Characterization of instrumented sites for Onsite Fuel-Cell Field-Test project. Volume 3. Topical report, 1983-1985

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

OSTI ID:6098513

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 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 hotels, laundries, and restaurants.

• Research Organization: Science Applications International Corp., La Jolla, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6098513
• Report Number(s): PB-87-221255/XAB; SAIC-86/1929-VOL-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR CONDITIONING
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FUEL CELLS
HEAT
HEATING
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LAUNDRIES
MANAGEMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORS
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PROCESS HEAT
RESTAURANTS
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
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