US Patent:
20060178782, Aug 10, 2006
Inventors:
Peter Pechtl - Graz, AT
Martin Posch - Graz, AT
Bijan Davari - Fremont CA, US
Marco Dieleman - Mountain View CA, US
International Classification:
G05B 17/00
G06F 17/50
Abstract:
Methods and systems for operating combined cycle electrical generating plants is provided. The method includes simulating the electrical power plant performance, simulating the steam utilizing process plant performance, parameterizing plant equipment and plant performance using the power plant and process plant simulation results, and solving parameterized simultaneous equations and constraints with an objective function to determine parameter settings that facilitate enhancing an efficiency of the combined cycle electrical generating/steam-utilizing process plant.