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Utilization of a GSHP System in a DHC Network: modeling and optimization
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3115-4195
2021 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)Alternative title
Användning av bergvärmepumpar i ett fjärrvärme- och fjärrkylanätverk : modellering och optimering (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

The ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) of customers connected to the district heating and cooling (DHC) network can benefit both the customer and the energy company. However, operating the GSHP to minimize the cost of providing heating and cooling to the customer while ensuring the long-term stability of the ground temperature is a challenge. This thesis addresses the challenge by developing accurate models of GSHP and optimizing the operation of the GSHP system using these models.

The models presented in this thesis use field measurements to develop accurate models with low computational time. The main components of a GSHP system are the heat pump and the borehole heat exchanger (BHE). This thesis presents two approaches to use measured data to improve the accuracy of analytical models for BHE. The first approach is the calibration of the model parameters using this measured data. The second approach combines the analytical model with an artificial neural network model resulting in a hybrid model. The calibration approach reduced the relative RMSE of the analytical model from 21.9% to 13.9% in the testing period. The relative RMSE of the hybrid model for the testing period was 6.3%.

We compared different data-driven models for heat pumps and determined that artificial neural network models have an advantage over traditional regression models when field measurements are available. The artificial neural network model was refined to better utilize the measured data. The refined models of heat pumps had a relative RMSE of less than 5%.

The hybrid BHE model and an artificial neural network model for the heat pumps were used to model the GSHP system. The model was validated using four years of field measurements. The relative MAE for the compressor power and BHE power were 7.3% and 19.1% respectively.

The validated model was used to optimize the operation of the GSHP system. In optimal operation, the cost of providing heating and cooling to the area was minimized from the perspective of the energy company while maintaining a stable temperature in the ground. In optimal operation, the annual cost of operation was shown to reduce by 64 t€ and the annual CO2 emission was shown to reduce by 92 tons.

Abstract [sv]

Bergvärmepumpar som är anslutna till fjärrvärme- och kylnät kan vara till fördel både för användare och leverantörer av energi. I detta sammanhang utgör emellertid driftstrategin en stor utmaning för att minimera energikostnaden för att tillhandahålla värme och kyla och samtidigt säkerställa att marktemperaturen långsiktigt blir stabil. En viktig målsättning med denna avhandling har därför varit att förfina och utveckla modeller för driftoptimering av ett bergvärmepumpsystemi samverkan med ett fjärrvärmenät.

Huvudkomponenterna i ett bergvärmepumpsystem är värmepumpen och borrhålsvärmeväxlaren. Denna avhandling presenterar två metoder för att använda verkliga driftdata med syftet att förbättra noggrannheten hos analytiska modeller för borrhålsvärmeväxlaren. Det första tillvägagångssättet är kalibrering av modellparametrarna med hjälp av uppmätta data. Det andra tillvägagångssättet kombinerar den analytiska modellen med en artificiell neural nätverksmodell som resulterar i en hybridmodell. Kalibreringsmetoden reducerade den analytiska modellens standardavvikelse från 21,9% till 13,9% under testperioden. Standardavvikelsen för hybridmodellen för testperioden var 6,3%.

Vid jämförelsen av olika datadrivna modeller för värmepumpar konstaterades det att artificiella neurala nätverksmodeller har en fördel jämfört med traditionella regressionsmodeller då fältmätningar är tillgängliga. Den artificiella neurala nätverksmodellen förfinades för att på bästa sätt nyttja uppmätta data. Med de förfinade modellerna erhölls en standardavvikelse på mindre än 5%.

Borrhålsvärmeväxlarens modell och en artificiell neural modell för värmepumparna användes för att modellera bergvärmepumpsystemet. Modellen validerades med driftdata från fyra års fältmätningar. Det relativa medelfelet för kompressoreffekten och borrhålsvärmeväxlarens effekt var 7,8% respektive 19,1%.

