US20260176987A1
2026-06-25
18/832,483
2024-06-18
Smart Summary: A system helps manage high energy demand and keeps the power frequency stable in a thermal power plant. It consists of a generator set that includes a steam turbine, a generator, a condenser, and a deaerator. The steam turbine produces energy, while the condenser cools down the steam, and the deaerator removes air from the water used in the system. Additionally, there is a regulation unit that features a special steam turbine, a clutch, a heat storage device using molten salt, and an electric heater. Together, these components ensure the power plant can quickly adjust to changes in energy demand and maintain a steady power supply. 🚀 TL;DR
A peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit, including a generator set and a peak load and frequency regulation unit. The generator set includes a main steam turbine, a generator, a condenser and a deaerator, a steam exhaust port of the main steam turbine is connected to an inlet of the condenser, and an outlet of the condenser is connected to an inlet of the deaerator. The peak load and frequency regulation unit includes a frequency regulation steam turbine, a clutch, a molten salt heat storage device and an electric heater.
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The present application claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 202311287684.3 filed on Oct. 7, 2023 to the China Patent Office, and entitled “PEAK LOAD AND FREQUENCY REGULATION SYSTEM FOR THERMAL POWER UNIT”, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present application relates to the technical field of coal-fired power generation, in particular to a peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit.
Usually, a molten salt heat storage technology is a new technology that utilizes high temperature heat energy for energy storage and potential energy. In the storage phase, a power grid outputs electrical energy to a storage system, and the electrical energy is converted into heat energy to be stored in molten salt. In the release process, an energy storage system converts heat energy into electrical energy and provides electricity.
There are various ways of heat release in the coupling of a molten salt heat storage device and a thermal power unit. The first is that when the molten salt device releases heat, condensate is introduced into the molten salt device, and the heated condensate returns to a condensate system of a generator set. The second is that when the molten salt device releases heat, condensate is introduced into the molten salt device, and steam produced after heating the condensate returns to a steam system. At present, the heated steam is mainly sent to an external network for heat supply or returns to a steam system of a power plant to be sent to a steam turbine for power generation.
Invention with Patent No. 202310453336.2 discloses a molten salt heat storage and coal-fired unit coupling power generation system and an operation method, the patent mentions that molten salt can be utilized to absorb heat of flue gas in a vertical flue at a tail end of a coal-fired boiler and heat of low-temperature flue gas after denitration, reducing the power generation output of a turbine generator set, and responding to the deep peak load regulation of a power grid; and in addition, high-temperature molten salt and medium-temperature molten salt after heat absorption and temperature rising are stored respectively, which can be used for top-peak power generation, fast frequency regulation, industrial steam supply and central heating, thereby achieving the gradient and efficient utilization of energy. This technology has the disadvantages of system complexity, large investment and large floor space. This technology improves the deep peak load regulation capacity to a certain degree, but does not significantly help the climbing rate of the unit.
The present application is intended to at least solve one of the technical problems in the related art to a certain degree. Therefore, an embodiment of the present application provides a peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit, which can achieve deep peak load and frequency regulation of a thermal power unit, improve the electrical load climbing rate of a generator unit, and improve the variable load response rate of the generator unit.
A peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit of an embodiment of the present application includes:
The peak load and frequency regulation system for the thermal power unit of the embodiment of the present application achieves energy storage through the molten salt heat storage device and the electric heater, the generator set is assisted in achieving load raising and load lowering, and the deep peak load regulation capability of the generator set is improved; and the heat release process of the molten salt heat storage device is coupled with the frequency regulation steam turbine, released heat of the molten salt heat storage device is used to drive the frequency regulation steam turbine to rotate, so that it not only can change the output power of the peak load and frequency regulation system for the thermal power unit, and enhance or reduce the electric load to achieve the purpose of frequency regulation of the generator set, but also can enhance the electric load climbing rate of the generator set, and enhance the variable load response rate of the generator set. Moreover, the frequency regulation steam turbine and the main steam turbine are coaxially connected in series with the generator, i.e., the power generation capacity of the generator is equal to the power generation capacity of the main steam turbine and the power generation capacity of the frequency regulation steam turbine, so there is no need to add a new generator in a case of achieving the purpose of the frequency regulation of the unit, thereby reducing the equipment input and cost of the peak load and frequency regulation system for the thermal power unit.
