The electricity to thermal energy output ratio is an important impact factor for the operating modes and performances of combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) systems. If the energy requirements of users are managed to just match this ration, the system efficiency would reach the maximum....

The combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system – a typical representative of the decentralized energy system – has been increasingly attracting attention in academia and industries in recent years, thanks to its distinctive advantages of high system and economic efficiency, and less...

Performance and economical efficiency of the combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system mainly depend on the system structure, operation strategy and choice of facility capacity. This paper proposes a structural configuration of the CCHP system with hybrid chillers, consisting of a...

Performance of the combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) systems depends on the system structure, power flow strategy and the choice of facility capacity. This paper presents a matrix modeling approach to optimize the CCHP system. Modeled in a matrix form, the CCHP system can be viewed as...