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

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

How a Power Plant Works

Conventional Distribution

Combined Heat and Power

Selecting the Right Equipment

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

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

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

Model, Simulate, Optimize

Electricity, Volatility!

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