In some embodiments, the molten salt heat storage device further includes a molten salt pump, an inlet of the molten salt pump is connected to a bottom of the salt pond, an outlet of the molten salt pump is connected to an inlet of the electric heater to feed the heat storage medium in the salt pond to the electric heater, and an outlet of the electric heater is connected to a top of the salt pond.
In some embodiments, the peak load and frequency regulation system for the thermal power unit further includes a transformer, the transformer is connected to the generator, the transformer is configured to be connected to a power grid for connecting electrical energy into the power grid, a power supply branch is arranged between the transformer and the generator, and the power supply branch is connected to the electric heater; and
In some embodiments, the peak load and frequency regulation unit further includes a water feeding pump and a first electric valve, an inlet of the water feeding pump is connected to the outlet of the deaerator, an outlet of the water feeding pump is connected to an inlet of the first electric valve, and an outlet of the first electric valve is connected to the inlet of the heat exchange channel.
In some embodiments, the peak load and frequency regulation unit further includes a first regulation valve, an inlet of the first regulation valve is connected to the outlet of the first electric valve, and an outlet of the first regulation valve is connected to the inlet of the heat exchange channel.
In some embodiments, the peak load and frequency regulation unit further includes a second electric valve, an inlet of the second electric valve is connected to the outlet of the heat exchange channel, and an outlet of the second electric valve is connected to the steam inlet of the frequency regulation steam turbine.
In some embodiments, the peak load and frequency regulation unit further includes a second regulation valve, an inlet of the second regulation valve is connected to the outlet of second electric valve, and an outlet of the second regulation valve is connected to the steam inlet of the frequency regulation steam turbine.
In some embodiments, the generator set further includes a condensate pump and a third electric valve, an inlet of the condensate pump is connected to the outlet of the condenser, an outlet of the condensate pump is connected to an inlet of the third electric valve, and an outlet of the third electric valve is connected to the inlet of the deaerator.
In some embodiments, the generator set further includes a third regulation valve, an inlet of the third regulation valve is connected to the outlet of the third electric valve, and an outlet of the third regulation valve is connected to the inlet of the deaerator.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit according to an embodiment of the present application.
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Main steam turbine 1, generator 2, condenser 3, deaerator 4, frequency regulation steam turbine 5, clutch 6, molten salt heat storage device 7, heat exchange channel 71, molten salt pump 72, electric heater 8, transformer 9, first switch 11, power supply branch 10, water feeding pump 12, first electric valve 13, first regulation valve 14, second electric valve 15, second regulation valve 16, condensate pump 17, third electric valve 18, and third regulation valve 19.
The embodiments of the present application will be described below in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary, and are intended to be used to be illustrative of the present application and should not be construed as limiting the present application.
As shown in FIG. 1, a peak load and frequency regulation system 100 for a thermal power unit of an embodiment of the present application includes a generator set and a peak load and frequency regulation unit. The generator set includes a main steam turbine 1, a generator 2, a condenser 3 and a deaerator 4, the main steam turbine 1 is coaxially arranged with the generator 2, a steam exhaust port of the main steam turbine 1 is connected to an inlet of the condenser 3, and an outlet of the condenser 3 is connected to an inlet of the deaerator 4.
The peak load and frequency regulation unit includes a frequency regulation steam turbine 5, a clutch 6, a molten salt heat storage device 7 and an electric heater 8, the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 is coaxially arranged with the generator 2 through the clutch 6, a steam exhaust port of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 is connected to the inlet of the condenser 3, the molten salt heat storage device 7 includes a salt pond and a heat exchange channel 71, an inlet of the heat exchange channel 71 is connected to an outlet of the deaerator 4, an outlet of the heat exchange channel 71 is connected to a steam inlet of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, and the electric heater 8 is connected to the generator 2 so as to heat a heat storage medium in the salt pond.
