New formulations of the ‘energy hub’ model to address operational constraints

Ralph Evins, Kristina Orehounig, Viktor Dorer and Jan Carmeliet

Energy, 2014, vol. 73, issue C, 387-398

Abstract: We present new formulations of the ‘energy hub’ model and evaluate their performance. The energy hub model consists of a mixed-integer linear programming problem that balances energy demand and supply between multiple energy carriers by determining the optimal conversion and storage schedule within certain constraints. The new formulations extend the model to account for performance constraints concerning system efficiencies, storage losses and operating limits. Each formulation allows a more accurate representation of real plant performance to be included in the optimisation, giving more accurate optimised schedules and carbon emissions totals.

Keywords: Energy hub; Mixed-integer linear programming; Constraints; Optimisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.06.029

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