District heating; Energy integration; Heat storage; Multi-period; Optimization
Abstract :
[en] District heating networks require large investment costs such that they have to be built in an
optimal way. The development of optimization models able to assess the best solutions to
implement for given available heating sources and heating consumption profiles in a specific
geographical area is useful to provide a topological optimization and optimal sizing of these
systems. A Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model for the optimal outline of a district
heating network is developed in this paper. This model can be used as a decision tool able to
provide the optimal heating sources to install at specific locations and the pipes to build in order
to minimize the total costs of the system. The model is applied to a case study of a district with
some available heating sources and various heating demand profiles.
Research center :
Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique - Laboratoire de thermodynamique
Disciplines :
Energy
Author, co-author :
Resimont, Thibaut ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Laboratoire de structures et systèmes spatiaux
Language :
English
Title :
Topological optimization of a district heating network
Alternative titles :
[en] Optimisation topologique d'un réseau de distribution de chaleur
Publication date :
11 September 2019
Number of pages :
16
Event name :
International Conference on Smart Energy Systems - 4th Generation District Heating, Electrification, Electrofuels and Energy Efficiency
