Technical Development and Economic Evaluation of the Integration of Thermal Energy Storage in Steam Power Plants
Grid-compliant integration of renewable energies will in future require considerable increases in flexibility in the operation of conventional power plants. The integration of thermal energy storage systems (TES) into the power plant process can create considerable improvements, for example, in the...
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| author | Michael Krüger Selman Muslubas Eren Çam Daniel Lehmann Sabine Polenz Volker Dreißigacker Freerk Klasing Philipp Knödler |
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| description | Grid-compliant integration of renewable energies will in future require considerable increases in flexibility in the operation of conventional power plants. The integration of thermal energy storage systems (TES) into the power plant process can create considerable improvements, for example, in the speed of load change and partial load behavior. In the case of existing plants, there are thus good prospects of upgrading for more flexible operation, which promises improvements in the energy system that can be achieved in the relatively short term. The aim of this publication is, therefore, to identify integration options for TES in coal-fired power plants which would enable the desired high flexibility potentials and, at the same time, include cost-efficient solutions. By means of an iterative approach between future scenarios of the energy market, the power plant process, and the TES component, favored configurations were developed from a wide range of integration concepts. For this purpose, thermodynamic simulation studies were performed, operating concepts were developed, economic assessments were made, design calculations were performed, and experimental investigations on different TES options were realized. The results obtained can serve as a basis for the demonstration of a promising TES technology in an existing hard coal-fired power plant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2eb2cc6499db4aa6852c83eb49e3882a2023-11-23T08:10:34ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-05-01159338810.3390/en15093388Technical Development and Economic Evaluation of the Integration of Thermal Energy Storage in Steam Power PlantsMichael Krüger0Selman Muslubas1Eren Çam2Daniel Lehmann3Sabine Polenz4Volker Dreißigacker5Freerk Klasing6Philipp Knödler7Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Centre (DLR), 70569 Stuttgart, GermanyChair of Environmental Process Engineering and Plant Design (LUAT), University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, GermanyInstitute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI), 50827 Cologne, GermanySTEAG Energy Services GmbH, 45128 Essen, GermanyVGB PowerTech e.V. (VGB), 45257 Essen, GermanyInstitute of Engineering Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Centre (DLR), 70569 Stuttgart, GermanyInstitute of Engineering Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Centre (DLR), 51147 Cologne, GermanyInstitute of Engineering Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Centre (DLR), 70569 Stuttgart, GermanyGrid-compliant integration of renewable energies will in future require considerable increases in flexibility in the operation of conventional power plants. The integration of thermal energy storage systems (TES) into the power plant process can create considerable improvements, for example, in the speed of load change and partial load behavior. In the case of existing plants, there are thus good prospects of upgrading for more flexible operation, which promises improvements in the energy system that can be achieved in the relatively short term. The aim of this publication is, therefore, to identify integration options for TES in coal-fired power plants which would enable the desired high flexibility potentials and, at the same time, include cost-efficient solutions. By means of an iterative approach between future scenarios of the energy market, the power plant process, and the TES component, favored configurations were developed from a wide range of integration concepts. For this purpose, thermodynamic simulation studies were performed, operating concepts were developed, economic assessments were made, design calculations were performed, and experimental investigations on different TES options were realized. The results obtained can serve as a basis for the demonstration of a promising TES technology in an existing hard coal-fired power plant.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/9/3388TESthermal energy storageheat storagecoal-fired power plantspower plant flexibilization |
| spellingShingle | Michael Krüger Selman Muslubas Eren Çam Daniel Lehmann Sabine Polenz Volker Dreißigacker Freerk Klasing Philipp Knödler Technical Development and Economic Evaluation of the Integration of Thermal Energy Storage in Steam Power Plants Energies TES thermal energy storage heat storage coal-fired power plants power plant flexibilization |
| title | Technical Development and Economic Evaluation of the Integration of Thermal Energy Storage in Steam Power Plants |
| title_full | Technical Development and Economic Evaluation of the Integration of Thermal Energy Storage in Steam Power Plants |
| title_fullStr | Technical Development and Economic Evaluation of the Integration of Thermal Energy Storage in Steam Power Plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Technical Development and Economic Evaluation of the Integration of Thermal Energy Storage in Steam Power Plants |
| title_short | Technical Development and Economic Evaluation of the Integration of Thermal Energy Storage in Steam Power Plants |
| title_sort | technical development and economic evaluation of the integration of thermal energy storage in steam power plants |
| topic | TES thermal energy storage heat storage coal-fired power plants power plant flexibilization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/9/3388 |
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