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Polygeneration systems are a key technology for the reduction of primary energy usage and emissions. High costs, lack of flexibility and effort for parameterization hinder the wide usage of modeling tools during their conceptual design. This paper describes how planning tools can be structured for the conceptual design phase where only little information is available to the planner. A library concept was developed using the principles of object-oriented modeling to address the flexibility issue. With respect to cost and expandability, the open-source modeling language Modelica was chosen. Furthermore, easy-to-parameterize component models were developed. In addition to the improved library concept and novel component models, an easy-to-adapt control concept is proposed. The component models were validated and the applicability of the library was demonstrated by means of an example. It was shown that the data usually obtained from spec sheets are sufficient to parameterize the models. In addition to this, the control concept was approved.
The aim of the paper was to investigate the energy saved in the shift from separate generation of thermal and electrical energy to trigeneration at the energy facility in Offenburg University of Applied Sciences (HS OG). The energy facility at HS OG used a traditional heating system and electricity from grid until 2007 afterwhich they installed a trigeneration system to meet its continuously changing dynamic thermal and electrical demands. This paper highlights the methodology that had been derived to analyze and study the effect of this shift based on the energy consumption data available from 2004 to 2011, which were scarce due to the limited monitoring. From the energy analysis, we concluded that 8 % primary energy was saved in this shift at the energy facility of HS OG. And from economical perspective 5 % useful thermal energy and 39 % useful electrical energy was saved in this shift at the energy facility of HS OG. Nevertheless, the term energy saving, in general, is very relative and complex to define in such a changeover.