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Reduction of Cold-Start Emissions for a Micro Combined Heat and Power Plant

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  • Tammo Zobel

    (Institute for Dynamic Systems & Control, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 3, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland)

  • Christian Schürch

    (Aerothermochemistry and Combustion Systems Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 3, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland)

  • Konstantinos Boulouchos

    (Aerothermochemistry and Combustion Systems Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 3, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland)

  • Christopher Onder

    (Institute for Dynamic Systems & Control, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 3, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland)

Abstract

Decentralized power generation by combined heat and power plants becomes increasingly popular as a measure to advance the energy transition. In this context, a substantial advantage of small combined heat and power plants is based on the relatively low pollutant emissions. However, a large proportion of the pollutant emissions is produced during a cold-start. This fact is not reflected in governmental and institutional emission guidelines, as these strongly focus on the emission levels under steady-state conditions. This study analyzes the spark advance, the reference air/fuel ratio and an electrically heated catalyst in terms of their potential to reduce the cold-start emissions of a micro combined heat and power plant which uses a natural gas fueled reciprocating internal combustion engine as prime mover and a three-way catalytic converter as aftertreatment system. Based on these measures, control approaches were developed that account for the specific operating conditions of the class of small combined heat and power plants, e.g., full-load operation and flexible, demand-driven runtimes. The experimental data demonstrates that even solutions with marginal adaptation/integration effort can reduce cold-start emissions to a great extent.

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  • Tammo Zobel & Christian Schürch & Konstantinos Boulouchos & Christopher Onder, 2020. "Reduction of Cold-Start Emissions for a Micro Combined Heat and Power Plant," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-18, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:8:p:1862-:d:344240
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