Abstract
Sustainable technologies can hardly compete with fossil-based technologies in terms of economic efficiency. One sustainable technology with special relevance due to its wide range of application and industrial readiness is biomass gasification using a dual fluidized bed (DFB). The economic challenges of a DFB gasification plant are addressed without constructional measures by adapting a current control strategy. This paper proposes a model-based control strategy aiming for increased economic efficiency of a DFB gasification plant considering exemplarily the “HGA Senden” in Ulm, Germany. A process analysis reveals high potential for improvement at the current control strategy for the synchronization of product gas production and utilization. A significant surplus of product gas is burned in an auxiliary boiler just for synchronization, and regular manual adjustments by the plant operators at the fuel feed are necessary. The model-based control strategy synchronizes by actuating the auxiliary boiler and the fuel feed simultaneously. The model-based control strategy is experimentally validated for over one month at the “HGA Senden” proofing a significant increase in economic efficiency. So, the economic efficiency of this technology for the sustainable production of energy and products is increased by model-based control.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition |
| Pages | 533 - 538 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-88-89407-19-6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition: EUBCE 2019 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 27 May 2019 → 30 May 2019 Conference number: ISSN 2282-5819 http://www.eubce.com/ |
Conference
| Conference | 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition |
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| Abbreviated title | EUBCE 2019 |
| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Lisbon |
| Period | 27/05/19 → 30/05/19 |
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