Energy saving scheduling of power and two steam loads for a CHP system consisting of multiple CHP units integrated with steam ejectors

Miaomiao Liu, Ming Liu, Rongtang Liu, Weixiong Chen and Junjie Yan

Energy, 2024, vol. 308, issue C

Abstract: Combined heat and power (CHP) can effectively enhance the energy efficiency of thermal power plants. However, the heat-dominated operation mode restricts the CHP unit's operation flexibility which is essential for the power grid for peak shaving. The double-extraction CHP unit, which cogenerates power and two-pressure steam for industrial or municipal heating users, is typical, complex, and widely applied. The integration of steam ejectors is an effective way to enhance the operational flexibility of the double-extraction CHP unit, which makes the scheduling of power and two steam loads very complicated. Therefore, the scheduling model of a CHP system consisting of multiple CHP units integrated with steam ejectors is developed in this study to achieve energy saving. A reference CHP system with four 1000 MW CHP units with steam ejectors is analyzed, and the operational flexibility and energy consumption characteristics of the units are analyzed. Then, the scheduling of power and two steam loads within a typical day is conducted. The results show that the coal consumption is reduced by 0.65–3.10 t h−1 compared with the original heating mode.

Keywords: CHP; Scheduling; Steam ejector; Energy saving; Multiple heating steam sources; Double-extraction unit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.132717

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