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http://dx.doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2015.27.4.179

Actual Energy Consumption Analysis of Temperature Control Strategies for Secondary Side Hot Water District Heating System with an Inverter  

Cho, Sung-Hwan (Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Jeonju University)
Hong, Seong-Ki (Graduate School, Jeonju University)
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Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.27, no.4, 2015 , pp. 179-186 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the actual energy consumption of the secondary side District Heating System (DHS) with different hot water supply temperature control methods is compared. The two methods are Outdoor Temperature Reset Control and Outdoor Temperature Predictive Control. While Outdoor Temperature Reset Control has been widely used for energy savings of the secondary side system, the results show that the Outdoor Temperature Predictive Control method saves more energy. In general, the Outdoor Temperature Predictive Control method lowers the supply temperature of hot water, and it reduces standby losses and increases the overall heat transfer value of heated spaces due to more flow into the space. During actual energy consumption monitoring, the Outdoor Temperature predictive Control method saves about 6.6% of energy when compared to the Outdoor Temperature Reset Control method. Also, it is found that at partial load condition, such as during daytime, the fluctuation of hot water supply temperature with Outdoor Temperature Reset Control is more severe than that with Outdoor Temperature Predictive Control. Thus, it proves that Outdoor Temperature Predictive Control is more stable even at partial load conditions.
Keywords
District heating system; Outdoor temperature reset control; Outdoor temperature predictive control; Energy savings;
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