Methodology for determining the installed capacity of a cogeneration unit and development of related measures for its implementation

Abstract

The decentralisation of energy supply to critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine allows to increase their sustainability and energy efficiency by introducing cogeneration units that simultaneously generate electricity and heat. In order to determine the technical parameters of cogeneration units that should be used to supply electricity to boiler houses of heating systems or other facilities, as well as to identify additional measures to be implemented to integrate the unit into the technological process, a methodology is proposed that includes the following steps: 1. Determination of the estimated total average hourly electricity consumption by the boiler house (calculated based on the actual consumption during the coldest month of the heating period, for example, January) – Paverage fact, kW.