Power plant with co2 capture

• Main Authors: HOFFMANN JUERGEN, DROUX FRANCOIS, LI HONGTAO, MAHIEUX CELINE, WIRSUM MANFRED, RUCHTI CHRISTOPH, NAGEL HOLGER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.06.2015
• Subjects: AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES; GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ENGINES; WEAPONS

Since CO2 is identified as a main greenhouse gas, its capture and storage is essential to control global warming. Flexible, optimized operation of CCPPs (combined cycle power plants) with a CO2 capture system (18) will increase the competitiveness of CCPPs designed for CO2 capture and will allow earlier introduction of this kind of plants. The main objective of the present invention is to provide a method for the optimized operation of a CCPP with flue gas recirculation and CO2 capture system (18) as well as a plant designed to operate according to this method. To this end a combination of two parameters to optimize the overall plant efficiency is proposed. These are CO2 concentration in the flue gases, and the re- cooling temperature of the recirculated flue gases. Additionally it is found to be advantageous to control the flue gas flow, which is sent to the CO2 capture system (18). These parameters are given as functions over load to optimize the overall plant efficiency including the CO2 capture system (18). Besides the method a power plant designed to operate according to this method is subject of the present invention. Further, admixing of oxygen or oxygen enriched air to the gas turbine inlet gases (3) to enhance operatability is proposed.