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This module can be run in two modes: 1)dispatch, 2)invest. In the dispatch mode, it calculates the cost-minimal operation of a portfolio of heat supply technologies in a defined district heating system for each hour of the year. The inputs to the module are hourly profiles for the heat demand in the network, for the potential heat supply from different sources and for energy carrier prices. Furthermore, cost and efficiency parameters for each technology are required. The module yields the costs of heat supply, the share of energy carriers used and the implied CO2 emissions. In the invest mode, the module optimizes the capacities of installed heat supply technologies to cover heat demand.
This module can be run in two modes: 1) dispatch, 2) invest. In the dispatch mode, it calculates the cost-minimal operation of a portfolio of heat supply technologies in a defined district heating system for each hour of the year. The inputs to the module are hourly profiles for the heat demand in the network, for the potential heat supply from different sources and for energy carrier prices. Furthermore, cost and efficiency parameters for each technology are required. The module yields the costs of heat supply, the share of energy carriers used and the implied CO2 emissions. In the invest mode, the module optimizes the capacities of installed heat supply technologies to cover heat demand.
The district heating supply dispatch module is a dispatch model which tries to find a cost optimum solution for covering the heat demand at every hour of the year.
The method described here is to be understood as a first concept and can deviate from the actual implementation (model complexity, inputs and outputs, etc. must be seen from this point of view). This wiki page, explains the the version of calculation module that is integrated to the toolbox. A stand-alone version of the calculation module is much more comprehensive and can be downloaded from HERE. The documentation of the stand-alone version can be found HERE.
The module requires a long array of input parameters. The main input parameters are however: 1. Heat demand of the grid (selected region) 1. Installed capacities of heat generators/storage 1. Technical(en-efficiencies) and financial parameters(opex,capex,lifetime) of heat generators/storages 1. Profiles (time series of the heat demand, solar radiation, temperature, electricity prices, etc..)
The main output indicators of the calculation module are:
IMPORTANT NOTE In Hotmaps biomass emissions are not assumed zero because Hotmaps is a tool aimed at supporting the ongoing energy transition. Considering biomass as a carbon-neutral source of energy implies that burning biomass reduces the current total emissions compared to burning fossil fuels, which is not true. The storage of carbon dioxide in trees happens over decades, while its release in the atmosphere takes place all at once. Therefore, the net carbon balance of biomass is zero in the long run, but not in the short run and climate change mitigation measures need to bring results in reducing carbon emissions in the short run.
The module is implemented as a linear program and can be used on the one hand as a pure dispatch model and on the other hand for investment planning to cover a load profile. The objective function tries to find the minimum of the difference from the costs for providing the heat and revenues from electricity production.
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(installed capacities multiplied by the annuities of the specific investment costs)
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yield from::Here you get the bleeding-edge development for this calculation module.
After you select a region and make no changes to the default parameters, the model will run in investment mode. This means that the installed capacities are also optimized for the optimal cost coverage of the heat demand.
Below you can see all input parameters that can be changed
Jeton Hasani, in Hotmaps Wiki, CM District heating supply dispatch (September 2020)
This page was written by Jeton Hasani EEG - TU Wien.
☑ This page was reviewed by Mostafa Fallahnejad EEG - TU Wien.
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