Combined cooling, heating, power and oxygen for hospital buildings employing photovoltaic power and liquefied methane

To enhance the energy and gas supply security and reduce the greenhouse gas emission simultaneously, this paper presents a new cryogen-based co-production concept of combined cooling, heating, power and oxygen (CCHPO) for hospital buildings. By integrating with local photovoltaic power generation, two cryogenic liquids of liquefied methane and liquefied oxygen are used to store and produce multiple energies and medical gas. Detailed system modeling and performance analysis are carried out regarding the actual energy and gas consumption data from hospital buildings. The results obtained show the proposed CCHPO solution can be expected to fulfill the simultaneous requirements of energy conservation during normal operation and sustainable energy and gas supply during emergency operations. (C) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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This paper introduces a new concept of energy supply for hospital buildings, utilizing cryogen-based technology to achieve combined operation of cooling, heating, power generation, and oxygen production, aiming to achieve energy conservation, emission reduction, and sustainable energy supply.