Operational optimization on large‐scale combined heat and power units with low‐pressure cylinder near‐zero output

• Published in: Energy science & engineering Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 2081 - 2095
• Main Authors: Wang, Zijie, Gu, Yujiong, Zhao, Ziliang, Lu, Shuyin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide emissions; Coal; Cogeneration; combined heat and power; Consumption; Cylinders; economic operational range; Energy efficiency; Exergy; Flexibility; Heat; Heat exchange; Low pressure; low‐pressure cylinder near‐zero output (LP‐ZO); Mathematical models; operational optimization; Optimization; Particle swarm optimization; Power plants; Renewable energy; Software; Thermodynamics; China

Many power plants have been transformed and operated using low‐pressure cylinder near‐zero output (LP‐ZO) technology in China to make way for or provide necessary guarantees for renewable energy power generation. This research focuses on utilizing numerical simulation tools to improve the operationa...