Title
Challenges in heat network design optimization
Author
Egberts, P.J.P.
Tümer, C.
Loh, K.K.L.
Octaviano, R.
Publication year
2020
Abstract
Different stakeholders have different design considerations that shape a heating grid. In short term, theserange from achieving lowest ownership costs to preventing monopolies. In long term, project developersfocus on how uncertainties of design parameters (e.g. demand/supply, heat prices) affect the grid designand, ultimately, the business case. Currently, heat grids are designed through the evaluation of manuallydrafted topologies. Since there are many design options and uncertainties in the parameters, it isinfeasible to evaluate all possibilities, leading to suboptimal designs. In this paper, numerical optimi-zation approaches will be discussed that can assist with the conceptual grid design in a systematicmanner to achieve an improved network topology. It will be explained how uncertainty, for example ofdemands, can be addressed to obtain arobustnetwork design.
Subject
Heat network
Network topology optimization
Genetic algorithm
Uncertainty
Robust optimization
Mixed integer programming
Industrial Innovation
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TNO identifier
876042
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Source
Energy, 203 (203)
Document type
article