Tag: CHP

SBS Team Attends American Modelica Conference at University of Conneticut

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Prof. Wangda Zuo and team members Zhanwei He and Viswanathan Ganesh attended the American Modelica Conference at UConn. Here they learned more about advanced modeling methods and model-based design. They enjoyed the insightful keynotes from Dr. Swaminathan Gopalswamy (Texas A&M) and Clas Jacobson (Carrier). This was an exciting trip as Viswanathan was awarded Penn State’s Borda Travel Scholarship to present our paper on “Advancements in Building-to-Grid Interactions: Thermo-Electric Coupling Models of Motor-driven Devices” at the conference. Our Post-Doctoral scholar Zhanwei delivered a presentation on “Efficient Simplified Models for District Energy CHP Systems”. We are happy that there was so much great work for our lab to present. Many thanks to the organizers of the conference for all their hard work in putting on an amazing experience.

SBS Lab Member Saranya Anbarasu to Present Research at SimBuild 2024

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We are excited to have Saranya Anbarasu present her poster on “Optimization Operational Costs in Combined Heat and Power Integrated District Heating Systems: A Reinforcement Learning Approach.” This poster shows the application of cutting-edge AI technology to complex district energy systems. This is the outcome of our DOE project “Optimal Co-Design of Integrated Thermal-Electrical Networks and Control Systems for Grid-Interactive Efficient District (GED) Energy Systems.” This research was co-authored with current lab members Rosina Adhikari, Katy Hinkelman, Zhanwei Hu, and former lab members Ardeshir Moftakhari and Tanmay Ambadkar.

We are so excited to see our lab members presenting their work. To see a summary of the presentation and details for where it will be held follow this link.

SBS Lab Member Zhanwei He to Present Research at SimBuild 2024

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We are excited to have Zhanwei He present “Computationally Efficient and Accurate Modeling of Combined Heating and Power Systems for District Energy Applications” at SimBuild 2024 in Technical session 8: Grid Interactions and Distributed Energy Resources. The presentation introduces Modelica-based simplified combined heat and power (CHP) models that achieve computational efficiency and high accuracy. This is the outcome of our DOE project “Optimal Co-Design of Integrated Thermal-Electrical Networks and Control Systems for Grid-Interactive Efficient District (GED) Energy Systems.” Zhanwei is working with current lab members Saranya Anbarasu, Katy Hinkelman, lab alumni Ardi Moftakhari, and Lawrence Berkley National Lab’s Jianjun Hu to release these models in the Modelica Buildings Library.

We are so excited to see our lab members presenting their work. To see a summary of the presentation and details for where it will be held follow this link.