A procedure for optimizing energy-management of a hospital complex is described, which, starting from hourly load diagrams, derived from the optimal design, allows the determination of the design and the running conditions of a trigeneration plant. The results obtained from the implementation of a mixed integer programming model, described here in detail, demonstrate how a trigeneration plant configuration utilizing heat pumps which are directly fed by a cogenerator, greatly improves energy-management, achieving significant economic, energy and environmental benefits.
A mixed integer programming model for optimal design of trigeneration in a hospital complex
FLORIO Gaetano;FRAGIACOMO Petronilla
2007-01-01
Abstract
A procedure for optimizing energy-management of a hospital complex is described, which, starting from hourly load diagrams, derived from the optimal design, allows the determination of the design and the running conditions of a trigeneration plant. The results obtained from the implementation of a mixed integer programming model, described here in detail, demonstrate how a trigeneration plant configuration utilizing heat pumps which are directly fed by a cogenerator, greatly improves energy-management, achieving significant economic, energy and environmental benefits.File in questo prodotto:
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