Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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264561 | Energy and Buildings | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Tri-generation is a novel application of energy technologies which simultaneously produces heat, refrigeration and electricity. An expression for the calculation of the thermodynamic performance of a generic tri-generation scheme is presented. A brief first-law analysis involving an energy conversion ratio and newly defined heating-to-cooling and electric-to-cooling load ratios to usual system component thermodynamic parameters (such as coefficient of performance or prime mover thermal efficiency) was carried out. To illustrate the usefulness of the criterion, a tri-generation pilot plant set up in an office building was studied.
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Authors
Rui Pitanga Marques, Derek Hacon, Alexandre Tessarollo, José Alberto Reis Parise,