District heating substation

A district heating substation in a residential neighborhood with a thermal capacity of 300 kW. Two components of the heat meter are visible: the metering electronics unit on the right (white/blue box), and the ultrasonic flow meter in the center (bronze tube).

A district heating substation with a thermal capacity of 700 kW. This unit isolates the water circuit of the district heating system from the customer's central heating system.

A district heating substation is a component in a district heating system that connects the main network to a building's own heating system.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The station normally has one or more of the following parts:

• Heat exchanger
• Control valve
• Strainer
• Shut off valve
• Actuator
• Heat meter
• Temperature controller
• Temperature sensor

In addition, a district heating substation may also include:

• Pump
• Safety valve
• Balance valve
• Manometer
• Non-return valve

References

1. ^ www.ees.energy.lth.se/fileadmin/ees/Publikationer/1997/1012.pdf Janusz Wollerstrand: District Heating Substations
2. ^ EUROHEAT & POWER: GUIDELINES FOR DISTRICT HEATING SUBSTATIONS, October 2008
3. ^ Presentation: GUIDELINES FOR DISTRICT HEATING SUBSTATIONS