Distributed thermal storage for mitigating heat supply-demand imbalance in district heating systems: A thermohydraulic analysis

Key Points

• Mitigating heat supply-demand imbalance significantly improves energy efficiency in district heating systems.
• The study shows thermal storage has the potential to smooth supply fluctuations over varying demand conditions.
• Analysis focuses on the thermohydraulic performance of distributed thermal storage systems under different operational scenarios.
• The findings support implementation challenges for enhanced energy efficiency in urban heating networks.