Initiative Optimization Operation Strategy and Multi-objective Energy Management Method for Combined Cooling Heating and Power

This paper proposed an initiative optimization operation strategy and multi-objective energy management method for combined cooling heating and power(CCHP) with storage systems.Initially,the initiative optimization operation strategy of CCHP system in the cooling season,the heating season and the transition season was formulated.The energy management of CCHP system was optimized by the multi-objective optimization model with maximum daily energy efficiency,minimum daily carbon emissions and minimum daily operation cost based on the proposed initiative optimization operation strategy.Furthermore,the pareto optimal solution set was solved by using the niche particle swarm multi-objective optimization algorithm.Ultimately,the most satisfactory energy management scheme was obtained by using the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution(TOPSIS) method.A case study of CCHP system used in a hospital in the north of China validated the effectiveness of this method.The results showed that the satisfactory energy management scheme of CCHP system was obtained based on this initiative optimization operation strategy and multi-objective energy management method.The CCHP system has achieved better energy efficiency,environmental protection and economic benefits.

Triboelectric-electromagnetic hybrid generator with swing-blade structures for effectively harvesting distributed wind energy in urban environments

The wind energy in cities cannot be exploited effectively because natural wind is unstable and complex.Therefore,a triboelectricelectromagnetic hybrid generator with swing-blade structures(SBS-TEHG)was designed to effectively harvest intermittent and continuous wind energy in an urban environment.First,the spring structure and base were considered to realize the maximum output performance of triboelectric nanogenerators.Then,the computational fluid dynamics method was applied to optimize the structure of the SBS-TEHG to improve its aerodynamic performance.The starting wind speed of the SBS-TEHG was 2 m/s,and its energy conversion efficiency was 9.04%,159%higher than that of the SBS-TEHG without guide plates at 4 m/s.The results demonstrated that the SBS-TEHG lit 105 light-emitting diodes(LEDs)under the intermittent-wind harvesting mode at a wind frequency of 1 Hz when the single swing blade operated,while a wireless PM_(2.5)&PM_(10)sensor was powered by the SBS-TEHG after a period of operation under the continuous-wind harvesting mode.The findings of this study provide a novel solution for lowspeed wind energy harvesting in cities and demonstrate the potential of SBS-TEHG as a distributed energy source.

Proposed framework for blockchain technology in a decentralised energy network

The integration of distributed renewable energy sources into the conventional power grid has become a hot research topic, all part of attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emission. There are many distributed renewable energy sources available and the network participants in energy delivery have also increased. This makes the management of the new power grid with integrated distributed renewable energy sources extremely complex. Applying the technical advantages of blockchain technology to this complex system to manage peer-to-peer energy sharing, transmission, data storage and build smart contracts between network participants can develop an optimal consensus mechanism within the new power grid. This paper proposes a new framework for the application of blockchain in a decentralised energy network. The microgrid is assumed to be private and managed by local prosumers. An overview description of the proposed model and a case study are presented in the paper.