US 12,271,846 B2
Dispatch advisor to assist in selecting operating conditions of power plant that maximizes operational revenue
Ilya Alexandrovich Slobodyanskiy, Simpsonville, SC (US); David Leach, Simpsonville, SC (US); and Berardino Pezzella, Giussano (IT)
Assigned to GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed by GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/389,447.
Application 18/389,447 is a continuation of application No. 17/243,876, filed on Apr. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,893,525.
Prior Publication US 2024/0095623 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); G05B 13/04 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/20 (2023.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01); G06Q 40/02 (2023.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 10/06313 (2013.01) [G05B 13/042 (2013.01); G06Q 10/20 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); G06Q 40/02 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a power plant having at least one gas turbine, comprising:
operating the power plant at an ambient condition and a load condition;
obtaining, by a system comprising at least one processor, a flexible load map for operating the power plant to meet load power demands, wherein the flexible load map includes a primary load operating space for attaining target plant power output and efficiency, and an expanded load portion for attaining higher plant power output and sub-optimal efficiency in relation to the primary load operating space, both the primary load operating space and the expanded load portion including a representation that associates power output and efficiency values of the power plant that result from a subset of operational parameter values for operating the power plant during load;
partitioning, by the system, the flexible load map into a plurality of operating segments, each operating segment including a range of operating values for the operational parameters and corresponding power output and efficiency values that are attained while operating the power plant at the range of operating values in the operating segment;
for each of the plurality of operating segments, determining, by the system, revenue that is generated from operating the power plant over the range of operating values that attain the corresponding power output and efficiency values taking into consideration at least one of a plurality of market conditions associated with a power generation market;
generating, by the system, a plurality of visualizations of the revenue associated with each of the operating segments in the partitioned flexible load map for each of the plurality of market conditions, wherein each visualization of the revenue determined for the plurality of market conditions includes a visual representation of the revenue associated with operating the power plant in each of the plurality of operating segments based on the respective range of operating values and power output and efficiency values that are attained with the operating values;
presenting for display, with the system, one or more of the plurality of visualizations of the revenue associated with each of the operating segments in the partitioned flexible load map for each of the plurality of market conditions; and
adjusting, by the system, the operation of the power plant in response to the obtaining of the flexible load map, the partitioning of the flexible load map into the plurality of operating segments, the determining of the revenue for each of the plurality of operating segments, and the presenting of the one or more of the plurality of visualizations of the revenue associated with each of the operating segments, wherein the adjusting of the operation of the power plant includes automatically adjusting at least one operational parameter of the at least one gas turbine.