A compositional modeling framework for the optimal energy management of a district network
2019 (English)In: Journal of Process Control, ISSN 0959-1524, E-ISSN 1873-2771, Vol. 74, p. 160-176Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This paper proposes a compositional modeling framework for the optimal energy management of a district network. The focus is on cooling of buildings, which can possibly share resources to the purpose of reducing maintenance costs and using devices at their maximal efficiency. Components of the network are described in terms of energy fluxes and combined via energy balance equations. Disturbances are accounted for as well, through their contribution in terms of energy. Different district configurations can be built, and the dimension and complexity of the resulting model will depend both on the number and type of components and on the adopted disturbance description. Control inputs are available to efficiently operate and coordinate the district components, thus enabling energy management strategies to minimize the electrical energy costs or track some consumption profile agreed with the main grid operator.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier Ltd , 2019. Vol. 74, p. 160-176
Keywords [en]
Building thermal regulation, Compositional systems, Energy management, Smart grid modeling, Electric power transmission networks, Compositional modeling, Cooling of buildings, District networks, Electrical energy costs, Energy balance equations, Energy management strategies, Smart grid, Thermal regulation, Smart power grids
National Category
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-43055DOI: 10.1016/j.jprocont.2017.10.005ISI: 000465050900015Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85033227619OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-43055DiVA, id: diva2:1303803
2019-04-102019-04-102019-05-09Bibliographically approved