Dual turbine power plant and a reheat steam bypass flow control system for use therein
An electric power plant having dual turbine-generators connected to a steam source that includes a high temperature gas cooled nuclear reactor is described. Each turbine comprises a high pressure portion operated by superheat steam and an intermediate-low pressure portion operated by reheat steam; a bypass line is connected across each turbine portion to permit a desired minimum flow of steam from the source at times when the combined flow of steam through the turbine is less than the minimum. Coolant gas is propelled through the reactor by a circulator which is driven by an auxiliary turbine which uses steam exhausted from the high pressure portions and their bypass lines. The pressure of the reheat steam is controlled by a single proportional-plus-integral controller which governs the steam flow through the bypass lines associated with the intermediate-low pressure portions. At times when the controller is not in use its output signal is limited to a value that permits an unbiased response when pressure control is resumed, as in event of a turbine trip. 25 claims, 2 figures
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4007595
- Application Number:
- TRN: 77-010532
- OSTI ID:
- 7294418
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 30 Sep 1975
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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