Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “2015-2016 Fuel Cell Data Center”
For our fuel cell cooling system, we have attached the hoses on the system. We plan to test the water circulation once our shipment of larger hose clamps comes in and we can safely be able to test it. For our MATLAB model, we have found data for the annual PM 2.5 emissions from power plants. PM 2.5 refers to …
For our fuel cell cooling system, we have received the coupling reducers and hose barbs. We have also put the fan and radiator stand together, and have cut the last piece of Unistrut for the fuel cell cooling system. Our fuel cell reconstruction is now complete and it can turn on and off to some extent. We will talk to …
For our model, we can set a levelized cost of electricity to determine what our investment expenditures and operation & maintenance (O&M) costs will be. We are still looking into the health costs benefits associated with the reduction of carbon emissions. We cut some strut to make the base of the cooling loop. However, it seems that the blade of …
For our model, we have found articles that relate health benefit costs to power plant emissions. We will use these numbers to estimate the health benefit savings that would result from a renewably powered data center. Also, we will use the amount of electricity that is generated from the system to determine what a reasonable levelized cost of electricity is. …
For our fuel cell cooling system, our two members John and Allen have learned how to thread pipes from one of the engineers in engineering laboratory facility. We have submitted the purchase order for a big fan for the cooling system. Originally, we were planning on moving the fuel cell out of its current position; however, after much debate we …
Last Friday, we met with Terry Wang in order to discuss our deliverables for this quarter. We discussed the tasks each member is responsible for. It seems as though we are in good shape as long as we continue to stay motivated. Our poster which won the Dean’s Choice Award is now on display at UCI’s Ayala Science Library along …
We are back and ready for our final quarter! A lot has happened since our last blog! Winter Design Review was a great success. We are excited to report that our project received the Dean’s Choice Award during the Winter Design Review last quarter! After many hours of practicing and editing our presentation & poster, we were able to show …
Mike Crow assembled the majority of the test circuit for the solar panels in order to start the data collection. We are still waiting for the potentiometer to come in. The potentiometer will be able to deliver an increase or decrease of resistance through out a period of time. He also worked on the data collection file for the solar …
-Mike Crow has been working on our presentation for the Winter Design Review which we will present to the industry panel this March 11th. We have had steady progress on the photo voltaic cell circuit. We estimate to be finished by the end of this week if we continue with no interruptions. The Arduino code is being updated in order …
This week we collected data for our presentation to the industry representatives on March 11th. We have started work on our current goal of making a poster for the winter design review in the mechanical/aerospace department and civil/environmental department. Two of our members from environmental engineering have also began making the presentation relevant for them. All of our purchase orders …
