Hospital plant features two-engine cogeneration system for improved energy efficiency

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1995 · ASHRAE Journal

OSTI ID:51732

Smith, Jr, H C ^[1]

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1. Braun Engineering Associates, Lindenhurst, NY (United States)

In 1990, Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) in New York brought together a team composed of representatives from the local gas utility company, a mechanical/electrical engineering firm, and the hospital engineering staff to develop a prototype cogeneration plant for the SIUH South Campus. This article describes how the SIUH project demonstrates the technical and economic viability of small scale, hospital-based cogeneration. The provision for recovering low grade recompression and the electrical flexibility designed into the control system (including isolated as well as paralleling mode, autoresynchronization, and peak shaving with a second unit) enhance the benefits of this plant class. The 250-bed hospital was constructed in 1988, and the project design began in 1990. The plant went online in 1991 and was fully operational by the end of that year.

• OSTI ID: 51732
• Journal Information: ASHRAE Journal, Journal Name: ASHRAE Journal Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 37; ISSN 0001-2491; ISSN ASHRAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
COGENERATION
DUAL-PURPOSE POWER PLANTS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
HOSPITALS
PEAKING POWER PLANTS
POWER SUPPLIES