| Title |
Urban Typologies and Their Role in Distributed Energy System Deployment |
| Authors |
방선규(Bang, Sun-Kyu) ; 유정현(Yoo, Jung-Hyun) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2025.41.2.283 |
| Keywords |
Distributed Power System; Urban Typology; Cluster Analysis |
| Abstract |
With the growing global warming crisis, renewable energy-based distributed energy systems have become a key component of carbon
neutrality policies. This study examines the relationship between energy consumption and building use in cities, based on the idea that
building type significantly influences overall energy use. The analysis covers seven building types, representing 94.3% of the total floor area
across 23 districts in Seoul. Using Ward’s linkage method for cluster analysis, the districts were grouped into five urban types: residential,
quasi-residential, office, mixed-use, and factory. Energy consumption patterns were studied for each type, and the heat-to-power usage ratio
was identified as foundational data for implementing distributed energy systems. The analysis showed that residential and quasi-residential
areas had heat-to-power ratios of 1.6 and 1.2, mixed-use areas around 1.0, and office or industrial areas 0.8, revealing up to a twofold
variation among the types. These findings indicate that distributed energy systems can be designed to focus on either heat or power.
Additionally, integrating heat and power consumption characteristics can help balance energy loads, enabling more efficient energy distribution. |