On properties of hydraulic equilibria in district heating networks
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| author | Hällström, Ask Agner, Felix Pates, Richard |
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| contents | District heating networks are an integral part of the energy system in many countries. In future smart energy systems, they are expected to enhance energy flexibility and support the integration of renewable and waste energy sources. An important aspect of these networks is the control of flow rates, which dictates the heat delivered to consumers. This paper concerns the properties of flow rates in tree-structured district heating networks. We show that under mild assumptions of monotonicity in the hydraulic network components, statements regarding the stationary flow rate distribution can be made. In particular, when all consumers in a network incrementally open their valves, an increase in total flow rate throughput is guaranteed, while if one consumer does not open their valve when others do, they will receive a reduced flow rate. These properties are illustrated numerically on a small 2-consumer network as well as on a larger 22-consumer network. Previous works have shown that these properties allow the design and use of efficient control strategies for optimal heat distribution. |
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| spellingShingle | On properties of hydraulic equilibria in district heating networks Hällström, Ask Agner, Felix Pates, Richard Systems and Control 93A30 District heating networks are an integral part of the energy system in many countries. In future smart energy systems, they are expected to enhance energy flexibility and support the integration of renewable and waste energy sources. An important aspect of these networks is the control of flow rates, which dictates the heat delivered to consumers. This paper concerns the properties of flow rates in tree-structured district heating networks. We show that under mild assumptions of monotonicity in the hydraulic network components, statements regarding the stationary flow rate distribution can be made. In particular, when all consumers in a network incrementally open their valves, an increase in total flow rate throughput is guaranteed, while if one consumer does not open their valve when others do, they will receive a reduced flow rate. These properties are illustrated numerically on a small 2-consumer network as well as on a larger 22-consumer network. Previous works have shown that these properties allow the design and use of efficient control strategies for optimal heat distribution. |
| title | On properties of hydraulic equilibria in district heating networks |
| topic | Systems and Control 93A30 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.04524 |