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Heating of premises in industry under the influence of differential electricity rates
Author(s) -
Björk C. O.,
Karlsson B. G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440120307
Subject(s) - electricity , premises , differential (mechanical device) , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , business , engineering , electrical engineering , law , aerospace engineering , political science
This paper is focused on the demand and energy needs for heating industrial premises and tap water, especially in countries or electric utility areas where electrical heating might occur. The focus on the industry's heating demands is due to the aims of a research project on industrial load management and differential electricity rates at Linköping Institute of Technology. The heating problem is one part of the project. Initially, a weighted heating load curve and load duration curve, representing the monthly heating energy distribution for industries, is derived to be used in the following discussions. Differential electricity rates and their impact on industrial heating strategies, including dual‐fuel systems, energy storage systems, etc., are discussed and also how various kinds of energy saving measures would be affected by differential rates. The energy use for Swedish industrial heating purposes is presented, both regarding electricity and fuels. The major part of the heating loads still are oil‐based although conversion to electric heating proceeds continuously. The present use of oil for these heating purposes is forming the future potential for dual‐fuel systems. Finally, the impact on the total load of the Swedish power system by these dual‐fuel systems, controlled by means of alternating energy charges, is presented.