Computational Intelligence Techniques Applied to Flexible and Auto-adaptive Operation of CHP Based Home Power Supply

Abstract

Micro combined heat and power (CHP) systems for single or small ensembles of (residential) buildings are seen advantageous to combine both decentralized power supply and rather high overall efficiency. The latter presupposes flexible and adaptive plant management which has to mediate between energy cost minimization and user comfort aspects. The successful use of computational intelligence (CI) techniques for this purpose is focused and shown with several examples.