Heating networks can act as the link between the demand for and supply of heat. Moreover, they can provide the infrastructure for various forms of sustainable heat.

In an energy system that mainly consists of intermittent sources of electricity (solar and wind), heating networks are crucial in order to provide the necessary flexibility for the global energy system by linking heating networks and electrical networks by means of heat pumps and ORC installations.

Our expertise

  • development, demonstration and implementation of intelligent control systems for heating networks and substations
  • low-temperature heating networks
  • reducing the return temperature in heating networks
  • integration and interaction of heating networks with other networks
  • technological innovations for cold networks

Publications

Automated Statistical Methods for Fault Detection in District Heating Customer Installations
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
ENERGIES
Mansson, S; Davidsson, K; Lauenburg, P; Thern, M
Representative days selection for district energy system optimisation: a solar district heating system with seasonal storage
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
APPLIED ENERGY
van der Heijde, B; Vandermeulen, A; Salenbien, R; Helsen, L
Faults in district heating customer installations and ways to approach them: Experiences from Swedish utilities
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
ENERGY
Mansson, S; Kallioniemi, POJ; Thern, M; Van Oevelen, T; Sernhed, K
A theoretical benchmark for bypass controllers in a residential district heating network
Year: 
2018
Journal: 
ENERGY
Vandermeulen, A; van der Heijde, B; Patteeuw, D; Vanhoudt, D; Helsen, L
Controlling district heating and cooling networks to unlock flexibility: A review
Year: 
2018
Journal: 
ENERGY
Vandermeulen, A; van der Heijde, B; Helsen, L

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