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Title: High resolution performance analysis of micro-trigeneration in an energy-efficient residential building
Authors: Borg, Simon Paul
Kelly, Nicolas James
Keywords: Energy conservation
Architecture and energy conservation -- Malta
Issue Date: 2013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Citation: Borg, S. P., & Kelly, N. J. (2013). High resolution performance analysis of micro-trigeneration in an energy-efficient residential building. Energy and Buildings, 67(12), 153-165.
Abstract: Trigeneration has long been proposed as a means to improve energy-efficiency for large and medium sized buildings. To curb increasing energy demand in the residential sector, researchers are now focusing their attention on adapting trigeneration to residential buildings. Literature is full of examples pertaining to the performance of trigeneration in large and medium sized commercial buildings, however little is known on the performance of micro-trigeneration inside residential buildings, particularly under a range of operating conditions. To understand the influence that parameters such as changes in thermal and electrical loading or different plant configurations have on the performance of micro-trigeneration, this research makes use of a detailed model of a Maltese apartment building, and associated micro-trigeneration system. The performance of the model is simulated using a whole building simulation tool run at high-resolution minute time frequency over a number of different operating conditions and scenarios. Each scenario was then assessed on the basis of the system's energetic, environmental and economic performance. The results show that, compared to separate generation the use of a residential micro-trigeneration system reduces primary energy consumption by about 40%, but also that the system's financial performance is highly susceptible to the operating conditions.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/82830
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