The peak load and frequency regulation system 100 for the thermal power unit of the embodiment of the present application has an operation mode as follows:
The peak load and frequency regulation unit assists the generator set in deep peak load regulation: the clutch 6 is disconnected, the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 does not run, the outlet of deaerator 4 is disconnected from the inlet of heat exchange channel 71, and when the generator set needs to lower the load, the electric heater 8 is turned on to consume the power output from the generator 2 to heat the heat storage medium of the molten salt heat storage device 7, thereby achieving the heat and energy storage, lowering the output power of the peak load and frequency regulation system 100 for the thermal power unit, and achieving the purpose of deep peak load regulation capacity. When it is necessary to raise the load, the electric heater 8 is turned off, the inlet of the heat exchange channel 71 and the outlet of the deaerator 4 are communicated, heat energy stored in the heat storage medium of the molten salt heat storage device 7 is used to heat water within the heat exchange channel 71, the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 is warmed up after water vapor discharged from the heat exchange channel 71 enters the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, and when the rotational speed of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 is consistent with the rotational speed of the main steam turbine 1, the clutch 4 is closed, thereby enhancing the heating efficiency of the heat energy stored in the heat storage medium to the water in the heat exchange channel 71, thus enhancing the rotational speed of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, enhancing the output power of the generator 2, and enhancing the output power of the peak load and frequency regulation system 100 for the thermal power unit.
The peak load and frequency regulation unit assists the generator set in frequency regulation: in the state of the clutch 4 being closed, the electric heater 8 being turned on and the inlet of the heat exchange channel 71 and the outlet of the deaerator 4 being communicated, when the generator set raises the load, the heating power of the electric heater 8 is reduced, the heat exchange efficiency between the heat storage medium of the molten salt heat storage device 7 and the water in the heat exchange channel 71 is increased, and the temperature and flow rate of water vapor discharged from the heat exchange channel 71 are increased so as to raise the power of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, thereby rapidly enhancing the output power of the generator 2. When the generator set lowers the load, the heating power of the electric heater 8 is increased, the heat exchange efficiency between the heat storage medium of the molten salt heat storage device 7 and the water in the heat exchange channel 71 is decreased, and the temperature and flow rate of water vapor discharged from the heat exchange channel 71 are decreased so as to reduce the power of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, thereby rapidly reducing the output power of the generator 2. The peak load and frequency regulation unit of the embodiment of the present application assists the generator set in frequency regulation to achieve the response rate of the peak load and frequency regulation system 100 for the thermal power unit during load raising and load lowering.
The peak load and frequency regulation system 100 for the thermal power unit of the embodiment of the present application achieves energy storage through the molten salt heat storage device 7 and the electric heater 8, the generator set is assisted in achieving load raising and load lowering, and the deep peak load regulation capability of the generator set is improved; and the heat release process of the molten salt heat storage device 7 is coupled with the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, released heat of the molten salt heat storage device 7 is used to drive the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 to rotate, so that it not only can change the output power of the peak load and frequency regulation system 100 for the thermal power unit, and enhance or reduce the electric load to achieve the purpose of frequency regulation of the generator set, but also can enhance the electric load climbing rate of the generator set, and enhance the variable load response rate of the generator set. Moreover, the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 and the main steam turbine 1 are coaxially connected in series with the generator 2, i.e., the power generation capacity of the generator 2 is equal to the power generation capacity of the main steam turbine 1 and the power generation capacity of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, so there is no need to add a new generator in a case of achieving the purpose of the frequency regulation of the unit, thereby reducing the equipment input and cost of the peak load and frequency regulation system 100 for the thermal power unit.
In order to make the solution of the present application easier to understand, FIG. 1 is illustrated as an example.
The peak load and frequency regulation system 100 for the thermal power unit of the embodiment of the present application includes the generator set, the peak load and frequency regulation unit and a transformer 9.
The generator set includes the main steam turbine 1, the generator 2, the condenser 3, the deaerator 4, a condensate pump 17, a third electric valve 18 and a third regulation valve 19.
The main steam turbine 1 is coaxially arranged with the generator 2, and is driven by steam produced by a boiler of the generator set. The steam exhaust port of the main steam turbine 1 is connected to the inlet of the condenser 3, the outlet of the condenser 3 is connected to the inlet of the deaerator 4, and the main steam turbine 1 is coaxially arranged with the generator 2. The transformer 9 is connected to the generator 2 and configured to be connected to a power grid for connecting electrical energy into the power grid.
An inlet of the condensate pump 17 is connected to the outlet of the condenser 3, an outlet of the condensate pump 17 is connected to an inlet of the third electric valve 18, and an outlet of the third electric valve 18 is connected to the inlet of the deaerator 4. The condensate pump 17 serves as driving power to convey water from the condenser 3 to the deaerator 4, and the third electric valve 18 serves as an isolation valve to control on-off between the outlet of the condenser 3 and the inlet of the deaerator 4.
