Coal gasification system with a modulated on/off control system
Abstract
A modulated control system is provided for improving regulation of the bed level in a fixed-bed coal gasifier into which coal is fed from a rotary coal feeder. A nuclear bed level gauge using a cobalt source and an ion chamber detector is used to detect the coal bed level in the gasifier. The detector signal is compared to a bed level set point signal in a primary controller which operates in proportional/integral modes to produce an error signal. The error signal is modulated by the injection of a triangular wave signal of a frequency of about 0.0004 Hz and an amplitude of about 80% of the primary deadband. The modulated error signal is fed to a triple-deadband secondary controller which jogs the coal feeder speed up or down by on/off control of a feeder speed change driver such that the gasifier bed level is driven toward the set point while preventing excessive cycling (oscillation) common in on/off mode automatic controllers of this type. Regulation of the bed level is achieved without excessive feeder speed control jogging.
- Inventors:
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- Morgantown, WV
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865044
- Patent Number(s):
- 4453950
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10J - PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- coal; gasification; modulated; control; provided; improving; regulation; bed; level; fixed-bed; gasifier; fed; rotary; feeder; nuclear; gauge; cobalt; source; chamber; detector; detect; signal; compared; set; primary; controller; operates; proportional; integral; modes; produce; error; injection; triangular; wave; frequency; 0004; hz; amplitude; 80; deadband; triple-deadband; secondary; jogs; speed; change; driver; driven; preventing; excessive; cycling; oscillation; common; mode; automatic; controllers; type; achieved; jogging; speed control; coal feeder; fixed-bed coal; automatic control; preventing excessive; coal feed; coal bed; bed level; coal gasifier; coal gasification; error signal; coal gas; bed coal; triangular wave; wave signal; modulated control; detector signal; chamber detector; /48/414/422/
Citation Formats
Fasching, George E. Coal gasification system with a modulated on/off control system. United States: N. p., 1984.
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@article{osti_865044,
title = {Coal gasification system with a modulated on/off control system},
author = {Fasching, George E},
abstractNote = {A modulated control system is provided for improving regulation of the bed level in a fixed-bed coal gasifier into which coal is fed from a rotary coal feeder. A nuclear bed level gauge using a cobalt source and an ion chamber detector is used to detect the coal bed level in the gasifier. The detector signal is compared to a bed level set point signal in a primary controller which operates in proportional/integral modes to produce an error signal. The error signal is modulated by the injection of a triangular wave signal of a frequency of about 0.0004 Hz and an amplitude of about 80% of the primary deadband. The modulated error signal is fed to a triple-deadband secondary controller which jogs the coal feeder speed up or down by on/off control of a feeder speed change driver such that the gasifier bed level is driven toward the set point while preventing excessive cycling (oscillation) common in on/off mode automatic controllers of this type. Regulation of the bed level is achieved without excessive feeder speed control jogging.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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