Characterization of instrumented sites for the Onsite Fuel-Cell Field-Test project. Volume 2. Topical report, 1983-1985

Technical Report · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6046671

Racine, W C; Campillo, C J

During the site selection phase of the Onsite Fuel-Cell Field Test, nearly one hundred sites throughout the U.S. were each instrumented with a standard data-acquisition system (DAS) to collect hourly electrical and thermal data for one year. Seventy of those sites are included in the report. Each site's electrical and thermal systems were instrumented including ambient temperature, electrical demands building gas usage, and other parameters which were necessary to calculate building thermal loads. Multifamily residential, commercial and light industrial sites were instrumented. Approximately twenty market sectors were represented including restaurants, hospitals, hotels, apartments, health clubs, nursing homes, and food-processing plants. The primary use of the data was to determine site compatibility for the installation of 40-kW fuel-cell power plants. However, the collected energy data and site-specific information summarized in this comprehensive report may also be useful for other applications such as market characterization, and simulation of new or improved energy-utilization equipment in actual sites. This volume focuses on food processors, groceries, health clubs, and hospitals.

• Research Organization: Science Applications International Corp., La Jolla, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6046671
• Report Number(s): PB-87-221248/XAB; SAIC-86/1929-VOL-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HOSPITALS
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