Remote Site Power Plant Design Study

• Main Author: Swift, Edward C.
• Other Authors: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP SOUTH WINDSOR CT POWER SYSTEMS DIV
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1985
• Subjects: Electric Power Production and Distribution; *FUEL CELLS; *ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; STATIONS; RADAR; MOBILE; TRANSPORTABLE; AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT; LIFE CYCLE COSTS; AIR FORCE FACILITIES; STORAGE; SAVINGS; PE62203F; WUAFWAL31452425; Yukon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA161287; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA161287

Two potential applications for a fuel cell power plant, sited/ transportable and mobile, were evaluated in this study. The major emphasis was centered on the sited/transportable application. The site chosen for analysis was an Air Force radar station in a remote region of Alaska, namely, the Seek Igloo Minimally Attended Radar (MAR) facility at Fort Yukon. The results of this study is that a life cycle cost savings of five million dollars per site would result by the use of fuel cells. The second application studied was a 100kw mobile fuel cell power plant. Result of the sited/transportable power plant design yielded a power plant that was adaptable to the mobile applications.