Solar combined cooling, heating and power systems based on hybrid PVT, PV or solar-thermal collectors for building applications
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Author(s)
Herrando, María
Pantaleo, Antonio M
Wang, Kai
Markides, Christos N
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
A modelling methodology is developed and used to investigate the technoeconomic performance of solar combined cooling, heating and power (S-CCHP) systems based on hybrid PVT collectors. The building energy demands are inputs to a transient system model, which couples PVT solar-collectors via thermal-store to commercial absorption chillers. The real energy demands of the University Campus of Bari, investment costs, relevant electricity and gas prices are used to estimate payback-times. The results are compared to: evacuated tube collectors (ETCs) for heating and cooling provision; and a PV-system for electricity provision. A 1.68-MWp S-CCHP system can cover 20.9%, 55.1% and 16.3% of the space-heating, cooling and electrical demands of the Campus, respectively, with roof-space availability being a major limiting factor. The payback-time is 16.7 years, 2.7-times higher than that of a PV-system. The lack of electricity generation by the ETC-based system limits its profitability, and leads to 2.3-times longer payback-time. The environmental benefits arising from the system’s operation are evaluated. The S-CCHP system can displace 911 tonsCO2/year (16% and 1.4× times more than the PV-system and the ETC-based system, respectively). The influence of utility prices on the systems’ economics is analysed. It is found that the sensitivity to these prices is significant.
Date Issued
2019-12-01
Date Acceptance
2019-05-02
Citation
Renewable Energy, 2019, 143, pp.637-647
ISSN
0960-1481
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
637
End Page
647
Journal / Book Title
Renewable Energy
Volume
143
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Energy & Fuels
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Absorption chiller
Economic analysis
Energy demand
Hybrid PVT
PV system
Solar collector
ABSORPTION CHILLER
PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL COLLECTORS
TRIGENERATION SYSTEM
DYNAMIC SIMULATION
PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION
TRANSIENT SIMULATION
FLAT-PLATE
DRIVEN
PUMP
PROVISION
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
0913 Mechanical Engineering
Energy
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-05-03