Real-time combined heat and power operational strategy using a hierarchical optimization algorithm

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 225, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 403-412

  Yun, K ^a   Cho, H ^b   Luck, R ^a   Mago, P J ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power; Optimization algorithm; Real time optimization

Indexed keywords

BUILDING LOAD; BUILDING MODEL; CHP-SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM; CONCURRENT SIMULATION; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ENGINE OPERATIONS; EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY; FEED-BACK LOOP; FUEL PRICES; HIERARCHICAL CONTROLLERS; HIERARCHICAL OPTIMIZATION; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; LOAD INFORMATION; NONLINEAR EFFECT; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; OPTIMAL CONTROL ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENT; REAL-TIME OPTIMIZATION; SHORT TERM PREDICTION; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT; STATE VARIABLES; TIME STEP; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

ALGORITHMS; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; FORECASTING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER QUALITY; STATE FEEDBACK; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 79960186937     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: 20412967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2041296710394287     Document Type: Conference Paper

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