| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/M507192/1 |
| Title: |
Combined Heat and Photo Voltaics (CHPV) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Jiang, Dr L |
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| Department: |
Electrical Engineering and Electronics |
| Organisation: |
University of Liverpool |
| Scheme: |
Technology Programme |
| Starts: |
01 November 2014 |
Ends: |
31 December 2016 |
Value (£): |
179,750
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Energy Efficiency |
Solar Technology |
| Sustainable Energy Networks |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
The Combined Heat and Photo-voltaic (CHPV) based local energy system solution was formulated on the simple, but
effective observation that CHP systems develop low carbon and energy efficient electrical power in the colder months of
the year in the UK and Photo-voltaic (PV) power generation provides most of its low carbon power generation when there is
no demand for heat in commercial buildings. By combining these two primary energy supplies, it is potentially feasible to
create a LES which is autonomous to the national electricity grid by appropriate sizing of the CHP and PV systems. That
said the supply and demand is highly transient and the use of energy storage and advanced control systems and other
demand side measures such as Smart DC systems for lighting and ICT networks will enable accurate supply and demand
matching for both heat and power. This potential LES solution is highly attractive to industry partners in the CHPV project
such as Peel Utilities, BRE and ARUP. The system potentially offers a high return-on-infrastructure investment (ROI),
however it is extremely complex to design to ensure that this ROI can be reliably achieved in practice. In order to assist in
the design and implementation of CHPV based LES systems the following research needs to be carried out:
Task 1: Dr J. Counsell with the research assistant will develop ESL based models for the energy supply and demand
systems such as CHP and PV and the already developed through BRE Trust R&D funded projects IDEAS dynamic
modelling of buildings and there energy using systems. The researcher will be able to draw on existing models within the
EEE department for PV and other micro-generation systems at Liverpool to rapidly develop comprehensive nonlinear dynamic models for both energy supply and energy demand in the buildings served by the CHPV based LES. (refer
references in Appendix A of the main TSB proposal for references of past modelling work)
Task 2: Led by Dr Lin Jiang the researcher will use the ESL models resulting from task 1 to develop nonlinear optimal
control solutions to guarantee supply and demand matching with the constraints of satisfying thermal comfort requirements
in the buildings and the minimising the power drawn for the national power grid. The research will need new nonlinear
inverse dynamic control algorithms developed by Dr Counsell (refer Appendix A for references) and nonlinear optimal
control strategies for demand side management systems developed by Dr Lin Jiang (refer Appendix A for references).
These control algorithms will also be modelled and used in simulation studies to prove the effective regulation of the
automated CHPV systems.
Task 3: Led By Dr Lin Jiang, the researcher will create the ESL models and tuned control algorithms for each of the three
case studies in this project.
Task 4: Dr Counsell will lead the application of the resulting case study models in partnership with Peel, BRE and ARUP to
test a number of demand side measures including Smart DC systems for LED lighting and ICT networks and devices. The
tests will establish the energy, carbon and economic benefits that Smart DC systems will bring to the CHPV based LES
solution and the models for Smart DC systems will be validated using the EEE department's new Smart DC PoE Network
laboratory now under construction.
The lead academics and the researcher will engage with BRE and the BRE Trust to hold industry/academic research
workshops and create high quality journal and BRE Trust publications as well as hold workshops to disseminate the
effectiveness of the CHPV concept. The resulting project outputs such as design tools from the university will also be
disseminated to the wider LES community. It will also investigate the potential for the design tools to be used as part of
potentially new regulatory frameworks which are being developed outside this project for local energy systems.
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| Organisation Website: |
http://www.liv.ac.uk |