Thermo-economic modeling and optimization of a combined cooling, heating, and power plant
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsVikas Chandan, Ioannis Akrotirianakis, Amit Chakraborty
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Abstract
A method to manage operating costs of a combined cooling heating and power (CCHP) plant that includes converting complex models of underlying components of the plant into simplified models (S101), performing an optimization that uses the simplified models as constraints of the optimization to output at least one decision variable (S102), and adjusting controls of the plant based on one or more of the output decision variables (S103).
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A method to manage operating costs of a combined cooling heating and power (CCHP) plant, the method comprising:
- converting complex models of underlying components of the plant into simplified models;
- performing an optimization that uses the simplified models as constraints of the optimization to output decision variables;
- and
- adjusting controls of the plant based on one or more of the output decision variables.
A computer readable storage medium embodying instructions executable by a processor to perform method steps for managing operating costs of a combined cooling heating and power (CCHP) plant, the method steps comprising instructions for:
- converting complex models of underlying components of the plant into simplified models;
- performing an optimization that uses the simplified models as constraints of the optimization to output at least one decision variable;
- and
- adjusting controllers of the plant based on one or more of the output decision variables.
A Combined Cooling Heating Power (CCHP) Plant comprising:
- a cooling element;
- a heating element;
- a power supplying element;
- and
- a computer comprising a memory including a program, and a processor configured to execute the program,
- wherein the program comprises instructions to convert complex models of underlying components of the elements into simplified models, perform an optimization that uses the simplified models as constraints of the optimization to output decision variables, and adjust controls of at least one of the elements of the Plant based on one or more of the output decision variables.
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