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The Onsite Fuel Cell Cogeneration System
Date
1986-06Metadata
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This paper describes the experiences and results
of the major field test of forty-six 40kW onsite
fuel cell power plants in the U.S. and Japan through
1985. The field test is a cooperative effort
between the Gas Research Institute, gas and electric
utility companies, private sector companies, and the
U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Defense.
The field test is conducted in parallel with technology
development efforts sponsored by the Gas Research
Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Operation of the field test units began in December
1983 with the initial start-up of two units at a
racquetball club sponsored by the Southern California
Gas Corporation. As of May 1985, over 300,000
hours of operating experience was achieved on the
fleet of 40kW units. This experience has demonstrated
the onsite fuel cell's superior technical
specification, ease of installation, operation and
maintenance, and economic benefits over conventional
energy service. In addition, this effort identified
operating deficiencies in the 40kW units
which were either corrected through field retrofits
or provided guidance to the parallel technology
development efforts.
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Citation
Woods, R. R.; Cuttica, J. J.; Trimble, K. A. (1986). The Onsite Fuel Cell Cogeneration System. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /93068.