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. From that, we can make an estimate as to what our capital costs of our system will be.

For our PV panel testing, the potentiometer mount has been milled to the proper dimensions. We have picked up screws at the hardware store to mount the potentiometer. We plan on attaching the mounting brackets and solder the final wires together.

For the fuel cell, last week we decided that we should keep the fuel cell in its current position. This week however, we consulted with one of the professional engineers in our laboratory facility and he said that since we do not need the uninterrupted power supply anymore, we should move the fuel cell out of its current position. By moving it out, we will have more room to work with.

For our cooling system, we found that the inlet and outlets of the radiator do no match the hose that we currently have. Irvine Pipe & Supply does not carry the correct size splicer that we need and neither does McMaster Carr. A professional engineer in our laboratory suggested that we cut some hose pieces to make connections in the meantime; however, we are still lacking a splicer. Once we find a splicer we can set up the cooling system.

Also, we are proud to report that we have been invited to present at Ingenuity 2016 on June 1st. Ingenuity is an annual showcase event that features the top student innovations from both the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences and the Henry Samueli School of Engineering here at UCI.