Designing and optimizing a novel advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage and air source heat pump based μ-Combined Cooling, heating and power system. (1st December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jabari, Farkhondeh; Nojavan, Sayyad; Mohammadi Ivatloo, Behnam
• Is Part Of: Energy. Volume 116:Part 1(2016)
• Page Start: 64
• Page End: 77
• Publication Date: 2016-12-01
• Subjects: CCHP (combined cool, heat and power) -- Solar stirling engine -- AAHP (air to air heat pump) -- AA-CAES (advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage) -- Thermal energy storage; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power (Mechanics) -- Periodicals; Energy consumption -- Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.09.106
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0360-5442

Abstract

Abstract: This paper presents the design and optimum scheduling of a solar CCHP (combined cool, heat and power) system which is powered by a Stirling engine in the presence of an AA-CAES (advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage) system for a residential energy sector. An absorber and a thermal energy storage tank are employed to absorb and store all collected solar radiation for continuous energy supplied when sunlight is insufficient, and nighttime. In this paper, an ASHP (air source heat pump) that is equipped with two inside and outside air fans, an expansion valve, compressor, condenser and an evaporator is installed to cool and heat a benchmark residential building under hot and cold climate conditions, respectively. The AA-CAES system is modeled with injected and produced power constraints, storage, air balance and operation limits. A comprehensive energy and exergy based optimization is developed as a mixed-integer nonlinear program to minimize total energy procurement cost in the presence of ASHP, prime mover and AA-CAES's constraints. It is found that the use of AA-CAES results in 21.79% and 22.36% lower operational costs in the cooling and the heating modes, respectively. Highlights: A solar CCHP system is proposed for residential sector. The thermodynamic analysis of the AAHP's refrigeration cycle is presented. Use of solar energy, AA-CAES and AAHP reduces the GHGEs and the fossil fuel consumption. Total energy procurement cost is minimized in the presence of AA-CAES. Two cases are studied to prove the effectiveness of the AA-CAES in the proposed microgrid.