40-kw field test power plant modification and development. Phase II. Final report, August 1980-February 1982

Technical Report · Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5909378

Phase II activities conducted between August 1980 and February 1982 on the 40-kW Engineering and Development power plant are reported. Principal activities during this period included incorporation and verification testing of improved components and subsystems for the pre-prototype field test design and establishment of installation, operation and maintenance requirements for the On-Site Field Test Program. 7321 load hours of operation were completed on the Engineering and Development Power Plant including 2781 hours of weatherized operation at an outside test site. The power plant powered in-house loads including the centralized data acquisition system, several heat pumps and a fan coil. Customer waste heat recovery was demonstrated.

• Research Organization: United Technologies Corp., South Windsor, CT (USA). Power Systems Div.
• OSTI ID: 5909378
• Report Number(s): PB-83-195073; FCR-4580
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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