30 80

95
( 1
40 )
30 18
5

Electrical efficiency

e Qe Q fuel

Heat efficiency

heat Qheat Q fuel

Overall efficiency

tot (Qe Qheat ) / Q fuel

(also called Cogeneration efficiency

or Total efficiency)

Power-to-Heat Ratio

Qe / Qheat

Where is:
Qe
Gross electrical output, kWe
Qheat Usefull heat output, kWth
Qfuel Fuel energy input (based on Net Caloric
Value (Lower Heating Value: LHV)), kWth

36 80

0,58
200

30 55

0,85
100

Separate Production of Electricy

and Heat
POWER PLANT Fuel 100 Electricity 36
BOILER Fuel 100 Heat 80
Total Efficiency: 0,58

Cogeneration
POWER and HEAT
Fuel 100
Electricity 30 and Heat 55
Total efficiency: 0,85

CHP System Sizes (Terminology)


:

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CHP


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.


60 70

1200 psig 900
.
CHP
8
( ) 150 PSI 400


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.

800 900
1100 .


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40 50 .
( 40 ) 40
. 2
250
.

.
( 100) 35
.


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60
70 .
CHP
.

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.
.


850 950





. 4000

. 25000 50000

( ) .

3
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7
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50 8000

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100 5 .


% 45 % 25
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500 1500
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2000

0/018 0/009 .

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30 500
500 350 .



9
50

2100
680 .