Thermal power plant

Abstract

By improving a turbine efficiency, a power generation efficiency can be easily improved. The thermal power plant of the present invention comprises, for example: a boiler 1 that heats a feed water by utilizing a heat caused by combustion of a fossil fuel so as to generate a main steam A; reheaters 41 and 42 installed in the boiler 1; a turbine 2; and a generator 13 connected to the turbine 2. The turbine 2 includes: a high pressure turbine into which the main steam A from the boiler 1 is introduced; an intermediate pressure turbine 9 into which the reheated steams E and F generated by the reheaters 41 and 42 are introduced, the intermediate pressure turbine 9 being uniaxially connected to the high pressure turbine 8; and a low pressure turbine 11 into which the reheated steams E and F discharged from the intermediate pressure turbine 9 is introduced, the low pressure turbine 11 being coupled with the high pressure turbine 8 and the intermediate pressure turbine 9. The generator 7 has more than two poles, and is coupled with the high pressure turbine 8, the intermediate pressure turbine 9, and the low pressure turbine 11.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-92286 filed on Mar. 30 2007, and the whole description in Application No. 2007-92286 is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a thermal power plant capable of improving a power generation efficiency by increasing a steam temperature and a turbine efficiency.[0004]2. Background Art[0005]Conventional thermal power plants are classified into a conventional-type thermal power plant shown in FIG. 9 including a steam turbine system 50 of a reheat regenerative Rankine cycle, and a combined thermal power plant shown in FIG. 10 in which a gas turbine system 30 and a steam turbine system 50 are combined with each other, the steam turbine system 50 being driven by using a steam heated by an exhaust gas C discharged from the gas turbine system 30.[0006]As shown in FIG. 9, the conventional-...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a thermal power plant that improves power generation efficiency by improving turbine efficiency. It includes a boiler, high pressure turbine, reheater, intermediate pressure turbine, low pressure turbine, and generator. The main steam generated by the boiler is introduced into the high pressure turbine, which drives the rotational shaft. The reheater reheats the main steam to generate reheated steam, which is then introduced into the intermediate pressure turbine. The intermediate pressure turbine drives the rotational shaft of the high pressure turbine and the low pressure turbine. The low pressure turbine generates power, which is then converted to electrical energy by the generator. The invention allows for easy improvement in power generation efficiency.

Problems solved by technology

However, when employing these arts for improving the power generation efficiency, i.e., increase of a steam temperature or elongation of a length of a last-stage moving blade, there are required not only an advanced design for fluid and strength and a cooling technique, but also a material of a high strength, which greatly increases a developing cost and extends a developing term therefor.

When the steam temperature is increased in order to attain an effective power generation, a strength of a rotational shaft (rotor) of a turbine made of a steel alloy such as stainless steel, which is currently used, cannot withstand.

However, it is difficult to manufacture a large super alloy steel ingot, and a large manufacturing cost is required therefor.

Thus, it takes a lot of time before such a super alloy can be practically applied.

Thus, further reduction in exhaust loss achieved by the further elongation of the moving blade also comes near the limit.

However, since this structure decreases a flowrate per flow, a length of the moving blade of a first half stage of the low pressure turbine, which invites deterioration in performance of the turbine.

In addition, since the number of the low pressure turbines is increased, a larger cost is necessary.

However, in the above-described steam turbine system 50 of a cross-compound type, since it is necessary to electrically synchronize the two generators 12 and 13, a complicated control system is required, resulting in deterioration in operability.

Thus, when a conventional alloy steel is used as a material for a rotational shaft, it will be difficult to increase the steam temperature in the future, in terms of the strength of the rotational shaft of the turbine 2a.

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