuator, a heat buffer member, a link mechanism, and a link base. The heat buffer member includes: a heat buffer plate separated toward a leading end side from the valve casing in an axial direction in which the valve stem extends; and a support column that fixes the heat buffer plate to the valve casing so as to be incapable of relative movement. The actuator includes: an actuator casing; and an actuator rod that extends in the axial direction from in the actuator casing and that moves in the axial direction with respect to the actuator casing. The link base is fixed to the heat buffer member and extends from the heat buffer member in an axial perpendicular direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction. The actuator casing is fixed to the link base.

Abstract: A steam valve having a first inclined surface, which is formed at the distal end portion of a valve rod and in which the outer diameter of the valve rod increases from the distal end toward the base end of the valve rod, and a second inclined surface, which is formed on the inside of a portion of a main valve that is positioned on the base-end side of the valve rod and which inclines with the same inclination angle as the first inclined surface. In a state in which a slave valve and the main valve are closed the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are separated from each other, and when the slave valve and the main valve are in a fully open state the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface abut each other.

Abstract: A steam valve including a valve seat and a valve body, each of which has: a first layer formed on a base material and made of a material different from the base material; and a second layer formed on the first layer in a contact position between the valve body and the valve seat and made of a material different from the base material and the first layer. On one side or the other side of a steam passage regarding at least one of the valve body or the valve seat, a minimum curvature radius of the first layer in a cross-section along a direction of relative movement between the valve body and the valve seat is equal to or larger than the smaller of a minimum curvature radius of a surface of the base material or a minimum curvature radius of a surface of the second layer.

Abstract: This steam valve includes a valve casing, a valve body, a valve stem, an actuator, a heat buffer member, a link mechanism, and a link base. The heat buffer member includes: a heat buffer plate separated toward a leading end side from the valve casing in an axial direction in which the valve stem extends; and a support column that fixes the heat buffer plate to the valve casing so as to be incapable of relative movement. The actuator includes: an actuator casing; and an actuator rod that extends in the axial direction from in the actuator casing and that moves in the axial direction with respect to the actuator casing. The link base is fixed to the heat buffer member and extends from the heat buffer member in an axial perpendicular direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction. The actuator casing is fixed to the link base.

Abstract: A steam valve having a first inclined surface, which is formed at the distal end portion of a valve rod and in which the outer diameter of the valve rod increases from the distal end toward the base end of the valve rod, and a second inclined surface, which is formed on the inside of a portion of a main valve that is positioned on the base-end side of the valve rod and which inclines with the same inclination angle as the first inclined surface. In a state in which a slave valve and the main valve are closed the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are separated from each other, and when the slave valve and the main valve are in a fully open state the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface abut each other.

Abstract: An on-off valve of the present invention includes a valve box which includes an inlet flow path of steam and an outlet flow path which communicates with the inlet flow path through a communication bole, a stop valve body which opens or closes the communication hole, and a stop valve support portion, in which the outlet flow path extends in a direction intersecting the opening direction of the communication hole toward a downstream side in a flow direction of the steam, and a minimum wall thickness of the valve box is smaller than a minimum wall thickness of the valve box.

Abstract: Provided is a control parameter automatic-adjustment apparatus that adjusts a control parameter which is used when a control apparatus of a plant calculates an operational control signal, the apparatus including: a simulator that simulates operation of the plant; a learning unit that searches for an optimal control parameter using the simulator; and a knowledge database that stores knowledge information which associates an amount of change in the control parameter with an amount of change in a state of the plant, in which the learning unit includes a search range determination unit that determines a control parameter search range based on the knowledge information that is stored in the knowledge database.

Abstract: An on-off valve of the present invention includes a valve box which includes an inlet flow path of steam and an outlet flow path which communicates with the inlet flow path through a communication bole, a stop valve body which opens or closes the communication hole, and a stop valve support portion, in which the outlet flow path extends in a direction intersecting the opening direction of the communication hole toward a downstream side in a flow direction of the steam, and a minimum wall thickness of the valve box is smaller than a minimum wall thickness of the valve box.

Abstract: There is provided a combined cycle power plant in which a high-pressure steam turbine and an intermediate-pressure steam turbine can operate in a state where amounts of thermal effect thereof are close to a limit value, and capable of reducing start-up time. A combined cycle power plant includes: an exhaust heat recovery boiler that includes a high-pressure superheater which superheats steam for a high-pressure steam turbine, and a reheater which reheats steam for an intermediate-pressure steam turbine; bypass pipes through which steam bypasses the high-pressure superheater and the reheater; bypass valves that regulate flow rates of steam which flows through the bypass pipes; and a bypass controller that controls the bypass valves such that a difference between thermal effect-amount margins of the turbines is decreased.

