Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2022, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (5): 1492-1501.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2021.0522

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Thermodynamic analysis of a combined heating and power system coupled with carbon dioxide energy storage utilizing environmental recooling

Feiyue TAO1(), Huanran WANG1, Ruixiong LI1(), Jing ZHAO2, Gangqiang GE1, Xin HE1, Hao CHEN1   

  1. 1.School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
    2.China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Beijing 100076, China
  • Received:2021-10-10 Revised:2021-12-10 Online:2022-05-05 Published:2022-05-07
  • Contact: Ruixiong LI E-mail:18401625622@163.com;ruixiong.li@xjtu.edu.cn

Abstract:

To improve photovoltaic power output and flexibility, the construction of optical storage cooperative systems has become the mainstream trend for enhancing photovoltaic schedulability and reducing photovoltaic power curtailment. Based on the characteristics of the operating environment of the photovoltaic farm, a combined heat and power system is proposed coupled with carbon dioxide energy storage utilizing nighttime environmental cooling. Furthermore, the effect of key thermodynamic parameters on system performance under different operating modes is mainly studied. The results demonstrate that the increase of minimum temperature difference of the cool storage unit, ambient temperature at night, and the low-pressure tank pressure harms the system performance. In contrast, the increase of high-pressure tank pressure and expander inlet temperature positively affects the mode of the solar heat collection system, which works independently. In the combined working mode of the solar collector and heat pump systems, the electric energy storage, exergy, and round trip efficiencies under the design condition can reach 71.4%, 57.4%, and 87.1%, respectively, and energy storage density is 17.18 kW·h/m3. The solar factor is reduced by 35.6% compared to when the solar heat collection system is working alone. Moreover, the cool storage unit, first reheater, and heat exchanger 1 have a significant exergy loss and are the critical components for system optimization. Variations in the heat pump evaporation temperature and condenser hot water outlet temperature have a greater impact on the electrical efficiency in the mode where the heat pump system participates but has little effect on the exergy efficiency.

Key words: combined heating and power, liquid carbon dioxide energy storage, heat pump, solar factor

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