Micro combined heat and power (CHP) units can provide benefits when installed in hospitals. Hospitals have continuous energy demands for both heat and electricity to power medical devices. Micro CHP units are more efficient than separate systems for generating heat and power as they can achieve up to 90% efficiency. Installing a micro CHP unit in a hospital can provide direct cost savings from reduced transmission losses and income from excess power exported to the grid, while making the hospital's energy supply more reliable and environmentally friendly. A feasibility study is required before installing a micro CHP unit to analyze energy demands and potential cost savings.

1. APPLICATIONS OF MICRO CHP IN HOSPITALS Harshad Suresh Desai, NITC Gopalakrishnan VC, NITC

2. INTRODUCTON

3. A WhisperGen micro CHP UNIT

6. Central Power Generation compared with CHP plant Source: Climate Energy, Massachusetts, USA www.climate-energy.com

7. CHP CLASSIFICATION

8. CHP UNITS are classified on the basis of operating parameter driven operation CHP UNITS INDUSTRIAL CHP PLANTS eg: in sugar factory MICRO/MINI CHP PLANTS eg: in residential areas

11. ENERGY CONSIDERATIONS IN HOSPITALS

15. COMPONENTS OF CHP Source: Creative Environment Networks Website( www.cen.org.uk)

19. BENEFITS OF CHP IN HOSPITALS

22. INSTALLATION OF CHP IN HOSPITALS

25. SOME DRAWBACKS AND SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

28. CONCLUSION

31. A Tecogen CHP Unit

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