Presentation

On

EXERGOECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION OF DISTRICT

COOLING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED SMART
GRID USING NATURE INSPIRED META-HEURISTIC

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 OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

1. Introduction of District cooling System

2. Advantages and disadvantages of DCS

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 Introduction of DCS
District cooling system becomes increasingly popular
because of high efficiency and high class cooling
especially in the areas with high density of buildings.

It is defined as a system that distributes thermal energy

in the form of chilled water from a central source to
residential, commercial, institutional and industry
consumers for use in space cooling and
dehumidification. 3
Schematic layout of DCS

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Introduction (cont)

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 Advantages of DCS
• Eco-efficient energy; reduction of power generation infrastructure, ability to use
alternative, renewable and cheaper fuels, 50% reduction in power consumption, no need
for refrigerants, reduced green house gas emissions, flexibility of cooling load
• Lower life cycle costs; less maintenance on machinery, longer life cycle of plant, ability to
expand and distribute to more buildings so less construction of new operational machinery
• District cooling systems reduces the carbon footprint thereby fostering energy
conservation with alleviation of environmental concern.
• Reliable; available 24 hours a day, unaffected by peak loading, back up systems available.
operated at external site to building thus can be responded to immediate changes.
• Decreased building costs and architectural flexibility; buildings connected to district
cooling do not require energy equipment such as boilers and chillers or storage space for
refrigerants, thus reducing cost and making space within the building; the laying of pipes
beneath the ground reduces heat transfer within the urban setting, thereby eliminating
input into the heat island effect; vibrations and noise problems are removed

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 Disadvantages of DCS
• District Cooling uses up to 50-80% more water than other cooling technologies. In places
such as the Middle East where 100% of the potable water comes from desalinated sources,
this actually could increase energy use during the desalination process
• The use of sea water as the cooling element means heated seawater returns to the ocean,
potentially increasing the temperature of the seawater nearest to the discharge location and
thereby threatening the marine ecosystem
• District Cooling is only appropriate in highly dense urban areas to ensure the cooling usage
bill is equally split and kept at a minimum. For example low-rise villa developments would
pay higher prices than large residential towers as there are less people but they are receiving
the same amount of cooling
• The front–end investment demands for district cooling are quite substantial and require long-
term financial commitment. Initial bills for users of district cooling for this reason are
relatively high but gradually reduce over time
• Lastly, the lack of knowledge about district cooling and the availability of skilled operators
can inhibit companies in investing and constructing district cooling plants.