To address the issues of insufficient renewable energy integration into the power grid and the high exhaust steam loss in coal-fired power units, a novel Carnot Battery system integrated with a steam ejector is proposed to provide a technical solution for the flexibility transformation of coal-fired units.
This study designed two new systems, System Ⅰ and Ⅱ, utilizing turbine exhaust steam and extraction steam as low-temperature heat sources. System Ⅱ introduces a steam ejector, which uses exhaust from the intermediate-pressure turbine to entrain the exhaust steam, thereby increasing the cold source temperature of the heat storage cycle. Based on the EBSILON Professional, thermodynamic modeling was conducted to compare the coefficient of performance (CCOP), round-trip efficiency (ηRTE), and exergy loss of each system, followed by a techno-economic assessment.
Thermodynamic analysis indicates that the exhaust steam losses of System Ⅰ and Ⅱ are reduced by 38.19 MW and 39.62 MW, respectively, compared to the reference system. Benefiting from the elevated cold source temperature, the CCOP of both systems increased to 1.36 and 1.42. Sensitivity analysis shows that System Ⅱ achieves an optimal round-trip efficiency of 61.51% at a cold source outlet temperature of 55 ℃, an improvement of 2.11 percentage points over the reference system. In terms of techno-economic performance, System Ⅱ performs best, with a dynamic payback period of 9.44 years and a levelized cost of storage as low as 2 094.59 yuan/(MW·h).
The novel System Ⅱ not only effectively reduces energy consumption and improves energy storage efficiency but also demonstrates significant economic competitiveness, which is of great importance for promoting the low-carbon transition of China’s energy industry.
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| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |