Integration of Micro-Cogeneration Units and Electric Storages into a Micro-Scale Residential Solar District Heating System Operating with a Seasonal Thermal Storage

A micro-scale district heating network based on the operation of solar thermal collectors coupled to a long-term borehole thermal storage is modeled, simulated and investigated over a period of five years. The plant is devoted to covering the domestic hot water and space heating demands of a distric...

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Main Authors: Antonio Rosato, Antonio Ciervo, Giovanni Ciampi, Michelangelo Scorpio, Sergio Sibilio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/20/5456