Experimental Study of District Heating Substations in a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Rig
This study compares two district heating substation systems for implementation in rural district heating networks with non-retrofitted single- and two-family houses. The aim is to determine which system has the potential to provide lower return temperatures and/or lower power peak demand. A hardware...
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| description | This study compares two district heating substation systems for implementation in rural district heating networks with non-retrofitted single- and two-family houses. The aim is to determine which system has the potential to provide lower return temperatures and/or lower power peak demand. A hardware-in-the-loop-test rig was utilized to measure the two district heating substations under real operation conditions. This experimental study demonstrates that load balancing of the district heating network is attainable with the district heating substation with storage. This is especially advantageous when there is a high demand for domestic hot water. Overall, both systems yield comparable return temperatures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5df8c3acdc0d40d69cf3e9d6d1e162992023-11-17T21:13:41ZengMDPI AGResources2079-92762023-03-011244310.3390/resources12040043Experimental Study of District Heating Substations in a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test RigAnna Vannahme0Jonas Busch1Mathias Ehrenwirth2Tobias Schrag3Institute of New Energy Systems, University of Applied Science Ingolstadt, Esplanade 10, 85049 Ingolstadt, GermanyInstitute of New Energy Systems, University of Applied Science Ingolstadt, Esplanade 10, 85049 Ingolstadt, GermanyInstitute of New Energy Systems, University of Applied Science Ingolstadt, Esplanade 10, 85049 Ingolstadt, GermanyInstitute of New Energy Systems, University of Applied Science Ingolstadt, Esplanade 10, 85049 Ingolstadt, GermanyThis study compares two district heating substation systems for implementation in rural district heating networks with non-retrofitted single- and two-family houses. The aim is to determine which system has the potential to provide lower return temperatures and/or lower power peak demand. A hardware-in-the-loop-test rig was utilized to measure the two district heating substations under real operation conditions. This experimental study demonstrates that load balancing of the district heating network is attainable with the district heating substation with storage. This is especially advantageous when there is a high demand for domestic hot water. Overall, both systems yield comparable return temperatures.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/12/4/43district heating substationlocal district heating networknon-retrofitted single- and two-family-housesthermal hardware-in-the-loop test rig |
| spellingShingle | Anna Vannahme Jonas Busch Mathias Ehrenwirth Tobias Schrag Experimental Study of District Heating Substations in a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Rig Resources district heating substation local district heating network non-retrofitted single- and two-family-houses thermal hardware-in-the-loop test rig |
| title | Experimental Study of District Heating Substations in a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Rig |
| title_full | Experimental Study of District Heating Substations in a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Rig |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Study of District Heating Substations in a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Rig |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Study of District Heating Substations in a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Rig |
| title_short | Experimental Study of District Heating Substations in a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Rig |
| title_sort | experimental study of district heating substations in a hardware in the loop test rig |
| topic | district heating substation local district heating network non-retrofitted single- and two-family-houses thermal hardware-in-the-loop test rig |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/12/4/43 |
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