1. COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP) FOCUS ON DISTRIBUTED GENERATION Stevens Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering Department Prof. Siva Thangam Supported by: National Science Foundation

2. My Research  Combined Heat and Power  Utilization of waste heat from the production of power.  Distributed generation  Generation of electricity near the intended place of use  An approach for achieving a sustainable energy future

3. How a Power Plant Works

4. Conventional Distribution

5. Combined Heat and Power

6. Selecting the Right Equipment

7. Design: Thermodynamics Conservation of Energy INOUT What goes in = What comes out (in one form or another)

8. The Quality of Energy  Quality is the ability to perform useful work  Electrical energy is worth more than heat energy

9. Design: Economics INOUT  Define a new term: Exergy  Commonly referred to as “Availability”  A measure of the effort that was put in  Accounts for the quality of energy

10. Model, Simulate, Optimize

11. Electricity, Volatility!

13. Questions Questions or Comments?