# US 11,306,622 B2 · Coal fired power generation system and supercritical CO2 cycle system thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,306,622 B2 - Document ID: US11306622B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/039,599 - Filed: 2020-09-30 - Published: 2021-12-09 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2020-06-08 - Assignees: North China Electric Power University - Applicants: North China Electric Power University - Inventors: Jinliang Xu; Enhui Sun; Jian Xie; Chao Liu; Hangning Li; Huan Liu; Guanglin Liu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11306622B2 ## CPC - F01K 7/32: the engines using steam of critical or overcritical pressure - F01K 3/20: with heating by combustion gases of main boiler - F01K 7/10: characterised by the engine exhaust pressure (the engines being only of turbine type F01K7/16; the engines using steam of critical or over-critical pressure F01K7/32; the engines being of extraction or non-condensing type F01K7/34) - F01K 7/22: the turbines having inter-stage steam heating - F01K 19/04: in combination with cooling or heating - F01K 25/103: {Carbon dioxide (F01K25/065 takes precedence)} - F02C 1/05: characterised by the type or source of heat, e.g. using nuclear or solar energy - F05D 2210/12: gaseous, i.e. compressible - F05D 2220/31: in steam turbines - F01K: STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES (gas-turbine or jet-propulsion plants F02; nuclear power plants, engine arrangements therein G21D) - F02C: GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS (construction of turbines F01D; jet-propulsion plants F02K; construction of compressors or fans F04; generating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity F23R; using gas turbines in compression refrigeration plants F25B11/00) - F05D: INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS ## Abstract A coal-fired power generation system and a supercritical CO2 cycle system thereof are provided. The supercritical CO2 cycle system includes a compressor unit and a turbine unit. The turbine unit includes a preceding stage heater, a preceding stage turbine, a last stage heater and a last stage turbine successively connected in series. An exhaust port of at least one of compressors in the compressor unit is in communication with the turbine unit through a split flow pipe, and a communication position between the split flow pipe and the turbine unit is located downstream of a suction port of the preceding stage turbine. An auxiliary regenerator and an auxiliary heater are provided at the split flow pipe, and the auxiliary regenerator is located upstream of the auxiliary heater. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A supercritical CO2 cycle system of a coal-fired power generation system, comprising: a compressor unit and a turbine unit; wherein the turbine unit comprises a preceding stage heater, a preceding stage turbine, a last stage heater and a last stage turbine successively connected in series, an exhaust port of at least one of a plurality of compressors in the compressor unit is in communication with the turbine unit through a split flow pipe, and a communication position between the split flow pipe and the turbine unit is located downstream of a suction port of the preceding stage turbine; and an auxiliary regenerator and an auxiliary heater are provided on the split flow pipe, and the auxiliary regenerator is located upstream of the auxiliary heater. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 1, wherein the communication position between the split flow pipe and the turbine unit is located at an intermediate stage expansion inlet of the preceding stage turbine. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 1, wherein the preceding stage turbine is in communication with the last stage heater through a turbine pipe, and the split flow pipe is in communication with the turbine pipe. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 1, wherein the turbine unit further comprises a plurality of intermediate stage heaters and a plurality of intermediate stage turbines connected in series between the preceding stage turbine and the last stage heater, and each of the intermediate stage heaters is arranged upstream of one of the plurality of intermediate stage turbines which is adjacent to the intermediate stage heater. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 4, wherein the preceding stage turbine is in communication with one of the plurality of intermediate stage heaters which is adjacent to the preceding stage turbine through a first turbine pipe section, and the last stage heater is in communication with one of the plurality of intermediate stage turbines which is adjacent to the last stage heater through a second turbine pipe section; and the split flow pipe is in communication with the first turbine pipe section, or the split flow pipe is in communication with the second turbine pipe section. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 4, wherein the communication position between the split flow pipe and the turbine unit is located at an intermediate stage expansion inlet of one of the plurality of intermediate stage turbines. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 4, wherein at least two intermediate stage turbines and two intermediate stage heaters are provided, each of the intermediate stage turbines is in communication with one of the plurality of intermediate stage heaters which is adjacent to the intermediate stage turbine through a portion of a third turbine pipe section, and the split flow pipe is in communication with the third turbine pipe section. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 1, wherein a turbine exhaust pipe is arranged at an exhaust port of the last stage turbine, the compressor unit comprises at least two compressors in communication with the turbine exhaust pipe, and in a flow direction in the turbine exhaust pipe, an exhaust port of one of the compressors which is located most upstream is in communication with the turbine unit through the split flow pipe. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 1, wherein a turbine exhaust pipe is arranged at an exhaust port of the last stage turbine, a low pressure side pipe section of the auxiliary regenerator is connected in series with the turbine exhaust pipe, and a high pressure side pipe section of the auxiliary regenerator is connected in series with the split flow pipe. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 1, further comprising: a regenerative unit, wherein the regenerative unit comprises a plurality of regenerators, and the auxiliary regenerator and one of the plurality of regenerators are configured to form an integral structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A coal-fired power generation system, comprising the supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 1. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The coal-fired power generation system according to claim 11, wherein a low pressure side pipe section of the auxiliary regenerator is arranged in parallel with a low pressure side pipe section of a high temperature regenerator of a regenerative unit; the preceding stage heater comprises a preceding stage heater body and a main flue gas cooler; in a flow direction in a turbine inlet pipe, the main flue gas cooler is located upstream of the preceding stage heater body; and the coal-fired power generation system comprises a flue gas device, and the flue gas device comprises the main flue gas cooler; wherein the flue gas device further comprises a first auxiliary flue gas cooler, wherein an inlet of the first auxiliary flue gas cooler is in communication with a high pressure side inlet of the high temperature regenerator of the regenerative unit, and an outlet of the first auxiliary flue gas cooler is in communication with an inlet of the main flue gas cooler; and/or, the flue gas device further comprises a second auxiliary flue gas cooler and the auxiliary heater, wherein an inlet of the second auxiliary flue gas cooler is in communication with the split flow pipe at a position located upstream of the auxiliary regenerator, and an outlet of the second auxiliary flue gas cooler is in communication with an inlet of the auxiliary heater. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) A coal-fired power generation system, comprising the supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 2. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) A coal-fired power generation system, comprising the supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 3. ### Claim 15 (depends on 4) A coal-fired power generation system, comprising the supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 4. ### Claim 16 (depends on 5) A coal-fired power generation system, comprising the supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 5. ### Claim 17 (depends on 6) A coal-fired power generation system, comprising the supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 6. ### Claim 18 (depends on 7) A coal-fired power generation system, comprising the supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 7. ### Claim 19 (depends on 8) A coal-fired power generation system, comprising the supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 8. ### Claim 20 (depends on 9) A coal-fired power generation system, comprising the supercritical CO2 cycle system according to claim 9.