Design optimization of a heating network with multiple heat pumps using mixed integer quadratically constrained programming

• Published in: Energy (Oxford) Vol. 226; p. 120384
• Main Authors: Hering, Dominik, Xhonneux, André, Müller, Dirk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Case studies; Constraints; Design; Design optimization; District heating; Ecological effects; Energy flow; Flow rates; Heat; Heat exchangers; Heat pump; Heat pumps; Heating; Low temperature; Low temperature district heating; mass flow; Mass flow rate; MIQCP; Mixed integer; Optimization; temperature; Waste heat; Heat pump; Waste heat; MIQCP; Low temperature district heating; Optimization

District heating is a state of the art technology for efficient supply of heat. Modern 4th generation and 5th generation district heating networks can be used to integrate sources of waste heat, which allows efficient operation. The design of such heating networks is subject of many optimization mod...