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Preliminary Study on Optimization of a Geothermal Heating System Coupled with Energy Storage for Office Building Heating in North China

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  • Yapeng Ren

    (Tianjin Geothermal Research and Training Center, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, MOE, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Xinli Lu

    (Tianjin Geothermal Research and Training Center, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, MOE, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Wei Zhang

    (Tianjin Geothermal Research and Training Center, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, MOE, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Jiaqi Zhang

    (Tianjin Geothermal Research and Training Center, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, MOE, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Jiali Liu

    (Tianjin Geothermal Research and Training Center, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, MOE, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Feng Ma

    (Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050061, China)

  • Zhiwei Cui

    (Tianjin Geothermal Research and Training Center, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, MOE, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Hao Yu

    (Tianjin Geothermal Research and Training Center, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, MOE, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Tianji Zhu

    (Tianjin Geothermal Research and Training Center, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, MOE, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Yalin Zhang

    (Tianjin Geothermal Research and Training Center, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
    Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, MOE, College of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China)

Abstract

Geothermal heating is considered to be one of the low-carbon-energy technologies for building heating. Aiming at the problem that the operating cost and investment cost of geothermal heating systems are still high, the conventional geothermal heating system coupled with energy storage for office building heating is studied in this paper. Four operational strategy models of the coupled system are established based on time-of-use electricity prices. A genetic algorithm is used to find the optimal value of each decision variable using minimization of levelized cost of heat (LCOH) as the objective function. The influences of electricity and equipment prices on the optimal values of the decision variables are discussed. Four operation strategies are investigated. If only operating cost is considered in the optimization, comparison shows that the best operation strategy is the one giving high priority to use the energy storage tank for heating during the peak electricity period. However, if the investment cost is further considered in the optimization, the best operation strategy is the one using the energy storage tank for heat load peak-regulating. In addition, based on the minimization of LCOH, an optimal energy storage ratio is found for each scenario, and suitable conditions of using energy storage tank are discussed. The geothermal heating system coupled with energy storage can have a good performance when the peak-valley electricity price difference is higher than CNY 0.566/kW·h (USD 0.0847/kW·h) + or the energy storage tank price is lower than CNY 900/m 3 (USD 134.64/m 3 ). The results obtained from this study prove that the cost of geothermal heating systems can be effectively reduced by choosing an optimal operation strategy and using an energy storage device with an optimal energy storage ratio.

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  • Yapeng Ren & Xinli Lu & Wei Zhang & Jiaqi Zhang & Jiali Liu & Feng Ma & Zhiwei Cui & Hao Yu & Tianji Zhu & Yalin Zhang, 2022. "Preliminary Study on Optimization of a Geothermal Heating System Coupled with Energy Storage for Office Building Heating in North China," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-23, November.
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