A 60-kW Microturbine Demonstration Facility. Phase II: Instrumentation, Website Development, and Evaluation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.2143Abstract
The second phase of a joint project between the Milwaukee
School of Engineering, the City of Milwaukee, and Wisconsin’s Focus
on Energy to develop a 60-kW microturbine demonstration facility
is described. In Phase I, the facility was designed, constructed, and
commissioned. A multidisciplinary team of students and faculty (me-
chanical and electrical engineering) continues work on the project in
this second phase. Coordination among the various stakeholders is
crucial to the success of the project. Instrumentation has been acquired,
installed, and calibrated. A grid connection agreement with the local
utility has been achieved. Milwaukee School of Engineering person-
nel interface with City of Milwaukee engineers concerning dispatch
of the unit. During the heating season, the unit has been dispatched
on thermal demand, and the economics of this mode of dispatch have
been evaluated. Website development has continued; all instrument
readings are accessible on the website, and equations necessary for a
First and Second Law analysis have been proofed and placed on the
website. Use of the facility as an off-site laboratory for the Milwaukee
School of Engineering has begun. An important aspect of this second
phase has been the handoff of the project from one team of students
to the next. Information transfer has been smooth, and continuity has
been maintained. The experiences of the students in working through
this phase of the project are described.
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