1. OPTIMIZATION OF COMBINED HEAT AND POWER BASED DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS WITH THERMAL STORAGE TO DECREASE PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION Open Access Author: Marques Melo, Joana Mafalda Title: OPTIMIZATION OF COMBINED HEAT AND POWER BASED DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS WITH THERMAL STORAGE TO DECREASE PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION Graduate Program: Architectural Engineering Keywords: COMBINED HEAT AND POWERDISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMSTHERMAL ENERGY STORAGEPRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION File: Download JoanaMarquesMelo_DissertationFinal.pdf Committee Members: James Freihaut, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJames Freihaut, Committee Chair/Co-ChairSomayeh Asadi, Committee MemberCatherine G P Berdanier, Committee MemberSeth Adam Blumsack, Outside MemberCynthia Howard Reed, Special Member