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| Center for Fuel Cell Research and Applications |
The Acumentrics fuel cell is a fully integrated 5 kW, 120 VAC (single-phase, two hot legs) solid oxide fuel cell system specifically designed to supply a wide range of residential and small commercial applications with electrical power and heat. While the Acumentrics fuel cells can be powered by wide range of fuels including natural gas, propane and diesel, the system being evaluated by the Center operates on natural gas. The Center is evaluating the system for sponsors interested in first hand information on the Acumentrics technology. While the purpose of the project is to test, evaluate, and validate the complete system performance, the project sponsors are particularly interested in measuring the efficiency and durability of Acumentrics' latest tubular stack technology.
The system under test is located at The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The unit is physically located inside the Power Engineering Building. The Center is remotely monitoring the performance with a Remote Testing Unit (RTU) with data downloaded to the Center through virtual private network connection. The Center began monitoring the unit when it was first commissioned in end of January 2006. We intend to continue monitoring the unit for at least 12 months.
Sponsors include: Alberta Energy Research Institute, Arizona Public Service, BP, ChevronTexaco, Shell Hydrogen, and Southern California Gas Company.
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