Combined analysis of electricity and heat networks

Energy supply systems are usually considered as individual sub-systems with separate energy vectors. However, the use of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units, heat pumps and electric boilers creates linkages between electricity and heat networks. Two combined analysis methods were developed to investigate the performance of electricity and heat networks as an integrated whole. These two methods were the decomposed and integrated electrical-hydraulic-thermal calculation techniques in the forms of power flow and simple optimal dispatch. Both methods were based on models of the electrical network, hydraulic and thermal circuits, and the coupling components, focusing on CHP units and circulation pumps. A case study…

• UO
  University of Manchester
• EA
  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  Awards: EP/E036503/1, OPEN EP/K006274/1, EP/K006274/1, SUPERGEN-HiDEF EP/G031681/1