iGen Smart Fuel Switching Furnace

iGen 智能燃料切换炉

• 批准号: 518199-2017
• 负责人: Fung, Alan
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Ryerson University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=640027
• 关键词: iGen; Smart; Fuel; Switching; Furnace

The purpose of this research project is to develop a cloud-based smart dual fuel switching controller that is ableto use the capabilities of iGEN Technologies' i2 micro CHP based furnace's fuel-switching technique tomaximize the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With the furnace being able to support theauxiliary input of renewable energy sources and provide battery storage, the smart controller will have amultitude of fuel options to choose from, while also being able to fulfill secondary objectives such as loadprioritization and peak shaving. The flexibility of the smart cloud-based controller ensures that it can be used inany mode of operation in any location of the world, whether to replace diesel generators in rural communitiesor as CHP plants in islanded microgrids when there is an electrical outage. In this project, the novel iGEN i2furnace will be deployed at a research house located at the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority(TRCA), in parallel to an existing, conventional furnace. The furnace will then be augmented by amicroprocessor-based smart controller that will execute the cloud-based control algorithm, developed byRyerson University. The smart microprocessor-based controller will also acquire data from various pointswithin the system (temperature, power output, natural gas consumption, etc.) and push the data to aweb-accessible, cloud based data warehouse for analytical purposes. The data from the simulations will bepublicly available for other researchers, utilities, and homeowners to leverage for their own purposes.Additionally, the cloud-based portal will also be used to remotely control the furnace such that control signalscan be sent from participating utilities and transmission system operators (TSOs).

本研究项目的目的是开发一种基于云的智能双燃料切换控制器，该控制器能够使用iGEN Technologies的i2微型热电联产炉的燃料切换技术，以最大限度地减少温室气体（GHG）排放。由于炉子能够支持可再生能源的辅助输入并提供电池存储，智能控制器将有多种燃料选项可供选择，同时还能够实现次要目标，如负荷优先级和调峰。基于云的智能控制器的灵活性确保了它可以在世界任何地方的任何操作模式下使用，无论是在农村社区取代柴油发电机，还是在停电时作为孤岛微电网中的热电联产工厂。在该项目中，新型iGEN i2炉将被部署在位于多伦多和地区保护局（TRCA）的研究室，与现有的传统炉并行。然后，该炉将由一个基于微处理器的智能控制器增强，该控制器将执行由瑞尔森大学开发的基于云的控制算法。基于微处理器的智能控制器还将从系统内的各个点获取数据（温度、功率输出、天然气消耗等）。并将数据推送到可访问的基于云的数据仓库以用于分析目的。来自模拟的数据将公开提供给其他研究人员，公用事业公司和业主，以供他们自己使用。此外，基于云的门户网站还将用于远程控制熔炉，以便控制信号可以从参与的公用事业公司和传输系统运营商（TSO）发送。