Electric Power ›› 2021, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (3): 168-176.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.1004-9649.202009007

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Research and Implementation of In-Depth Frequency Regulation Technology with Heater Removal

CHEN Huanle1, GUI Yishu1, CHEN Wei2, WANG Yang1, LU Honglin2, MING Lei2   

  1. 1. Shanghai Minghua Electric Power Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200090, China;
    2. Tianji No.2 Power Plant, Huaihu Coal & Power Co., Ltd., Huainan 232200, China
  • Received:2020-09-03 Revised:2020-11-24 Online:2021-03-05 Published:2021-03-17
  • Supported by:
    This work is supported by the State Power Investment Corporation Limited (Research and Implementation of Low Frequency Failure Regulation Technology with Heater Removal for Thermal Power Units, No.SH201722)

Abstract: Poor frequency regulation performance has been linked to the limited heat storage capacity of ultra-supercritical boilers under in-depth frequency regulation working conditions in the event of low frequency failure of power grid. To address this issue, the authors proposed an in-depth frequency regulation technology in which the heat storage of regenerative system based on heater removals are fully utilized to participate in grid frequency control. In addition, the field testing was carried out on a typical 660 MW ultra-supercritical unit and the responding characteristics with respect to different heater removals as well as their impacts on the safe and stable operation of the unit were obtained. Accordingly, this paper designed the heater-removal-based frequency modulation strategies and then conducted tests for verification. The test results show that under the premise of ensuring the safe and stable operation of the unit, the proposed technology can effectively improve the unit performance of response to frequency modulation. Therefore, it can be implemented as a new manner to enhance the primary frequency regulation capability of thermal power units operated under large frequency difference conditions in the power grid.

Key words: coal-fired power generating unit, large frequency difference, deep frequency regulation, heater removal, control, safety