`GE's Power in a Box:' an Immediate Solution to On-site Power Demand.Business Editors SCHENECTADY Schenectady (skənĕk`tədē), city (1990 pop. 65,566), seat of Schenectady co., E central N.Y., on the Mohawk River and Erie Canal; founded 1661 by Arent Van Curler, inc. 1798. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2001 This summer, the newest addition to the GE Distributed Power technology portfolio, GE's Power in a Box(TM) units, are landing on customer sites up and down the Pacific Coast, providing businesses with a cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. solution to their immediate power needs. "GE's Power in a Box unit is a fully integrated, self-contained, space-efficient, one-megawatt system capable of operating independently or in parallel with the grid," said Dan Kabel, General Manager of GE Distributed Power, a business unit of GE Power Systems. "This product is based on a clean-burning, natural gas engine that meets the most stringent emissions requirements. The unit can go from order to delivery, installation and operation in less than 30 days, and is ready to produce power the day it arrives on a customer site." Power in a Box fits in a standard ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. container with no externally mounted auxiliary auxiliary In grammar, a verb that is subordinate to the main lexical verb in a clause. Auxiliaries can convey distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, person, and number. components. It measures 40 feet long, 8.5 feet high and 8 feet wide and weighs approximately 50,000 pounds. These factors all are critical to the mobility and ease of transportation required for these portable units. "The Power in a Box unit is designed for a fast and easy installation, with no mass foundation required. Other key features include high electrical and thermal operating efficiencies, and the possibilities for combined heat and power applications," said Kabel. The key components of a Power in a Box package include a four-stroke, aftercooled engine with an electronically controlled air/gas mixture system, the most advanced lean-burn combustion combustion, rapid chemical reaction of two or more substances with a characteristic liberation of heat and light; it is commonly called burning. The burning of a fuel (e.g., wood, coal, oil, or natural gas) in air is a familiar example of combustion. system, a three-phase generator generator, in electricity, machine used to change mechanical energy into electrical energy. It operates on the principle of electromagnetic induction, discovered (1831) by Michael Faraday. , engine generator control panel, a twin-circuit cooling system cooling system: see air conditioning; internal-combustion engine; refrigeration. cooling system Apparatus used to keep the temperature of a structure or device from exceeding limits imposed by needs of safety and efficiency. , and a container air intake and outlet system. Rounding out the package are an exhaust gas Exhaust gas is flue gas which occurs as a result of the combustion of fuels such as natural gas, gasoline/petrol, diesel, fuel oil or coal. It is discharged into the atmosphere through an exhaust pipe or flue gas stack. silencer, designed for a residual sound pressure level of 74 dB(A) at a distance of 23 feet, and a noise-treated vertical discharge exhaust system Noun 1. exhaust system - system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged exhaust automobile engine - the engine that propels an automobile . Initial market demand for the Power in a Box unit has been strong, noted Kabel. "Several units are being shipped to southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and the Pacific Northwest. We also are supplying four units to companies in Brazil. The Brazilian distributed generation Distributed generation generates electricity from many small energy sources. It has also been called also called on-site generation, dispersed generation, embedded generation, decentralized generation, decentralized energy or market has become very active due to increased demand, inadequate infrastructure, and spiraling electric costs. Our Power in a Box units will enable our customers to generate the additional power they need to continue operating at normal production levels while reducing their electricity costs and complying with the Brazilian government's request to reduce electricity consumption from the national grid national grid Noun Brit & NZ 1. a network of high-voltage power lines linking major electric power stations 2. the arrangement of vertical and horizontal lines on an ordnance survey map ." The Power in a Box package has an electrical output at standard ISO conditions of 1,063 kilowatts (1.063 MW) in 60-hertz operation, and 1,048 kilowatts (1.048 MW) for 50-hertz operation. Specifications for both the 50- and 60-hertz versions follow: -- Specifications 60-hertz units 50-hertz units -- Electrical output 1063 kWe 1048 kWe -- Voltage 480 V / 3 phase 400 V / 3 phase -- Engine speed 1,800 rpm 1,500 rpm -- Fuel consumption 10,678 MBTU/hr 2,692 kW -- Exhaust flow, dry 12,573 lb/hr 5,293 kg/hr -- Exhaust flow, wet 13,614 lb/hr 5,727 kg/hr -- Exhaust temperature 968 degrees F 500 degrees C -- NOx emissions 92 ppm (15% O2) <500 mg/Nm3 (5% O2) -- Maximum ambient temperature 107.6 degrees F 34 degrees C -- Noise level 74 dB(A) at 23 ft. 74 dB(A) at 7 m -- Weight, dry 50,000 lb 22,680 kg -- Weight, filled 52,000 lb 23,587 kg -- Length 480 in 12,192 mm -- Height 102 in 2,591 mm -- Width 96 in 2,438 mm About GE Power Systems and GE Distributed Power GE Power Systems (www.gepower.com) is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation technology, energy services and energy management systems with 2000 revenue of $15 billion. The business has the largest installed base of power generation equipment in the global energy industry. GE Power Systems provides equipment, service and management solutions across the power generation, oil and gas, distributed power and energy rental industries. GE Distributed Power (www.distributedpower.com) provides a portfolio of on-site power generation solutions ranging from seven kilowatts up to three megawatts for use in residential, commercial and industrial applications. The business is GE Power Systems' go-to-market enterprise for gas engine gen-sets, large diesel engine gen-sets and residential fuel cells. |
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