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Site Powe r Ge ne r ation Ge ne r ation

L ar r y Osgood Propa ne E duc a tion & Re se ar c h Counc il E GSA Confe re nc e Sa va nna h, GA Ma rc h 19, 2007

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Re se a rc h & De ve lopme nt

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Distribute d Ge ne ra tion Prog ra m

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ue l c e lls

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ngine ge ne r ator se ts

• Standar

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• Hybrid (sola r, wind, . . .)
• CHP
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Pr

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Why Use Pr

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PG for On- site DG F ue l?

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a sily tr a nspor ta ble

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• Se lf pre ssurizing g a s, no pumps
• Cle an bur

ning

• E

ffic ie nt

• Substantial supplie s
• Re a dily a va ila ble

Why Rur al & Re mote Powe r Ge ne r ation is Importa nt

• Costs for

e le c tr ic line s ave r age $55,000 pe r mile + powe r pla nts & tr a nsmission line s

• E

le c tr ic powe r is e sse ntial for c ommunic ations, r adar , se c ur ity, e duc ation and mor e

• Re c e nt disaste r

s pr

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• An L

PG ge nse t c an be e ffe c tive for standby powe r anywhe r e in the wor ld

• But the ke y issue is, c an small on- site powe r

re a lly g row a s a prime ma rke t

Some of PE RC’s F ue l Ce ll Proje c ts

Advanc e d He avy- duty 2.5 – 5 kW Pr

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ngine & Ge nse t

F ue l- Ge ne r ate d Powe r is E xpe nsive

• Continuous fue l- ge ne r

ate d powe r ?

• F

ine for limite d use s, suc h as an RV & bac k- up powe r

• Not c ost e ffe c tive

for most pr ime powe r

• Ope r

ating c osts ar e high

• Hybrid & CHP syste ms

lowe r c apital and ope r ating c osts

So What is a Pr

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id Re ne wable Powe r Syste m?

• A hybrid is distribute d e le c tric a l g e ne ra tion

c ombining 2 or more powe r sourc e s

• Re ne wa ble is whe n one or more inputs g e ne ra te

e le c tric ity from a re ne wa ble sourc e

• Purpose is to produc e e le c tric ity on site , whe re

powe r line s a re not a va ila ble or pra c tic a l

• Provide powe r on- site , in a n e nvironme nta lly

frie ndly a nd c ost- e ffe c tive ma nne r

• Hybrid syste ms a re optima l for rura l, re mote a nd

de ve loping c ountr y a pplic a tions

L a rg e Re ne wa ble s

• High initial c osts
• Re lia bility a nd site issue s c a n be diffic ult
• Many syste ms ar

e func tional today

• Re quir

e sig nific a nt powe r tr a nsmission syste ms

Small Re ne wable E le c tr ic al Powe r Inputs, Utilize d in Hybrid Syste ms

• Solar

photovoltaic (PV) pane ls

• Small wind tur

bine s

• Mic r
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• (wate r

) tur bine s All the above ar e r e ne wable but ofte n not r e liable due to inte r mitte nc y Pr

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e liable powe r and c an pr

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e ne wable s with solid

• n- site pe r

for manc e

Dia g ra m of a Hybrid Powe r Syste m

E a rly Hybrid Syste m

Hybr id Powe r Ge ne r ation for the On- site Powe r Industr y

T he On- site Pr ime - powe r Advantage

• Sma ll re ne wa ble s tog e the r with,
• Hig h pe rforma nc e g e nse ts a nd
• Adva nc e d syste m c ontrol te c hnolog y
• Hybrid syste ms lowe r c a pita l a nd
• pe ra ting c osts
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PG g e nse ts in hybrid syste ms c a n provide c ost e ffe c tive a nd re lia ble prime - powe r worldwide

• How c a n c osts be optimize d?

Optimizing Costs With a Hybrid

Ge nse ts have a low initial c ost, but high O&M c osts Re ne wable s have high initial c osts with low O&M c osts T he r ight c ombination of r e ne wable s and pr

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pr

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syste m c ost, and highe st r e liability

Initial Cost Operating Cost

+

Ac tual Output fr

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H OME R is a c o mputer mo de l that simplifies the task o f evaluating de sign o ptio ns fo r bo th o ff-grid and grid-c o nne c te d po we r syste ms fo r re mo te , stand-alo ne , and distribute d ge ne ratio n (DG) applic atio ns. I n 2001, ide ntifie d hybrid syste ms o ptimal o ve r so lar o nly. I nc lude s a we b link to site spec ific so lar data.

Sa mple Hybrid Syste m Costs

Pr

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Solar syste m only Cur r e nt hybr id Highe r c ost ge nse t, no optimization, subsidie s or c ost sa ving s for no pole & wir e Optimize d hybrid site w/ CHP $1.58 pe r kW $ .95 pe r kW $ .72 pe r kW $ .20 - .30 pe r kW $ .15 - .25 pe r kW

Curre nt Rura l Hybrid Syste m

Propane Genset in white box Grey box is new system control box

Ne w Hybrid Control Syste m

Advanc e d Hybr id Contr

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w/ Batte r y Stor age

Small Pr

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Compar e d (1 – 10 kW) Genset Item Standard Propane Diesel H.D.Advanced Propane Light Load OK Wet stack? Fine ½ - Load Efficiency 13 – 16 % 17 – 18 % 20 – 26% Full - Load Efficiency 18 – 20 % 20 – 22 % 25 – 31 % Continuous Duty Must de-rate Must de-rate 24-hour capable Maintenance Interval 100 – 200 hours 100 – 200 hours 2,500 -10,000 hours Service Life of Genset 1,000 – 5,000 hours 2,000 – 8,000 hours 30,000-40,000 hours

Ne w Re side ntia l mCHP Syste m

1.2kW mCHP 1- c yl L iquid- c oole d Ge nse t Module

Plug- in E le c tr ic al Conne c t and Syste m Contr

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Ne w 5kW CHP Syste m

Ne w Comme r c ia l 5.0 & 9.9 kW CHP Syste ms

Items CP10VB1 Rated output kW 9.9 Phase / voltage V Single / AC 100/200 Grid connecting system

• Inverter

Heat recovery kW 16.8 Efficiency Generating efficiency % (LHV) 31.5 Heat recovery rate % (LHV) 53.5 Overall efficiency % (LHV) 85.0 Dimensions W x D x H mm 1470x800x1790 Engine

• 4 cycle gas engine*

Generator

• Permanent magnet

Net weight kg 790 Operating sound level dB(A) 54 Maintenance interval hours 10,000

9.9kW Advanc e d CHP Syste m Spe c s

Industry Communic a tions

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How doe s this Pr

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• Propa ne is a re lia ble & c le a n fue l for powe r

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die se l a s the pre mium fue l in e ffic ie nc y, ma inte na nc e a nd long e vity

• E

le c tric powe r is inc re a sing ly ne e de d to improve the qua lity of life a round the world

• Hybrid syste ms g e ne ra te powe r more e ffic ie ntly a nd

for lowe r c ost tha n othe r a lte rna tive s

• Hybrids ma ximize the pe rforma nc e of re nwa ble s

a dding susta ina bility into the future

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