Calculation of Nodal Prices for Heat Energy in Heat Supply Systems

The article is devoted to the calculation of nodal prices for heat energy in heat supply systems. The problem, mathematical model and method of calculating nodal prices of heat energy for all consumers of the heat supply system considered, taking into account the different cost of heat production by sources, optimal flow distribution, and placement of consumers in the heat network (distance from the source). As the main computational tool for calculating nodal prices for heat energy, the Lagrange multiplier method used in the problem of modes optimizing in heat supply system, which allows explaining in detail the formation of the price for heat energy in each node. With the help of the proposed methodological support, practical research has been carried out for real heat supply system.