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Operating Modes Optimization for the Boiler Units of Industrial Steam Plants

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  • Aleksandra V. Varganova

    (Power Engineering and Automated Systems Institute, Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University, 455000 Magnitogorsk, Russia)

  • Vadim R. Khramshin

    (Power Engineering and Automated Systems Institute, Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University, 455000 Magnitogorsk, Russia)

  • Andrey A. Radionov

    (Department of Automation and Control, Moscow Polytechnic University, 107023 Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

The free market forces energy-intensive industrial enterprises to continuously compete. A possible competitive advantage for such enterprises is reducing the finished products cost. This may be achieved by reducing the share of energy in this cost, including by rationalizing the use of energy resources. This study develops a system for the automated analysis and calculation of feasible boiler unit loads, defined according to the criterion of the minimum cost of live steam in a separate steam plant pipeline. The calculations consider the balance limit on the steam, the boiler unit’s wear and tear, performance specifications, and economic indicators of fuel consumption in the calculation. The software also defines the optimal fuel mix composition when forecasting the operating modes of the power plant boiler units in real-time mode. The calculation algorithm is based on the dynamic programming technique combined with the sequential equivalenting method, which ensures the convergence of calculations. When a steam plant model is developed, much attention is paid to the thermal scheme and technical and economic specifications of boiler units. In the system, the boiler models are set as a table containing the ratio between the boiler unit’s steam capacity and energy consumption while considering the cost of a ton of live steam with the specified parameters. The key economic effect of implementing the system is determined by reducing the fuel cost due to its rational redistribution between the power plant boiler units. Implementing the system allows the reduction of energy costs by 1.4%.

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  • Aleksandra V. Varganova & Vadim R. Khramshin & Andrey A. Radionov, 2023. "Operating Modes Optimization for the Boiler Units of Industrial Steam Plants," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:6:p:2596-:d:1092669
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