Abstract: An activation control apparatus permits activating a steam turbine safely at high speed in response to a power generation plant state. A heat source apparatus heats low-temperature fluid to generate high-temperature fluid, and steam generation equipment generates steam by thermal exchange with the high-temperature fluid. A steam turbine is driven by the steam, and an adjustment apparatus adjusts a plant operation amount. A thermal effect amount prediction calculation device calculates a prediction value for a thermal effect amount for use for activation control of the steam turbine, and a changeover device decides, based on a state value of the power generation plant, the sensitivity of the thermal effect amount to a variation of the plant operation amount and outputs a changeover signal in accordance with the sensitivity. Based on the changeover signal, an adjustment device calculates the plant operation amount so as not to exceed a predetermined limit value.

Abstract: A steam turbine power plant includes a life consumption amount calculator configured to calculate life consumption amounts of a turbine rotor based on a value measured by a measurer, a thermal stress limit update timing determining device configured to determine a time when thermal stress limits are updated, an accumulated life consumption amount calculator configured to calculate accumulated life consumption amounts of the turbine rotor when the thermal stress limits are updated, a planned life consumption amount setting device configured to set planned life consumption amounts of the turbine rotor based on the accumulated life consumption amounts of the turbine rotor, a thermal stress limit calculator configured to calculate and update the thermal stress limits based on the planned life consumption amounts of the turbine rotor, and a plant command value calculator configured to calculate a plant command value based on the thermal stress limits.

Abstract: Provided is a steam turbine plant activation control device that can flexibly handle an initial state amount of a steam turbine plant and activate a steam turbine at a high speed. The activation control device 21 for the steam turbine plant includes a heat source device 1 configured to heat a low-temperature fluid using a heat source medium and generate a high-temperature fluid, a steam generator 2 for generating steam by thermal exchange with the high-temperature fluid, a steam turbine 3 to be driven by the steam, and adjusters 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 configured to adjust operation amounts of the plant.

Abstract: Provided is a control parameter automatic-adjustment apparatus that adjusts a control parameter which is used when a control apparatus of a plant calculates an operational control signal, the apparatus including: a simulator that simulates operation of the plant; a learning unit that searches for an optimal control parameter using the simulator; and a knowledge database that stores knowledge information which associates an amount of change in the control parameter with an amount of change in a state of the plant, in which the learning unit includes a search range determination unit that determines a control parameter search range based on the knowledge information that is stored in the knowledge database.

Abstract: A steam turbine plant of the present invention includes a heat source device that heats a low temperature fluid by a heat source medium to obtain a high temperature fluid, a steam generating device that generates steam by heat exchange with the high temperature fluid, a steam turbine that is driven by the steam, a heating flow path that is disposed on an outer surface of a casing of the steam turbine, a high temperature fluid supply passage that is branched from a flow path of the high temperature fluid in the steam generating device, is connected to the heating flow path, and supplies the high temperature fluid to the heating flow path, and a high temperature fluid flow rate regulating device that regulates a flow rate of the high temperature fluid flowing through the high temperature fluid supply passage.

Abstract: There is provided a combined cycle power plant in which a high-pressure steam turbine and an intermediate-pressure steam turbine can operate in a state where amounts of thermal effect thereof are close to a limit value, and capable of reducing start-up time. A combined cycle power plant includes: an exhaust heat recovery boiler that includes a high-pressure superheater which superheats steam for a high-pressure steam turbine, and a reheater which reheats steam for an intermediate-pressure steam turbine; bypass pipes through which steam bypasses the high-pressure superheater and the reheater; bypass valves that regulate flow rates of steam which flows through the bypass pipes; and a bypass controller that controls the bypass valves such that a difference between thermal effect-amount margins of the turbines is decreased.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an activation control apparatus by which a steam turbine can be activated safely at a high speed in response to a state of a power generation plant.

Abstract: A start control unit for a steam turbine plant, wherein inputting a measured value of a steam temperature fed to a steam turbine, a measured value or an estimated value of a rotor temperature of the steam turbine, and a measured value of a casing temperature of the steam turbine, and controlling a steam flow rate so as to increase the steam flow rate fed to the steam turbine when a difference between the steam temperature and the rotor temperature is smaller than a first regulated value and a difference between the rotor temperature and the casing temperature is a second regulated value or larger.

Abstract: Disclosed is a steam turbine power plant adapted to start operating safely even if prediction accuracy of its startup constraints cannot be obtained. The system calculates predictive values and current values of startup constraints of a steam turbine from process variables of plant physical quantities, next calculates in parallel both a first control input variable for a heat medium flow controller based on predictive values, and a second control input variable for a main steam control valve based on the current values, and while preferentially selecting the first control input variable, if the first control input variable is not calculated, selects the second control input variable instead. After the selection of at least one of the first and second control input variables, the system outputs an appropriate command value to the heat medium flow controller and the main steam control valve according to the kind of selected control input variable.

Abstract: Disclosed is a steam turbine power plant adapted to start operating very efficiently by highly accurate look-ahead control of a plurality of its startup constraints.

Abstract: A steam turbine plant activation control device is provided, which generates an activation schedule that enables a reduction in a time period required for the activation of a steam turbine plant without complex calculation such as prediction and calculation of a temperature and calculation of thermal stress.