Smart control applications in thermal energy storage systems
According to International Energy Agency, energy storage plays an important role to cover the peak energy consumption periods with renewable energy sources and off-grid periods. In providing energy and additional security the energy storage is a powerful tool to reduce the impact on climate change. This project aims to study two main problems of thermal energy storage (TES) systems – difficulty to assess the performance of the TES and difficulty to control the operation processes. For both problems smart controls have been suggested as a possible solution. The main aim of the project is to build a foundation of knowledge of smart controls for industrial applications. Proportional, integral and derivative (PID) controllers, dead-time compensators (DTC), and model predictive control (MPC) are three main methods that will be looked at and compared for application of TES control within solar district heating plant. A case study of solar thermal plant in Latvia is chosen. The specific plant has showed interest as it also has difficulties in control of the combined solar heat, thermal storage and biomass boiler system for district heating application. To combine the theoretical and practical research a laboratory work system will be developed and implemented as a module within Energy Technology course to assist in future dissemination of obtained knowledge.
PROJECT FUNDED BY:
Latvia’s state budget Fundamental and Applied Research Project LZP-2020/2-0113
PROJECT DURATION:
1. December 2020 – 31. December 2021
PROJECT BUDGET:
102 389,00 EUR
SCIENTIFIC LEADER OF THE PROJECT:
Miķelis Dzikēvičs
PUBLISHED:
10.12.2020.
