Optimization of electric and thermal cogeneration in an integrated community energy system. [Burlington--Boston]

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6413839

Davis, A. A.; Kennedy, A. S.; Lee, C. M.

The conceptual design and the economical analysis are performed for an electric and thermal energy cogeneration plant to serve a mixed use community in Burlington--Boston, Massachusetts. The system services 15 buildings consisting of industrial, institutional, commercial, and retail use. The system design consists of a condensing steam turbine with variable extraction and heat recovery for supplying heating and cooling loads. A novel thermal ice storage system is provided for cooling to minimize the size of the cooling machines (absorbtion chillers and ice machines) and the energy consumption. The Burlington Integrated Community Energy System (BICES) scheme is shown with all the equipment required to supply both electric energy to the grid for Boston Edison Company (BECO) and heat (including cooling) that will be used in the community. The steam turbine cogeneration system has been optimally designed to maximize all overall efficiency of the plant, hence, to conserve energy and scarce fuels while meeting the energy service demands of the community. The system appears to be economically marginal in private sector and depends on: rate of the return the investor is willing to accept; financing package and repayment structures; reaction of the community customers and willingness to pay; and rates and amounts of electricity sold to BECO.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6413839
• Report Number(s): CONF-790107-8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CO-GENERATION
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
DESIGN
DEUS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY
EQUIPMENT
EVALUATED DATA
GRAPHS
HEAT
ICES
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INVESTMENT
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OPTIMIZATION
POWER
POWER GENERATION
PROFITS
RATE STRUCTURE
STEAM GENERATION
TABLES