Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May A test facility for distributed cogeneration: experiences on a microturbine and chiller based plant S. Banetta, S. Barsali University of Pisa, Italy Department of Electrical Systems and Automation
Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May The cogeneration plant 45kW Microturbine 170kW absorption chiller/heater 330kW cooling tower Thermal (200kW) and electrical (50kW) load simulators Direct chiller connection to turbine exhaust
Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May The cogeneration plant
Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May The cogeneration plant
Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May Plant scheme and monitoring
Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May Cooling modeHeating mode Operation tests
Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May Power balance Cooling modeHeating mode
Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May Interface response 1 Load step
Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May Interface response 2 Loss of mains
Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May Interface response 3 Automatic reclosure
Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May Remarks Low turboalternator efficiency, high losses High temperatures mean high thermal losses Fast interface response High sensitivity to grid disturbances Large impact of permitting procedure High cost of measuring and monitoring system
Stefano Barsali IT Academic Village Barcelona May Future activity Set up of exhaust heat insulation Set up of a remote unit control system Development and testing of a biomass fired Stirling engine