Transcript Vincent McDonell, UCI Advanced Power and Energy Program

Waste Heat to
Power Generation Workshop
Welcome
Vince McDonell
Associate Director
Advanced Power and Energy Program
UC Irvine
2 March 2005
UC Irvine
• One of 10 campuses of the
University of California
• Founded in 1965
• 1,475 Acres
Some Facts
• 19,417 undergraduate students
• 4,658 graduate students
• $249M extramural funding
• Top 12 public universities
(U.S. News & World Report)
Beckman Center—Owned and operated by the
National Academy of Sciences & Engineering
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Energy Snapshot
• 8500 Tons chilling capacity
-- 4.5 Million gallon Thermal Energy
Storage (TES) (largest West of MS)
• Hot Water 900 gpm @ 385 F
• Power Generation
-- none
-- 1-2 MW (APEP DG)
-- 26 MW planned
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Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP)
APEP
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Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP)
 Collaborative Organizational Elements
 UCI Combustion Laboratory (UCICL)
 National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC)
 Pacific Rim Consortium On Energy, Combustion, and the
Environment (PARCON)
 Pacific Region CHP Application Center (PRAC)
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Regional CHP Application Centers
The regional application centers will promote combined heating and power (CHP)
technology and practices, serve as a central repository and clearinghouse of CHP
information, and identify and help implement regional CHP projects.
Northwest Region
www.chpcenternw.org
Midwest
www.chpcentermw.org
Mid Atlantic
www.chpcenterma.org
Pacific
www.chpcenterpr.org
Today’s Workshop
Joint Activity between
NW and Pacific CHP
Application Centers
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Northeast
www.northeastchp.org
Southeastern
www.chpcenterse.org
Intermountain
www.IntermountainCHP.org
Gulf Coast
www.GulfCoastCHP.org
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Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP)
APEP
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APEP RD&D Resources
83 students/staff/faculty
ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT FOR 30 YEARS
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APEP R&D Resources
Air Factory
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4 lbs/sec @ 8 atm
0.6 lb/sec @ 20 atm
Fuels
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Natural Gas To 0.2 lb/sec, 500 psia, 100 scfm, 150 psia
Fuel Composition Control (digester gas, diluents, higher HC)
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Gasifier fuels in progress
Hydrogen and hydrogen blends
Liquid Fuels To 80 gpm, 1000 psia
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Double walled holding tanks to 250 gal added
Test Cells and Laboratories
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8 Atmospheric Test Cells
2 Elevated Pressure Test Cells (15 Atm)
Wide Array of Laser and Conventional Diagnostics
Wide Array of Numerical Simulation
Fuel Cell Fundamentals Laboratory
Fuel Cell Systems Laboratory
Distributed Generation Testing Facility
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APEP DG Test Facility
NFCRC
Site
APEP
SITE
Tank Farm
Air Compressors
DTTF Area A
Fuel Flexibility Rig
Natural Gas
Compressor
P-V Roof
Staff
Offices
Hybrid
SOFC-GT
GCL
Area A
Control
Room
Teaching
Member
SOFC
Offices
MultiFunction
Test Cells
DTTF
Area B
Engr.
Gateway
Building
& Plaza
Offices
Center
Patio
Marquee
ADVANCED POWER AND ENERGY PROGRAM
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APEP DG Testing
MICROTURBINE GENERATORS (MTGS):
• 30/60 kW Capstone - 6 Units**
• 30 kW Capstone - liquid fuel*
• 75 kW Honeywell
• 80 kW Bowman CHP
• 80 kW Elliott, 100 kW*
• 25 kW Capstone Beta - 3 Units
• 35/65 kW Bowman Beta
• 75 kW IRES
• 30 kW Takuma TCP-30
• 60 kW ICHP UTC Power*- 3 Units
• 30kW Takuma TCP-30/EGT 15 chiller*
• 200kW Capstone Beta
FUEL CELLS:
• 25 kW Siemens Westinghouse SOFC*
• 220 kW Hybrid
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Siemens Westinghouse SOFC
Ingersol Rand MTG
5 kW Plug Power*
VEHICLES:
• 15 Toyota e*coms, RAV-4
• 3 Toyota Fuel Cell Hybrid
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SOLAR POWER
• 5 kW Amorphous Roof
• 0.6 kW Siemens Panels
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APEP “Campus” Resources
UCI
CENTRAL
PLANT
APEP
POWER PARK
LABORATORY
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Power Park Laboratory: Enabling a DG Paradigm
University Research Park
200 Acres
43 Buildings
2.4 Million Sq Ft
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Address Market Barriers In Real Time, e.g.,
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Interconnect, Architects, Building Codes
Market Perceptions
Identify DER Customer Focused Solutions
Address DER Infrastructure In Real Time
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Natural Gas, Electricity, IT
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Today’s Workshop
A Forum for Learning About/Considering Strategies to
Maximize Energy Efficiency!
Cost: $337K
Annual Savings:
$CO2 ?
$NOx ?
$CO ?
Often CHP projects are driven by
ability to use waste heat…….
Often Electricity is valued more than Heat
Rebate: $101K
Net:
$236K
Annual Savings: $139K (10/03 basis)
Roof of Atrium Hotel (3/1/05; 8:09 am)
You Are Here!
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