The “Energy Hub” is a modelling framework that can be used to design an energy system based on an optimization approach. In this paper, an upgrade of the energy hub called “Regulated Energy Hub” is presented and applied to a system that serves a large district heating network and which is based on biomass boilers and cogenerators. Operational constraints of the actual system and thermal storage can be taken into account and optimized. A calculation procedure able to take into account various operation strategies is particularly important in multi-source multi-product converters and in slow reaction times converters as biomass boilers.
Operational optimization of actual energy systems by means of the energy hub theory
FABRIZIO, Enrico;
2011-01-01
Abstract
The “Energy Hub” is a modelling framework that can be used to design an energy system based on an optimization approach. In this paper, an upgrade of the energy hub called “Regulated Energy Hub” is presented and applied to a system that serves a large district heating network and which is based on biomass boilers and cogenerators. Operational constraints of the actual system and thermal storage can be taken into account and optimized. A calculation procedure able to take into account various operation strategies is particularly important in multi-source multi-product converters and in slow reaction times converters as biomass boilers.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.