A molten salt energy storage integrated with combined heat and power system: Scheme design and performance analysis

Chen Zhu, Guangming Zhang, Keyan Zhu, Jinliang Xu, Yuguang Niu and Jizhen Liu

Energy, 2024, vol. 313, issue C

Abstract: To investigate the flexibility and economic characteristics of a molten salt-combined heat and power (CHP) integrated system under different heat sources, this paper proposes a design scheme for a molten salt-CHP system based on flue gas heat storage, comparing it with main steam heat storage and reheated steam heat source schemes. First, a molten salt heat release sub-loop is designed, where the steam heated by the molten salt can either compensate for heating demands or enter the low-pressure turbine for work, meeting the flexible operation requirements of the unit. Secondly, in response to fluctuations in temperature and pressure parameters of the main steam and reheated steam in the flue gas heat storage scheme, a water-spray desuperheating device is arranged. Finally, a simulation experiment based on a 350 MW CHP was conducted, and the results show that the flue gas molten salt heat storage technology significantly reduces energy loss on the boiler side. Underrated load, compared to the main steam and reheated steam heat storage schemes, the flue gas heat storage scheme has the highest boiler exergy efficiency and total energy utilization efficiency, at 55.8 % and 59.1 % respectively. During the thermal storage process, the coal consumption index of the flue gas heat storage scheme decreases with increasing load, while conversely, during the heat release process, it increases with the load. The peak-shaving capacity increases with the load, reaching 78.4 MWh under the 75 % THA condition. In the steam extraction heating scenario, coupling with the molten salt subsystem can expand the safe heating operation range of the original unit, increasing the maximum peak shaving range by 13.9 %, and increasing the maximum heating capacity by 65.4 %.

Keywords: Combined heat and power; Molten salt; Flue gas heat storage; Energy utilization efficiency; Operating flexibility; Thermoelectric decoupling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.133755

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