SATCON GETS $1.2 MILLION PURCHASE ORDER FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEMS.SatCon Technology Corporation(R) (Nasdaq:SATC SATC Sex and the City (HBO series) SATC Software Assurance Technology Center (NASA) SATC Sexual Assault Treatment Center (Broward County, Florida) ), Cambridge, Mass., a leader in power and energy management solutions, has received a $1.2 million purchase order for three megawatts of power conditioning systems for fuel cell power generation. The UL 1741 compliant three phase multi-mode inverters will provide power conversion and conditioning and the electrical balance of plant for a fuel cell power generation system. The units are to be delivered in 2003. Power conditioning systems are an enabling product for fuel cell power generation systems. These fuel cell systems need high-power, high-reliability electronics and controls to convert their DC power to useable AC power that can then be delivered to the individual user or application. These systems must be utility grid compatible in order to be tied to the existing electric utility grid in order to buy extra energy when needed or, in areas where it is permitted, sell it back to the grid when too much is generated. They will also alleviate Alleviate To make something easier to be endured. Mentioned in: Kinesiology, Applied congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. on highly loaded utility distribution networks and offer an alternative to power line extensions in remote areas. The market for these specialty fuel cell power conditioning systems and controls will be a new developing market for companies with the onset of the hydrogen economy and broad dissemination dissemination Medtalk The spread of a pernicious process–eg, CA, acute infection Oncology Metastasis, see there of fuel cells. "We continue to see a great opportunity in distributed power generation," said David Eisenhaure, SatCon president and chief executive officer. "In addition to hydrogen based distributed power generation, we are also working on components for hydrogen-powered cars with domestic and international automobile manufactures and through the Department of Energy with our Advanced Integrated Power Module." "During his recent State of the Union address “State of the Union” redirects here. For other uses, see State of the Union (disambiguation). The State of the Union is an annual address in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of Congress (the , President Bush announced his commitment to increased investment in hydrogen power technology. 'A simple chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen generates energy, which can be used to power a car producing only water, not exhaust fumes exhaust fumes fumes given off by vehicles; contain some carbon monoxide, the amount varying with the efficiency of combustion in the particular engine. In most engines the use of exhaust fumes for euthanasia is not recommended because it operates partly on the carbon dioxide ,' he said. 'With a new national commitment, our scientists and engineers will overcome obstacles to taking these cars from laboratory to showroom so that the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by hydrogen and pollution-free.'" Concluded Eisenhaure, "We believe that a commitment to hydrogen powered cars, hydrogen based distributed power generation and a hydrogen economy will have long-term significant implications to our country by reducing air pollution and dependence on fossil fuels fossil fuel: see energy, sources of; fuel. fossil fuel Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a source of energy. Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas. and foreign oil imports as well as result in near-term revenues for SatCon, as evidenced by this recent order." About SatCon Technology Corporation SatCon Technology Corporation manufactures and sells critical power products including power systems for distributed power generation; power quality and factory automation; inverter (1) A logic gate that converts the input to the opposite state for output. If the input is true, the output is false, and vice versa. An inverter performs the Boolean logic NOT operation. (2) A circuit that converts DC current into AC current. Contrast with rectifier. electronics from 5 kilowatts to 5 megawatts; power switches; telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. electronics; and hybrid microcircuits An electronic circuit composed of different types of integrated circuits and discrete components, mounted on a ceramic base. Used in military and communications applications, it is especially suited for building custom analog circuits including A/D and D/A converters, amplifiers and for industrial, medical, military and aerospace applications. SatCon also develops advanced technology in digital power electronics, high-efficiency machines and control systems for a variety of defense applications with the strategy of transitioning those technologies into multiyear production programs. For more information, visit http://www.satcon.com or call 617/661-0540. |
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