Heat metering for residential buildings: A novel approach through dynamic simulations for the calculation of energy and economic savings

Calise, Francesco; Cappiello, Francesco Liberato; D’Agostino, Diana; Vicidomini, Maria

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2021.121204

Cited by 21 publications

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“…Smart meters and algorithm control could be effective in small-scale DH systems [28][29][30]. An algorithm, coupling downsized heat pumps to radiant emitters, based on thermal inertia control was studied and the seasonal performance of heat pumps increased by 10% [31].…”

Section: Influence Of User Regulation On Heat Energy Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Thermal Characteristics and User Regulation of Household Heat Metering for Residential District Heating Systems in Northern China

Luo,

Li,

Xia

et al. 2024

Energies

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Heat metering is an important measure of China’s heating marketization reform as well as an energy-saving policy implemented in buildings nearly 20 years ago. However, this policy has not achieved the expected results due to various reasons. It is important to note that although northern China is dominated by large apartment buildings, resulting in unique thermal characteristics and user behavior, the measured results of these characteristics are not common. In this study, data from cities in northern China were obtained using household heat meters and field testing. Based on the three levels of station, building, and household, the effects of location, heat outages, and users’ regulation behavior on energy consumption were analyzed. The results show that different locations lead to a considerable difference in heat consumption among users, and an outage leads to a significant increase in consumption by surrounding users. For typical buildings in northern China, it is challenging to realize energy savings with district heating systems based on user behavior, and household metering and charging are not fair and reliable. Adjusting the heat meter unit from the household to the building was suggested.

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Section: Influence Of User Regulation On Heat Energy Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Thermal Characteristics and User Regulation of Household Heat Metering for Residential District Heating Systems in Northern China

Luo,

Li,

Xia

et al. 2024

Energies

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“…The load models can be applied to a wide range of problems in building energy system design and planning, including simulations and optimizations of community energy systems. This paper by Koči et al [110] [113] propose a novel approach in order to accurately calculate the savings due to heat metering. Results show that in case of centralized heating systems equipped with thermostatic valves and heat metering devices, thermal energy savings up to 64% can be reached mainly when the system operates for many hours per day, leading to discounted pay back periods lower than 4 years.…”

Section: Knowledge Of Building Energy Demandmentioning

confidence: 99%

Paving the way for the Paris Agreement: Contributions of SDEWES science

Guzović

Duić

Piacentino

et al. 2023

Energy

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“…TRNSYS software allows the simulation of different types of solar collector, photovoltaics as well as photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) collector [21,22], heat pipe heat exchangers [23,24], PVT-collector model and horizontal ground heat exchanger [25], solar-assisted ground-source heat pumps [26] as well as the building [27] or multiple radiative inter-reflections exchanges [28]. Both the system and the building can be configured and analysed separately.…”

Section: Building Energy Simulationmentioning

confidence: 99%