Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Technology

1. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Technology Eduardo Cristi Masato R. Nakamura Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design Technology, New York City College of Technology (Citytech) City University of New York (CUNY), Brooklyn, NY Waste Heat Streams Classified By Temperature Background Efficiency of CHP Systems Combined Heat and Power technology is a system that combines two processes into one. Typically there are coal powered plants that have the sole purpose of creating electricity by heating water and running it though an engine that powers a generator. There are also plants who’s sole purpose is to that heat water for urban areas. A CHP system combines these two plants so that when a plant heats water to go to an urban area it runs the water through some sort of engine. This drastically increases the efficiency of the plant. This allows to use more fuel the one plant but outputs just as much as both of the plants. CHP systems are defined by what time of engine produces electricity such as a turbine or reciprocating engine. But there are several other components that make up a CHP system such as prime mover, generator, heat recovery system, electrical interconnection equipment configured into a integrated system. Objectives Typical Cost and Performance Characteristics Methodology Summary and future work