scholarly journals Application of Alternative Energy Trigeneration for Balancing of Loads and Sustainable Quality Assurance in Smart Energy Networks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egīls Dzelzītis

The object of the research is micro-grids in district heating systems and the end consumers of the thermal energy from these systems. Topicality of the Thesis: The National Energy and Climate Plan of Latvia for 2030. The aim of the Doctoral Thesis is to design the energy management model for micro-grids with passive buildings and ecological trigeneration by using renewable energy resources.

2021 ◽  
Vol XXVIII (4) ◽  
pp. 121-132
Author(s):  
Corina Chelmenciuc ◽  
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Constantin Borosan ◽  
Vadim Lisnic ◽  
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Nowadays, both globally and in Europe, and nationally, there is a tendency to promote district heating systems to the detriment of individual ones to heat dwellings in urban areas. The need to develop the DHSs is indisputable considering the topicality of global warming, the depletion of the primary energy resources and the energy efficiency trend. This article presents the method of applying regression analysis in feasibility studies for the projects of new heat consumers connection to the district heating system (hereinafter – DHS) or previously disconnected consumers reconnection via individual heating points (hereinafter – IHP) when the necessary investments are to be borne by the DHS operator, and the thermal energy is produced in cogeneration. At the same time, it is demonstrated that there is a direct and linear correlation between fuel consumption and electricity and heat produced in cogeneration at CHP plant.


Author(s):  
Vira Shendryk ◽  
Yuliia Parfenenko ◽  
Olga Aleksenko ◽  
Sergii Shendryk ◽  
Iryna Baranova

The chapter focuses on implementation of Industry 4.0 in energy management of a district heating system. The present objectives for implementation of digital technologies in district heating are analyzed. The barriers for sustainable and flexible district heating systems and challenges to overcome them are discussed. The objectives of energy management in district heating are presented. The realization of energy management stages in district heating tackling the digitalization challenge are presented. The chapter explores approaches and techniques to information support of decision making in energy management under conditions of uncertainty. The chapter describes the decision support system “HeatCAM” as a tool of energy management in district heating. This system will provide real-time monitoring and making decisions on regulation of heat consumption modes of the building on the consumer side in the condition of uncertainty.


Author(s):  
Ye.Ye. Nikitin

The current situation in the sphere of district heating is analysed on the basis of use of the cognitive approach. The presence of closed chains of cause-effect relationships of negative factors and conflicts of target settings of the subjects in the field of district heating is shown. The conceptual model of energy efficient modernization of district heating systems is proposed. This model includes indicators of the current status of heat sources, networks and heat consumers, energetic and economic models, restrictions, procedure of forming and analysis of the mutual influence of the recommended projects. The quantitative data on indicators of the current state of district heating systems of the cities of Ukraine are presented. The interrelation between indicators of the current state and projects of energy efficient modernization of district heating systems is shown. Assessment of energy self-sufficiency of municipal district heating systems on condition of thermal modernization of buildings is carried out. The creation of energy management systems at the district heating enterprises is proposed. Bib. 6, Fig. 7, Tab. 5.


Thermo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76
Author(s):  
Mengxuan Yan ◽  
Dongxiao Wang ◽  
Chun Sing Lai ◽  
Loi Lei Lai

Microgrids have become increasingly popular in recent years due to technological improvements, growing recognition of their benefits, and diminishing costs. By clustering distributed energy resources, microgrids can effectively integrate renewable energy resources in distribution networks and satisfy end-user demands, thus playing a critical role in transforming the existing power grid to a future smart grid. There are many existing research and review works on microgrids. However, the thermal energy modelling in optimal microgrid management is seldom discussed in the current literature. To address this research gap, this paper presents a detailed review on the thermal energy modelling application on the optimal energy management for microgrids. This review firstly presents microgrid characteristics. Afterwards, the existing thermal energy modeling utilized in microgrids will be discussed, including the application of a combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) and thermal comfort model to form virtual energy storage systems. Current trial programs of thermal energy modelling for microgrid energy management are analyzed and some challenges and future research directions are discussed at the end. This paper serves as a comprehensive review to the most up-to-date thermal energy modelling applications on microgrid energy management.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3218
Author(s):  
Pedro Durán ◽  
Herena Torio ◽  
Patrik Schönfeldt ◽  
Peter Klement ◽  
Benedikt Hanke ◽  
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There are 1454 district heating systems in Germany. Most of them are fossil based and with high temperature levels, which is neither efficient nor sustainable and needs to be changed for reaching the 2050 climate goals. In this paper, we present a case study for transforming a high to low temperature district heating system which is more suitable for renewable energy supply. With the Carnot Toolbox, a dynamic model of a potential district heating system is simulated and then transformed to a low temperature supply. A sensitivity analysis is carried out to see the system performance in case space constrains restrict the transformation. Finally, an economic comparison is performed. Results show that it is technically possible to perform the transformation until a very low temperature system. The use of decentralized renewable sources, decentralized heat storage tanks and the placement of a heat pump on each building are the key points to achieve the transformation. Regarding the sensitivity analysis, the transformation is worth doing until the seasonal storage and solar collector field sizes are reduced to 60% and 80% of their values in the reference case, respectively. The economic analysis shows, however, that it is hard for highly efficient low temperature renewable based heat networks to compete with district heating systems based on a centralized fossile CHP solution. Thus, though the presented transformation is technically possible, there is a strong need to change existing economic schemes and policies for fostering a stronger promotion of renewable energy policies in the heat sector.


Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 403
Author(s):  
Deyaa Ahmed ◽  
Mohamed Ebeed ◽  
Abdelfatah Ali ◽  
Ali S. Alghamdi ◽  
Salah Kamel

Optimal inclusion of a photovoltaic system and wind energy resources in electrical grids is a strenuous task due to the continuous variation of their output powers and stochastic nature. Thus, it is mandatory to consider the variations of the Renewable energy resources (RERs) for efficient energy management in the electric system. The aim of the paper is to solve the energy management of a micro-grid (MG) connected to the main power system considering the variations of load demand, photovoltaic (PV), and wind turbine (WT) under deterministic and probabilistic conditions. The energy management problem is solved using an efficient algorithm, namely equilibrium optimizer (EO), for a multi-objective function which includes cost minimization, voltage profile improvement, and voltage stability improvement. The simulation results reveal that the optimal installation of a grid-connected PV unit and WT can considerably reduce the total cost and enhance system performance. In addition to that, EO is superior to both whale optimization algorithm (WOA) and sine cosine algorithm (SCA) in terms of the reported objective function.


2021 ◽  
Vol 285 ◽  
pp. 116392
Author(s):  
Ruud Egging-Bratseth ◽  
Hanne Kauko ◽  
Brage Rugstad Knudsen ◽  
Sara Angell Bakke ◽  
Amina Ettayebi ◽  
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