Control Optimization of Combined Cooling and Power System with Prime Mover of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-gas Turbine for Building Application

Luo, X. J.; Fong, K. F.

Abstract

© 2017 The Authors. This paper presents a control strategy for a combined cooling and power (CCP) system using a prime mover of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with bottoming cycle of gas turbine (GT) for building application. Dynamic simulation model of the CCP system was developed in TRNSYS 17, and the control strategy was developed for year-round operation in response to the changing climatic and loading conditions. The capacity ratio of cells in operation; the ratio of exhaust heat delivered to GT; and the ratio of cooling load shared between absorption and compression chillers were chosen as the decision variables in the control strategy. In order to minimize the system energy consumption, particle swarm optimization (PSO) was constructed in MATLAB and coupled with TRNSYS 17 for control optimization. It was found that with the proposed control strategy, the yearly energy saving of the SOFC-GT CCP system would be 6.89% compared to the reference case.

Citation

Luo, X. J., & Fong, K. F. (2017). Control Optimization of Combined Cooling and Power System with Prime Mover of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-gas Turbine for Building Application. Energy Procedia, 105, 1883-1888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.552

• Journal Article Type: Conference Paper
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Jun 1, 2017
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2017
• Journal: Energy Procedia
• Print ISSN: 1876-6102
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 105
• Pages: 1883-1888
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.552
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/888118
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.552