Title: Public and Commercial CHP Screening tools
1Public and Commercial CHP Screening tools Their
Capabilities
Brendan OConnor Northeast Combined Heat and
Power Application Center CEERE, University of
Massachusetts June 23, 2004
Brendan OConnor
University of Massachusetts
06/23/2004
2INTRODUCTION
Existing CHP Software
Select Program Capabilities
Examples
- Industrial Facility
- High School
Sensitivity Analysis
Conclusions
3CHP SOFTWARE
Screening Level Tools
Steam Turbine Tools
- BCHP Tool
- CHP Tool
- Cogen Pro
- Building Energy Analyzer
- Ready Reckoner
- D-Gen Pro
- MAC CHP Assessor
- FEMP CHP Screening Tool
- SSAT
- Turbo-Steam On-line Calc.
- Dresser Rand
Detailed Design Tools
- Gate Cycle
- Recipro
- Plant Design Expert
- Heatmap CHP
- GT-Pro
- SOAPP-CT.25
Excel Based Programs
4SOFTWARE OVERVIEW
Note
Handout in more detail
Can Do
- Electric load
- Thermal load
- Prime mover selection
- Heat recovery info
- Utility rates
- Standby rate
- Sellback options
- Economic analysis
Cant Do
- Permitting
- Meter requirements
- Interconnection
- Equipment Location
- Gas Pressure
- Benefits of Power Quality and Reliability
5SOFTWARE DETAILS
MAC CHP Assessor
- Developer Midwest CHP Application Center
- Prescreen Level Tool
- Load Model
- Monthly energy bills
- Operating hours per year
- System Model
- Recip engines, Gas turbines, Microturbines, PAFC
- Absorption Chiller, Desiccants
- Economics Simple Payback
- Emissions Rules of thumb
- Cost Free
- Available on the web http//www.chpcentermw.org/
10-00_tools.html
6SOFTWARE DETAILS
Ready Reckoner
- Developer Sinclair Knights Merz Pty Ltd
- Oak Ridge National Lab has made it available in
the US - Screening Level Tool
- Load Model
- Load based on periods of operation
- System Model
- Recip engines, Gas turbines, Combined cycle
- Absorption chillers
- Economics In-depth
- Emissions CO2
- Cost Free
- Available on the web http//www.ornl.gov/sci/
eere/der/sia.htm
7SOFTWARE DETAILS
D-Gen Pro
- Developer Gas Technology Institute
- Screening level analysis tool
- Load Model
- Hourly load profile Monthly energy bills
- System Model
- Recip engines, Gas turbines, Microturbines
- No cooling
- Economics In-depth
- Emissions CO2, NOX, SOX
- Cost 675
- More information
- http//www.interenergysoftware.com
8EXAMPLE 1Industrial Metal Plating Facility
- Connecticut
- 150,000 ft2 facility
- 24 hours per day, 5 days per week
- 584,500 in Electricity Costs per year
9METAL PLATING FACILITY
- 491,000 in Natural Gas per year
- 68,557 MMBtu Consumption
- Steam 47 psig
10METAL PLATING FACILITYWith MAC CHP ASSESSOR
11METAL PLATING FACILITYWith MAC CHP ASSESSOR
Main input Screen Input all things yellow
12METAL PLATING FACILITYWith MAC CHP ASSESSOR
Load Duration Curve
Prime Mover Recommendation
13METAL PLATING FACILITYWith MAC CHP ASSESSOR
T/E Ratio
Prime Mover
Abs. Chiller
Operating Hours
14METAL PLATING FACILITYWith MAC CHP ASSESSOR
Results
Simple payback 3.1 Years
Rules of Thumb Used in Calculations
15METAL PLATING FACILITYWith READY RECKONER
Series of Input Screens
First Screen
Number of Periods
Cogeneration Configuration
16METAL PLATING FACILITYWith READY RECKONER
Thermal Need
Number of Units
17METAL PLATING FACILITYWith READY RECKONER
Input Facility Energy Demand
18METAL PLATING FACILITYWith READY RECKONER
Various Design Windows
19METAL PLATING FACILITYWith READY RECKONER
Implementation Cost
Unit Selection
20METAL PLATING FACILITYWith READY RECKONER
Utility Rate Modeling
Period 1 Demand charges OM Charges
21METAL PLATING FACILITYWith READY RECKONER
Results
Simple Payback 208 Years!
22METAL PLATING FACILITYWith D-Gen Pro
Series of Screens
Project Info.
Facility Info.
Facility Type
23METAL PLATING FACILITYWith D-Gen Pro
Hourly Load Profile
24METAL PLATING FACILITYWith D-Gen Pro
Monthly Energy Consumption
Import Monthly or Hourly Data
25METAL PLATING FACILITYWith D-Gen Pro
Detailed Utility Rate Model
26METAL PLATING FACILITYWith D-Gen Pro
Prime Mover Selection
Deployment Strategy
27METAL PLATING FACILITYWith D-Gen Pro
Implementation Cost Estimated
Results 16 Page Report
Simple Payback 37.0 years
28METAL PLATING FACILITYSUMMARY
Conclusions
Accuracy?
29EXAMPLE 2Evanston Township High School
- Evanston, Ill
- 1.3 million ft2
- Year Round School Programs
- 800,300 in Electricity per year
Daily Electric Demand Profile
30EVANSTON HIGH SCHOOL
- 426,500 in Natural Gas per year
- 105,270 MMBtu Consumption
- Absorption Chiller for Space Cooling
- Steam 110 psig
31EVANSTON HIGH SCHOOL
Implementation
- Peak Shaving Operation
- (3) 800 kW Recip Engines
- Exhaust Heat Recovery
32EVANSTON HIGH SCHOOLWith MAC CHP ASSESSOR
Model Similar to First Example
Three, 800 kW Recip Engines
Simple Payback 3.7 Years
33EVANSTON HIGH SCHOOLWith Ready Reckoner
Peak Hour Operation
No Part Load Modeling
34EVANSTON HIGH SCHOOLWith Ready Reckoner
Simple Payback 7.9 Years
35EVANSTON HIGH SCHOOLWith D-Gen Pro
Utility Rates In Database!
Default Load Profile for School with Summer
Cooling
36EVANSTON HIGH SCHOOLWith D-Gen Pro
Deployment Strategy
Simple Payback 5.2 Years
37EVANSTON HIGH SCHOOLSUMMARY
38SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Ready Reckoner
- Fuel Cost
- Capital Cost
- Discount Rate
- Electricity Import
- Electricity Export
NPV
Electricity Cost ( Variation)
39CONCLUSION
Increasing
MAC CHP ASSESSOR
- Required information
- Time
- Detail
- Accuracy
READY RECKONER
D-GEN PRO
Program Capabilities
Required Information