The dynamics of the “value” of electricity and steam vary with the ever changing dynamics of your campus’ cogeneration system and campus load profiles. When the cogeneration system is thermally limited in the summer the value of steam relative to electric assets is much different form winter, when the cogeneration plant is not thermally limited. This presentation gives examples of several realistic combinations of energy flows and the method for optimizing.
John Rundell, Smith EngineeringTravis Smith, Smith Engineering