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A comprehensive tool for efficient design and operation of polygeneration-based energy μgrids serving a cluster of buildings. Part II: Analysis of th…

2013

Abstract The potential of polygeneration systems, in terms of profitability, energy saving and pollutant emissions reduction, highly depends on several factors such as plant efficiency, local normative and tariff conditions and reference technologies adopted to compare the results. In Part I of this paper a reliable tool was described, capable of optimizing the lay-out, design and operation of an integrated polygeneration system serving a cluster of buildings with their heat, cooling and power demand; the tool represents an excellent instrument to perform sensitivity analyses, thus enabling the analyst to formulate general design criteria and predict the effects of any change in the boundar…

EngineeringPrimary energybusiness.industryMechanical EngineeringMechanical engineeringTariffBuilding and ConstructionTax exemptionManagement Monitoring Policy and LawReliability engineeringCogenerationGeneral EnergyPlant efficiencyPower demandRobustness (computer science)Settore ING-IND/10 - Fisica Tecnica IndustrialePolygeneration Optimization tool Sensitivity analysis Cluster of buildings Support mechanismsProfitability indexbusiness
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Stochastic model for electrical loads in Mediterranean residential building: validation and applications

2014

A major issue in modelling the electrical load of residential building is reproducing the variability between dwellings due to the stochastic use of different electrical equipment. In that sense and with the objective to reproduce this variability, a stochastic model to obtain load profiles of household electricity is developed. The model is based on a probabilistic approach and is developed using data from the Mediterranean region of Spain. A detailed validation of the model has been done, analysing and comparing the results with Spanish and European data. The results of the validation show that the model is able to reproduce the most important features of the residential electrical consum…

Mediterranean climateEngineeringMains electricityElectrical loadStochastic modellingCivil engineering:Matemàtiques i estadística::Investigació operativa [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]Electric devicesElectrical equipment:90 Operations research mathematical programming::90B Operations research and management science [Classificació AMS]Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMediterranean regionSimulationCivil and Structural EngineeringSettore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleEnergy labellingbusiness.industryMechanical EngineeringResidential buildingProbabilistic logicBuilding and ConstructionStochastic modelStochastic model Electric load Residential building Mediterranean region Cluster of buildings Energy labellingCluster of buildingsbusinessEnergy (signal processing)Electric load
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OPTIMIZATION OF POLYGENERATION SYSTEMS SERVING A CLUSTER OF BUILDINGS

2012

The optimization of combined energy systems for the production and distribution of warm and cold fluids to civil users is very complex; two possible configurations, i.e. the small single units for individual buildings and the large plants integrated with district heating networks, can be essentially considered, especially in cold climates. Dealing with such a complex problem, involving a very large number of variables, requires efficient algorithms and resolution techniques. The present chapter illustrates a Mixed Integer Linear Program (MILP)1 approach to the optimization of synthesis, design and operation for CHCP-based μ-grids including thermal energy storages. A novel approach is presen…

Mixed Integer Linear Programming Energy saving polygeneration cluster of buildingsSettore ING-IND/10 - Fisica Tecnica Industriale
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