Optimal size and layout planning for district heating and cooling networks with distributed generation options

International Journal of Energy Sector Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 385-419

  Chinese, Damiana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cooling; Energy industry; Heating

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISTRICT HEATING; ENERGY CONVERSION; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SOLUTIONS; ZONING;

CASE STUDIES; COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DISTRIBUTED COGENERATION; DISTRIBUTED COOLING; DISTRIBUTED ENERGY; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION; DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING; DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS; ECONOMIES-OF-SCALE; ENERGY INDUSTRY; ENERGY PRICING; ENERGY SECTORS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENERGY UNITS; HEATING DEMAND; LAYOUT PLANNING; MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMMING MODEL; NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS; NETWORK COSTS; NETWORK LAYOUT; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; OPTIMAL CONFIGURATIONS; OPTIMAL SIZE; OPTIMISATION; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 53349173874     PISSN: 17506220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506220810892946     Document Type: Article

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