Electrical and Heat Energy Production Strategy in Conditions of Limited Amount of Fuel

A separate generating complex is considered in this paper. The main feature of the complex under consideration is its functioning during the control period when the fuel resource is severely limited. The main function of the complex is the production of electrical and heat energy for the needs of the consumer. A control model for production has been developed for two scenarios, viz. of the unconditional provision of the consumer’s needs with electric energy and of the mandatory implementation of the schedule for the release of heat energy. The features of the implementation of the model for a separate thermal power plant (mini-thermal power plant) with a guaranteed supply of electric energy to the consumer are considered, cogeneration modes are substantiated in conditions of a limited fuel supply, regardless of the consumer category. An optimization option is shown when choosing an additional source of heat to meet the needs of the consumer. In the case of choosing a renewable energy source (RES), the management of the ‘cogeneration – RES’ complex according to the proposed strategy allows minimizing the required RES capacity. The basis of production management is the mathematical model of the generating complex, presented in our paper. In terms of describing the behavior of a complex physical system as a whole, an ener-gy approach (Hamilton's method) was used, which turned out to be very convenient for solving the problem, since the variational principles do not depend on the choice of a coordinate system. The description of the turbine plant as an object included in the generating complex and largely determining the relationship between fuel consumption and the amount of electrical and ther-mal energy produced is made with the unconditional fulfillment of the following requirement: fuel consumption is a function of the state of the system. The proposed cogeneration strategy in the conditions of a severe limitation of the amount of fuel does not depend on the type of fossil fuel used and is not tied to the control period calendar dates.

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