Den validerade modellen användes för att optimera driften av bergvärmepumpsystemet. Vid optimal drift minimerades kostnaden för att tillhandahålla uppvärmning och kyla sett ur energileverantörens perspektiv, samtidigt som en stabil temperatur i marken bibehölls. Vid optimal drift visade sig den årliga driftskostnaden minska med 64 t€ och det årliga koldioxidutsläppet visade sig minska med 92 ton.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Umeå: Umeå University , 2021. , p. 60
Keywords [en]
Ground source heat pump, district heating and cooling, optimization, borehole heat exchanger, artificial neural network, hybrid model, field measurements, calibration, heat pumps, prosumer
National Category
Energy Engineering Energy Systems
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-187781ISBN: 978-91-7855-649-6 (electronic)ISBN: 978-91-7855-648-9 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-187781DiVA, id: diva2:1596121
Public defence
2021-10-19, Triple Helix, Samverkanshuset, Umeå Universitet, Umeå, 13:00 (English)
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Supervisors
Available from: 2021-09-28 Created: 2021-09-21 Last updated: 2021-09-22Bibliographically approved
List of papers
1. Improvement of borehole heat exchanger model performance by calibration using measured data
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Improvement of borehole heat exchanger model performance by calibration using measured data
2020 (English)In: Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Taylor & Francis, ISSN 1940-1493, E-ISSN 1940-1507, Vol. 13, no 4, p. 430-442Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Planning the operation of large ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems requires accurate models of borehole heat exchangers (BHEs) that are not computationally intensive. In this paper, we propose parameter estimation using measured data as a method to improve the analytical models of BHE. The method was applied to a GSHP system operating for over 3 years. The deviation between modelled and measured load of the BHE reduced from 22% to 14%. Influence of the calibration data set was tested by changing time resolution and season of the calibration data. We concluded that the time resolution must be high enough to differentiate among the effects of different parameters and that different model parameters must be used for injection and extraction (seasons). The method was also applied to a GSHP that has been monitored for 10 years, which showed that accuracy of the model can be improved by annual updates of parameters.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2020
Keywords
Parameter estimation, calibration, borehole heat exchanger, analytical models, monitored, ground source heat pump
National Category
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-171501 (URN)10.1080/19401493.2020.1761451 (DOI)000535339500001 ()2-s2.0-85085262854 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2020-06-03 Created: 2020-06-03 Last updated: 2023-03-24Bibliographically approved
2. A Novel Analytical-ANN Hybrid Model for Borehole Heat Exchanger
Open this publication in new window or tab >>A Novel Analytical-ANN Hybrid Model for Borehole Heat Exchanger
2020 (English)In: Energies, E-ISSN 1996-1073, Vol. 13, no 23, article id 6213Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Optimizing the operation of ground source heat pumps requires simulation of both short-term and long-term response of the borehole heat exchanger. However, the current physical and neural network based models are not suited to handle the large range of time scales, especially for large borehole fields. In this study, we present a hybrid model for long-term simulation of BHE with high resolution in time. The model uses an analytical model with low time resolution to guide an artificial neural network model with high time resolution. We trained, tuned, and tested the hybrid model using measured data from a ground source heat pump in real operation. The performance of the hybrid model is compared with an analytical model, a calibrated analytical model, and three different types of neural network models. The hybrid model has a relative RMSE of 6% for the testing period compared to 22%, 14%, and 12% respectively for the analytical model, the calibrated analytical model, and the best of the three investigated neural network models. The hybrid model also has a reasonable computational time and was also found to be robust with regard to the model parameters used by the analytical model.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
MDPI, 2020
Keywords
borehole heat exchanger, ground source heat pump, analytical model, artificial neural network, hybrid model, monitored data
National Category
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-177259 (URN)10.3390/en13236213 (DOI)000597739700001 ()2-s2.0-85106429863 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2020-12-03 Created: 2020-12-03 Last updated: 2023-08-28Bibliographically approved
3. Application of Regression and ANN Models for Heat Pumps with Field Measurements
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Application of Regression and ANN Models for Heat Pumps with Field Measurements
2021 (English)In: Energies, E-ISSN 1996-1073, Vol. 14, no 6, article id 1750Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Developing accurate models is necessary to optimize the operation of heating systems. A large number of field measurements from monitored heat pumps have made it possible to evaluate different heat pump models and improve their accuracy. This study used measured data from a heating system consisting of three heat pumps to compare five regression and two artificial neural network (ANN) models. The models’ performance was compared to determine which model was suitable during the design and operation stage by calibrating them using data provided by the manufacturer and the measured data. A method to refine the ANN model was also presented. The results indicate that simple regression models are more suitable when only manufacturers’ data are available, while ANN models are more suited to utilize a large amount of measured data. The method to refine the ANN model is effective at increasing the accuracy of the model. The refined models have a relative root mean square error (RMSE) of less than 5%

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
MDPI, 2021
Keywords
heat pump, artificial neural network, regression model, modeling, field measurements
National Category
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-181746 (URN)10.3390/en14061750 (DOI)000634408500001 ()2-s2.0-85107949313 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2021-03-23 Created: 2021-03-23 Last updated: 2023-09-05Bibliographically approved
4. Modeling and optimization of hybrid ground source heat pump with district heating and cooling
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Modeling and optimization of hybrid ground source heat pump with district heating and cooling
2022 (English)In: Energy and Buildings, ISSN 0378-7788, E-ISSN 1872-6178, Vol. 264, article id 112065Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Hybrid heating systems with ground source heat pumps (GSHP) and district heating and cooling offer flexibility in operation to both building owners and energy providers. The flexibility can be used to make the heating system more economical and environmentally friendly. However, due to the lack of suitable models that can accurately predict the long-term performance of the GSHP, there is uncertainty in their performance and concerns about the long-term stability of the ground temperature, which has limited the utilization of such hybrid heating systems. This work presents a hybrid model of a GSHP system that uses analytical and artificial neural network models to accurately represent a GSHP system's long-term behavior. A method to improve the operation of a hybrid GSHP is also presented. The method was applied to hospital buildings in northern Sweden. It was shown that in the improved case, the cost of providing heating to the building can be reduced by 64 t€, and the CO2 emissions can be reduced by 92 tons while maintaining a stable ground temperature.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2022
Keywords
Ground source heat pump, district heating and cooling, optimization, borehole heat exchanger, artificial neural network, hybrid model
National Category
Energy Engineering Energy Systems
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-187767 (URN)10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112065 (DOI)000800424900007 ()2-s2.0-85127325610 (Scopus ID)
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