A mixed integer programming model for optimal design of trigeneration in a hospital complex

P. Arcuri, G. Florio and P. Fragiacomo

Energy, 2007, vol. 32, issue 8, 1430-1447

Abstract: A procedure for optimizing energy-management of a hospital complex is described, which, starting from hourly load diagrams, derived from the optimal design, allows the determination of the design and the running conditions of a trigeneration plant. The results obtained from the implementation of a mixed integer programming model, described here in detail, demonstrate how a trigeneration plant configuration utilizing heat pumps which are directly fed by a cogenerator, greatly improves energy-management, achieving significant economic, energy and environmental benefits.

Keywords: Trigeneration; Cogeneration; Heat pump (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2006.10.023

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