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Proceedings of uSim Conference 2022: 3rd uSim Conference of IBPSA-Scotland

     

IDENTIFYING TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TOWARDS POSITIVE ENERGY DISTRICTS (PEDS)

Lucas Verleyen, Louis Hermans, Javier Arroyo, Lieve Helsen

Abstract: Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) are considered an appealing solution for decarbonising the urban environment. However, as of today, no standard modelling procedure, nor assessment methodology exists for the design and control of PEDs. Therefore, the research project “TECHPED” is carried out to identify technically feasible solutions for the design and operation of PEDs. The envisioned solutions include both the system layout and the control, rendering a “workable” concept of PEDs with all their (inter)connections. Firstly, this paper presents a new PED definition as this is critical for the identification and assessment of feasible solutions. Secondly, this paper explains the applied method that allows to easily compare multiple system layouts, control strategies, and pricing schemes. The core of this method is a template for district modelling, which is a base class that can describe every district. This template includes a demand, a supply, a storage, and a network block. A connection to the wider network and a control agent are present as well. Finally, an illustration for modelling a tiny cluster shows the strengths of this method in terms of structure, modularity and scalability.
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usim2022_p118