Simulations of a solar-assisted block-heating system
Paper in proceeding, 2017

Two types of simulation software TRNSYS and Polysun are studied to check their suitability for solar district heating system planning. A reference case, a part of the Vallda Heberg district heating system is modelled in both tools and results are compared with available measured data and with each other. Models are successfully calibrated. TRNSYS and Polysun models have deviations in main key figures compared to the reference case less than 2% and less than 8% respectively. A sensitivity analysis of key parameters shows that the two tools give similar results.

dynamic simulaion

Polysun

solar thremal

district heat

TRNSYS

Author

Artem Sotnikov

Hochschule Luzern

K. C. Nielsen

PlanEnergi

Chris Bales

Dalarna university

Jan-Olof Dalenbäck

Chalmers, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Building Services Engineering

Martin Andersen

Chalmers, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Building Services Engineering

Emmanouil Psimopoulos

Dalarna university

ISES Solar World Congress 2017 - IEA SHC International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry 2017, Proceedings

137717

ISES Solar World Conference 2017, SWC 2017 and 5th International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling Conference for Buildings and Industry 2017, SHC 2017
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Energy

Subject Categories

Other Environmental Engineering

Software Engineering

Energy Systems

DOI

10.18086/swc.2017.06.13

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