TY - JOUR
T1 - Performance Analysis of a Hybrid District Heating System
T2 - A Case Study of a Small Town in Croatia
AU - Mikulandric, Robert
AU - Krajačić, Goran
AU - Duic, Neven
AU - Khavin, Gennadii
AU - Lund, Henrik
AU - Mathiesen, Brian Vad
AU - Østergaard, Poul Alberg
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Hybridisation of district heating systems can contribute to more efficient heat generation through cogeneration power plants or through the share increase of renewable energy sources in total energy consumption while reducing negative aspects of particular energy source utilisation. In this work, the performance of a hybrid district energy system for a small town in Croatia has been analysed. Mathematical model for process analysis and optimisation algorithm for optimal system configuration has been developed and described. The main goal of the system optimisation is to reduce heat production costs. Several energy sources for heat production have been considered in 8 different simulation cases. Simulation results show that the heat production costs could be reduced with introduction of different energy systems into an existing district heating system. Renewable energy based district heating systems could contribute to heat production costs decrease in district heating systems up to 30% in comparison with highly efficient heat production technologies based on conventional fuels.
AB - Hybridisation of district heating systems can contribute to more efficient heat generation through cogeneration power plants or through the share increase of renewable energy sources in total energy consumption while reducing negative aspects of particular energy source utilisation. In this work, the performance of a hybrid district energy system for a small town in Croatia has been analysed. Mathematical model for process analysis and optimisation algorithm for optimal system configuration has been developed and described. The main goal of the system optimisation is to reduce heat production costs. Several energy sources for heat production have been considered in 8 different simulation cases. Simulation results show that the heat production costs could be reduced with introduction of different energy systems into an existing district heating system. Renewable energy based district heating systems could contribute to heat production costs decrease in district heating systems up to 30% in comparison with highly efficient heat production technologies based on conventional fuels.
KW - renewable energy systems
KW - system optimisation
KW - district heating system analysis
KW - District heating system hybridisation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84982162270&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.13044/j.sdewes.2015.03.0022
DO - 10.13044/j.sdewes.2015.03.0022
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84982162270
SN - 1848-9257
VL - 3
SP - 282
EP - 302
JO - Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
JF - Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
IS - 3
ER -