Optimization of Distributed Trigeneration Systems Integrated with Heating and Cooling Micro-grids

Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 7-34

  Buoro, Dario ^a   Casisi, Melchiorre ^a   Pinamonti, Piero ^a   Reini, Mauro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorption chillers; District Heating and Cooling; Micro gas turbines; Mixed Integer Linear Program; Trigeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862216938     PISSN: 21563306     EISSN: 21566550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21563306.2011.10412189     Document Type: Article

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