Demonstrating load-change transient performance of a commercial-scale natural gas combined cycle power plant with post-combustion CO2 capture
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2017

The present work aims to study the transient performance of a commercial-scale natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plant with post-combustion CO2 capture (PCC) system via linked dynamic process simulation models. The simulations represent real-like operation of the integrated plant during load change transient events with closed-loop controllers. The focus of the study was the dynamic interaction between the power plant and the PCC unit, and the performance evaluation of decentralized control structures. A 613 MW three-pressure reheat NGCC with PCC using aqueous MEA was designed, including PCC process scale-up. Detailed dynamic process models of the power plant and the post-combustion unit were developed, and their validity was deemed sufficient for the purpose of application. Dynamic simulations of three gas turbine load-change ramp rates (2%/min, 5%/min and 10%/min) showed that the total stabilization times of the power plant's main process variables are shorter (10–30 min) than for the PCC unit (1–4 h). A dynamic interaction between the NGCC and the PCC unit is found in the steam extraction to feed the reboiler duty of the PCC unit. The transient performance of five decentralized PCC plant control structures under load change was analyzed. When controlling the CO2 capture rate, the power plant performs in a more efficient manner at steady-state part load; however, the PCC unit experiences longer stabilization times of the main process variables during load changes, compared with control structures without CO2 capture rate being controlled. Control of L/G ratio of the absorber columns leads to similar part load steady-state performance and significantly faster stabilization times of the power plant and PCC unit's main process variables. It is concluded that adding the PCC unit to the NGCC does not significantly affect the practical load-following capability of the integrated plant in a day-ahead power market, but selection of a suitable control structure is required for efficient operation of the process under steady-state and transient conditions.

Control

Post-combustion

Operational flexibility

Dynamic simulation

Natural gas

Författare

Rubén Mocholí Montañés

Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet

Stefanìa Òsk Gardarsdòttir

Chalmers, Energi och miljö, Energiteknik

Fredrik Normann

Chalmers, Energi och miljö, Energiteknik

Filip Johnsson

Chalmers, Energi och miljö, Energiteknik

Lars O. Nord

Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

1750-5836 (ISSN)

Vol. 63 158-174

Ämneskategorier

Energiteknik

Kemiska processer

Annan elektroteknik och elektronik

DOI

10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.05.011

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