An inlet of the third regulation valve 19 is connected to the outlet of the third electric valve 18, and an outlet of the third regulation valve 19 is connected to the inlet of deaerator 4. In the state where the third electric valve 18 and the condensate pump 17 are turned on, the third regulation valve 19 is capable of regulating and controlling the water intake of the deaerator 4, and controlling the liquid level of the deaerator 4.
The deaerator 4 deoxidizes and heats the condensate entering the interior of the deaerator.
The peak load and frequency regulation unit includes the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, the clutch 6, the molten salt heat storage device 7, the electric heater 8, a first switch 11, a water feeding pump 12, a first electric valve 13, a first regulation valve 14, a second electric valve 15 and a second regulation valve 16.
The frequency regulation steam turbine 5 is coaxially arranged with the generator 2 through the clutch 6, and the steam exhaust port of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 is connected to the inlet of the condenser 3. The clutch 6 is a synchronized self-gear-shifting clutch.
The molten salt heat storage device 7 includes the salt pond and the heat exchange channel 71, the inlet of the heat exchange channel 71 is connected to the outlet of the deaerator 4, the outlet of the heat exchange channel 71 is connected to the steam inlet of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, the electric heater 8 is connected to the generator 2 so as to heat the heat storage medium in the salt pond, energy is stored after the heat storage medium absorbs heat, energy storage of the molten salt heat storage device 7 is achieved, the molten salt heat storage device 7 exchanges heat with water in the heat exchange channel 71 when releasing heat so as to heat water to be vaporized, and vaporized water vapor is discharged into the steam inlet of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 to drive the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 to rotate.
An inlet of the water feeding pump 12 is connected to the outlet of the condenser 4, an outlet of the water feeding pump 12 is connected to an inlet of the third electric valve 13, and an outlet of the third electric valve 13 is connected to the inlet of the heat exchange channel 71. The water feeding pump 12 serves as driving power to pump water in the deaerator 4 to the heat exchange channel 71, and the first electric valve 13 serves as an isolation valve to control on-off between the outlet of the deaerator 4 and the inlet of the heat exchange channel 71.
An inlet of the first regulation valve 14 is connected to the outlet of the first electric valve 13, and an outlet of the first regulation valve 14 is connected to the inlet of heat exchange channel 71. In the state where the water feeding pump 12 and the first electric valve 13 are turned on, the first regulation valve 14 is capable of regulating and controlling the water intake of the heat exchange channel 71.
The molten salt heat storage device 7 further includes a molten salt pump 72, an inlet of the molten salt pump 72 is connected to a bottom of the salt pond, an outlet of the molten salt pump 72 is connected to an inlet of the electric heater 8 to feed the heat storage medium in the salt pond to the electric heater 8, and an outlet of the electric heater 8 is connected to a top of the salt pond. The molten salt pump 72 is turned on to pump the molten salt at the bottom of the salt pond to the electric heater 8, and the electric heater 8 is turned on to heat the molten salt inside the electric heater, and with the continuous pumping of the molten salt pump 72, the heated molten salt inside the electric heater 8 overflows from the outlet of the electric heater 8 to the top of the salt pond of the molten salt heat storage device 7, and the molten salt at the top of the salt pond flows by itself back to the bottom of the salt pond in a step-by-step manner by the action of gravity.
In the state where the electric heater 8 is turned on, the pumping frequency of the molten salt pump 72 affects the rate of circulation of the molten salt within the molten pond and the electric heater 8, which in turn affects the temperature of the molten salt within the molten pond, which affects the effect of heat exchange with the water within the heat exchange channel 71, and affects the temperature of steam at the outlet of the heat exchange channel 71.
A power supply branch 10 is arranged between the transformer 9 and the generator 2, and is connected to the electric heater 8. The first switch 11 is arranged on the power supply branch 10 to control on-off of the power supply branch 10. When the first switch 11 is connected, the power supply branch 10 is connected, the electric heater 8 is energized, and the electric heater 8 begins to operate. When the first switch 11 is disconnected, the power supply branch 10 is disconnected, and the electric heater 8 is powered off.
An outlet of the second electric valve 15 is connected to the outlet of the heat exchange channel 71, and an outlet of the second electric valve 15 is connected to the steam inlet of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5. The second electric valve 15 serves as an isolation valve to control on-off between the outlet of the heat exchange channel 71 and the steam inlet of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, that is, control whether the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 has steam to enter and rotates.
