Your browser does not support JavaScript!
http://iet.metastore.ingenta.com
1887

Electricity generation in the home: evaluation of single-house domestic combined heat and power

Electricity generation in the home: evaluation of single-house domestic combined heat and power

For access to this article, please select a purchase option:

Buy article PDF
£12.50
(plus tax if applicable)
Buy Knowledge Pack
10 articles for £75.00
(plus taxes if applicable)

IET members benefit from discounts to all IET publications and free access to E&T Magazine. If you are an IET member, log in to your account and the discounts will automatically be applied.

Learn more about IET membership 

Recommend Title Publication to library

You must fill out fields marked with: *

Librarian details
Name:*
Email:*
Your details
Name:*
Email:*
Department:*
Why are you recommending this title?
Select reason:
 
 
 
 
 
IEE Proceedings - Science, Measurement and Technology — Recommend this title to your library

Thank you

Your recommendation has been sent to your librarian.

A 1 kW domestic combined heat and power (DCHP) system generating heat and electricity in the home is proposed and analysed. Electricity and gas consumption in a number of houses were measured and the resulting energy profiles used to predict the potential energy cost savings. The results show that 30% of a home's electrical demand could be generated, cutting electricity costs by about a quarter. Also, while the most important characteristic of domestic CHP is high total efficiency, increasing the conversion rate of fuel energy to electricity beyond 20% generates little extra savings. CO2, sulphur dioxide and NOx emissions would also be reduced.

References

    1. 1)
      • Andrews, D.C., Everett, R.C.: `Micro-CHP for domestic applications', Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Energy Options, 1987, p. 228–231.
    2. 2)
      • Everett, R., Horton, A., Doggart, J., Willoughby, J.: `Linford lowenergy houses', ETSU-S-1025, Report, 1985.
    3. 3)
      • Auckland, D.W., Green, A., Luff, A.C., Shuttleworth, R.: `The feasibility of kilowatt combined heat and power systems for domesticuse', Proceedings of Universities Power Engineering Conference, 1991, p. 285–288.
    4. 4)
      • P. Mahi . Environmental assessment of combined heat and power projects. IEE Proc. A , 1 , 29 - 39
    5. 5)
      • Government Statistical Service, ‘Digest of UnitedKingdom energystatistics1994’, HMSO, London, 1995.
    6. 6)
      • R. Simmonds . Home is where the CHP is. Electr. Rev. , 18 - 21
    7. 7)
      • Energy Technology Support Unit: □A technical and economicassessmentofsmall Stirling engines for combined heat and power’, HMSO, 1993, Future practice reportno. 32.
    8. 8)
      • D.S. Remer , T.L. Franco , R.A. Johnson . Technical and economic feasibilityof a prototype cogeneration package. Energy , 277 - 290
http://iet.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journals/10.1049/ip-smt_19960780
Loading

Related content

content/journals/10.1049/ip-smt_19960780
pub_keyword,iet_inspecKeyword,pub_concept
6
6
Loading
This is a required field
Please enter a valid email address