Combined Cycle, Heat Pump, And Thermal Storage Integration: Techno-Economic Sensitivity To Market And Climatic Conditions Based On A European And United States AssessmentShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, ASME International , 2022Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The integration of a Heat Pump (HP) with a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) to control the inlet air temperature has been previously investigated turning out to be a promising technology to meet the requirements imposed by the current electricity generation systems in terms of efficiency and flexibility. If the HP is coupled with a Thermal Energy Storage (TES) in an Inlet Conditioning Unit (ICU), it can be exploited in different modes to enhance the off-design CCGT's efficiency or to boost the power output at full load. Furthermore, fuel-saving would be reflected in avoided emissions. The optimal sizing of the ICU, as well as an accurate estimation of the benefits, is a complex problem influenced by several factors such as the local climate and electricity market prices. The paper aims to systematically investigate, by means of a Mixed Integer Linear Programming model for optimal dispatch, the feasibility of an ICU integration in different scenarios (EU and US), providing general rules for assessing the concept application in new sites all around the globe. Different electricity markets have been analyzed and classified according to the parameters describing the average and variability of prices, the interdependency with the gas market, the ambient temperature, or the local carbon pricing policy. The most favorable conditions are identified and the dependency of the optimal ICU sizing on the climate and the electricity market is highlighted. The concept appears to be highly profitable in the hot regions with high price variability with an NPV of around 60 M€. Additionally, even in less profitable conditions (i.e., stable low prices in a cold climate), the system is able to increase the operating hours and reduce the economic losses. The performances enhancement described does not imply any environmental cost in terms of CO2 emissions.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ASME International , 2022.
Keywords [en]
Combined Cycle Gas Turbine, Electricity market, Flexibility, Heat pump, Inlet air conditioning, Power generation, Air conditioning, Costs, Electric energy storage, Electric industry, Electric power generation, Gas turbines, Heat pump systems, Heat storage, Integer programming, Integration, Profitability, Pumps, Smart power grids, Combined cycle, Conditioning units, Heat pumps, Inlet air, Power- generations, Techno-economics, Thermal storage, Power markets
National Category
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-328985DOI: 10.1115/GT2022-82698Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85141727149OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-328985DiVA, id: diva2:1767342
Conference
ASME Turbo Expo 2022: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2022, 13 June 2022 through 17 June 2022
Note
QC 20230614
2023-06-142023-06-142023-06-14Bibliographically approved