Optionally, an inlet of the second regulation valve 16 is connected to the outlet of the second electric valve 15, and an outlet of the second regulation valve 16 is connected to the steam inlet of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5. In the state where the second electric valve 15 is turned on, the second regulation valve 16 is capable of regulating and controlling the steam intake of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5.
When the peak load and frequency regulation unit of the embodiment of the present application assists the generator set in deep peak load regulation, when the generator set needs to lower the load, the condensate pump 17 and the water feeding pump 12 are shut down, the third electric valve 18 is turned off, the first electric valve 13 is turned off, the outlet of the deaerator 4 and the inlet of the heat exchange channel 71 are communicated, the molten salt pump 72 is started, the first switch 11 is connected, and the electric heater 8 is turned on to heat the molten salt for storing heat and energy. When the generator set needs to raise the load, the condensate pump 17 and the water feeding pump 12 are started, the third electric valve 18 is turned on, the first electric valve 13 is turned on, and water in the deaerator 4 is sent to the heat exchange channel 71, during the warm-up stage of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, the molten salt pump 72 is in a low-frequency state, and when the rotational speed of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5 is consistent with the rotational speed of the generator, the clutch is closed, and then the frequency of the molten salt pump 72 is gradually increased, and the temperature and flow rate of steam at the outlet of the heat exchange channel 71 are increased, thereby increasing the rotational speed of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5. When the peak load and frequency regulation unit of the embodiment of the present application assists the generator set in frequency regulation, the condensate pump 17 and the water feeding pump 12 are in a start-up state, the third electric valve 18 is turned on, the first electric valve 13 is turned on, the molten salt pump 72 is started, the first switch 11 is connected, the electric heater 8 is started, when the generator set raises the load, the heating power of the electric heater 8 is reduced, the frequency of the molten salt pump 72 is increased, the heat exchange efficiency between the heat storage medium of the molten salt heat storage device 7 and the water in the heat exchange channel 71 is enhanced, the second regulation valve 16 and the third regulation valve 19 are turned up, and the temperature and flow rate of water vapor discharged from the heat exchange channel 71 are increased so as to raise the power of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, thereby rapidly enhancing the output power of the generator 2 and rapidly enhancing the output power of the transformer 9 to the power grid. When the generator set lowers the load, the heating power of the electric heater 8 is increased, the frequency of the molten salt pump 72 is decreased, so that the heat exchange efficiency between the energy medium of the molten salt heat storage device 7 and the water in the heat exchange channel 71 is decreased, the second regulation valve 16 and the third regulation valve 19 are turned down, and the temperature and flow rate of water vapor discharged from the heat exchange channel 71 are decreased so as to lower the power of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, thereby rapidly lowering the output power of the generator 2 and rapidly lowering the output power of the transformer 9 to the power grid. The peak load and frequency regulation unit of the embodiment of the present application assists the generator set in frequency regulation to achieve the response rate of the peak load and frequency regulation system 100 for the thermal power unit during load raising and load lowering.
The peak load and frequency regulation system 100 for the thermal power unit of the embodiment of the present application regulates the temperature of steam at the outlet of the heat exchange channel 71 by regulating the frequency of the molten salt pump 72 (that is, the pumping efficiency of the molten salt pump 72), and regulates the flow rate of steam at the outlet of the heat exchange channel 7 by regulating the sizes of the second regulation valve 16 and the third regulation valve 19, so as to regulate the rotational speed of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, the power of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, and the load of the frequency regulation steam turbine 5, so that the molten salt pump 72, the second regulation valve 16 and the third regulation valve 19 can be automatically adjusted according to the frequency regulation demand of the generator set, and the purpose of assisting in rapid frequency regulation of the generator set is achieved.
In the description of the present application, it should be understood that directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms “center”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner”, “outer”, “clockwise”, “anticlockwise”, “axial”, “radial”, “circumferential”, and the like are those shown based on the accompanying drawings, are merely intended to facilitate and simplify description rather than to indicate or imply that the indicated apparatus or element must have a specific direction and be structured and operated according to the specific direction, and should not be construed as limiting the present application.
Furthermore, the terms “first” and “second” are merely provided for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as “first” or “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, “a plurality of” refers to at least two, for example, two or three, unless expressly and specifically limited otherwise.
In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms “mounted”, “connected”, “connecting”, “fixing”, and the like are to be interpreted broadly. For example, it may fixed be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; or it may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; or it may be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; or it may be the communication between two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless expressly stated otherwise. For a person of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned terms in the present application may be understood according to specific situations.
