Study on the development of an optimal heat supply control algorithm for group energy apartment buildings according to the variation of outdoor air temperature

Jae Ki Byun, Young Don Choi, Jong Keun Shin, Myung Ho Park, Dong Kurl Kwak

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    Abstract

    In the present study, we have developed an optimal heat supply algorithm which minimizes the heat loss through the distribution pipe line in a group energy apartment. Heating load variation of a group energy apartment building according to the outdoor air temperature was predicted by a correlation obtained from calorimetry measurements of all households in the apartment building. Supply water temperature and mass flow rate were simultaneously controlled to minimize the heat loss rate through the distribution pipe line. A group heating apartment building located in Hwaseong city, Korea, which has 1473 households, was selected as the object building to test the present heat supply algorithm. Compared to the original heat supply system, the present system adopting the proposed control algorithm reduced the heat loss rate by 10.4%.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1686-1704
    Number of pages19
    JournalEnergies
    Volume5
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012 May

    Keywords

    • Distribution pipe
    • Group energy
    • Heat loss
    • Heat supply
    • Heating load
    • Household
    • Optimal control
    • Outdoor air temperature
    • Supply water

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
    • Energy (miscellaneous)
    • Control and Optimization
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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