In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature being “above” or “below” a second feature may include that the first feature and the second feature are in direct contact, or that the first feature and the second feature are in indirect contact via an intermediate medium therebetween. Furthermore, the first feature being “above”, “over” and “on” the second feature may be that the first feature is over and above the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature is horizontally higher than the second feature. The first feature being “below”, “under” or “beneath” the second feature may be that the first feature is under and below the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature is horizontally lower than the second feature.
In the present application, terms “one embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “example”, “specific example”, or “some examples”, etc. mean that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in combination with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not to be construed as necessarily referring to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, without contradicting each other, a person skilled in the art may combine and integrate different embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification.
Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive to the present application, and that changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made on the above embodiments by those ordinary skilled in the art within the range of the present application.
1. A peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit, comprising:
a generator set, wherein the generator set comprises a main steam turbine a generator, a condenser and a deaerator, the main steam turbine is coaxially arranged with the generator, a steam exhaust port of the main steam turbine is connected to an inlet of the condenser, and an outlet of the condenser is connected to an inlet of the deaerator; and
a peak load and frequency regulation unit, wherein the peak load and frequency regulation unit comprises a frequency regulation steam turbine, a clutch, a molten salt heat storage device and an electric heater, wherein the frequency regulation steam turbine is coaxially arranged with the generator through the clutch, a steam exhaust port of the frequency regulation steam turbine is connected to the inlet of the condenser, the molten salt heat storage device comprises a salt pond and a heat exchange channel, an inlet of the heat exchange channel is connected to an outlet of the deaerator, an outlet of the heat exchange channel is connected to a steam inlet of the frequency regulation steam turbine, and the electric heater is connected to the generator so as to heat a heat storage medium in the salt pond.
2. The peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit according to claim 1, wherein, the molten salt heat storage device further comprises a molten salt pump, an inlet of the molten salt pump is connected to a bottom of the salt pond, an outlet of the molten salt pump is connected to an inlet of the electric heater to feed the heat storage medium in the salt pond to the electric heater, and an outlet of the electric heater is connected to a top of the salt pond.
3. The peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit according to claim 1, wherein,
the peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit further comprises a transformer, wherein the transformer is connected to the generator, the transformer is configured to be connected to a power grid to integrate electrical energy into the power grid, a power supply branch is arranged between the transformer and the generator, and the power supply branch is connected to the electric heater; and
the peak load and frequency regulation unit further comprises a first switch, and the first switch is arranged on the power supply branch to control on-off of the power supply branch.
4. The peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit according to claim 1, wherein, the peak load and frequency regulation unit further comprises a water feeding pump and a first electric valve, wherein an inlet of the water feeding pump is connected to the outlet of the deaerator, an outlet of the water feeding pump is connected to an inlet of the first electric valve, and an outlet of the first electric valve is connected to the inlet of the heat exchange channel.
5. The peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit according to claim 4, wherein, the peak load and frequency regulation unit further comprises a first regulation valve, an inlet of the first regulation valve is connected to the outlet of the first electric valve, and an outlet of the first regulation valve is connected to the inlet of the heat exchange channel.
6. The peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit according to claim 1, wherein, the peak load and frequency regulation unit further comprises a second electric valve, an inlet of the second electric valve is connected to the outlet of the heat exchange channel, and an outlet of the second electric valve is connected to the steam inlet of the frequency regulation steam turbine.
7. The peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit according to claim 6, wherein, the peak load and frequency regulation unit further comprises a second regulation valve, an inlet of the second regulation valve is connected to the outlet of the second electric valve, and an outlet of the second regulation valve is connected to the steam inlet of the frequency regulation steam turbine.
8. The peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit according to claim 1, wherein, the generator set further comprises a condensate pump and a third electric valve, wherein an inlet of the condensate pump is connected to the outlet of the condenser, an outlet of the condensate pump is connected to an inlet of the third electric valve, and an outlet of the third electric valve is connected to the inlet of the deaerator.
9. The peak load and frequency regulation system for a thermal power unit according to claim 8, wherein, the generator set further comprises a third regulation valve, an inlet of the third regulation valve is connected to the outlet of the third electric valve, and an outlet of the third regulation valve is connected to the inlet of the deaerator.