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emergency power Inquiry (采购产品): emergency power To: Sales/Support Jet Electric From: Frank Dunay, Energy Industries of Ohio Re: Guidance on First responder DG intervention Date: January 10, 2005 Dear Sir/Madame, I would like to ask you for some emergency DG guidance in connection with our Department of Energy/Office of Energy Assurance funded first responder training project. Your cooperation with us can be communicated in future press releases on the project. An opportunity also exists to supply up to 3 DG systems - foreseeably 1 stationary recip of approx 100 kW, one mobile 100kW (trailer) unit and another mobile unit in the 40-80kW range in connection on a mobile classroom (tractor-trailer) that will wander to fire stations throughout the state for emergency DG training purposes. The company/ manufacturers of these units will also be in a good position to vie for future (mainly local government) emergency DG installation projects that will be patterned after our pilot. The Energy Industries of Ohio is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2000 that has been since engaged in government funded technology development projects in a number of energy and manufacturing related areas. As a result of the August 2003 blackout and the post-9/11 Homeland Security threat to our power infrastructure, EIO took on two DG/emergency power projects that are intended to be pilot programs for citizens’ security and first responder preparedness. We are inherently thinking of mainly reciprocating engines (and possibly microturbines in some cases) as the generally preferred choice for emergency DG applications in the range of say, 50-300kW that we see as our key target. According to the scope of work in our DOE “Training Development Plan” project, I am looking for any assistance you can provide in connection with: · Determining the scope and content of training needed for firefighters to equip them to bring DG equipment on-line and the training needed to educate CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) volunteers to monitor the DG equipment once brought on-line. · Sourcing "quick start" instructions from DG equipment manufacturers so the firefighters can be trained to start and operate various types of equipment. · Defining specifications of real life circuit systems that (for training purposes) would duplicate those found at industrial or commercial sites where DG devices are located. I need to nail down the steps that our firefighters could realistically be expected to be taught to take in emergency DG scenarios. So, if you would be kind enough to read through this and insert any answers and comments where appropriate, it would be very helpful. Project premises: A.) We intend to train local firefighters to be capable of bringing DG equipment on-line in both cases when manual intervention/start-up is inherently required and when the automatic coming on-line fails to happen. Since we are inherently thinking about Homeland Security type breeches that result in a terrorist effected outage, emergency personnel such as firefighters may be the only ones who are allowed free access on public roads. Hence, qualified DG technicians may not be able to access their respective facilities to turn equipment on or troubleshoot non-functioning equipment. B.) It is foreseen that once firefighters have brought a DG on-line, a trained CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) volunteer will be stationed by the DG unit to monitor basic operation, e.g. operating temperature, fuel level and the to communicate abnormal conditions, low fuel or equipment problems/failure to other qualified technical personnel who can then intervene to remedy the situation. 1. Out of the emergency DG systems that are already installed, what percentage are designed for automatic vs. what percentage for manual start-up? 2. Given approximately a day’s worth of training, in what extent of the overall set of scenarios out there could a firefighter be reasonably expected to be able to get a DG system on-line? 3. When an emergency DG system is designed to operate only with manual intervention, what are the steps required to effect this? 4. Do you have something that could be called “quick start instructions” for your post popular recips/microturbines in the 50-300kW range? Could you forward me a few samples? 5. When a DG system is designed for automatic start-up and that fails to happen in a blackout situation, what steps of intervention/troubleshooting could a “lightly trained” technical laymen-firefighter take to correct the situation – fairly quickly? 6. Would it be reasonable to have the firefighters be equipped with spare batteries and sets of certain spare sparkplugs for most common applications or is equipment far to varied to think of such “blanket or generic troubleshooting” preparedness? 7. Can you foresee trained (laymen) citizens being able to “monitor DG equipment operation and communicate abnormalities” like temperature, low fuel, etc? 8. Would it be correct to state that the only conceivable points of intervention in a DG and its EPS system by a layman/firefighter are: · Manual transfer switch · Prime mover manual start up ( e.g. key, switch, priming) · Prime mover trouble shooting (battery, plugs, fuel) · Facility electric panelboard (e.g. turning off non-critical circuits) 9. Or is there anywhere else a trained layman could foreseeably intervene in a DG system to “start it up” or troubleshoot failed starting? 10. As a training aid for our technical laymen firefighters, could you help in putting together a generic/typical local EPS and emergency 100 kW-ish DG system diagram with all its specific components and their functions for, say a facility like a small community center or city service garage? 11. I’d also like to set up a system diagram and parameter definition as the basis for putting together a mobile classroom (i.e. tractor-trailer) with, say a 50kW-ish unit that we will use as the training platform for roving around to fire stations throughout the state so as to give firefighters hands on DG system training to educate and equip them to provide the maximum DG intervention in emergency situations. What would such a system look like (diagram/components), what factors should I keep in mind in setting that up, what parameters should be identified to get an appropriate quote from you? 12. Finally, to what extent do the gensets you manufacture or sell meet California emissions requirements? I have forwarded this document to a number of DG suppliers and would be happy to develop a cooperative relationship with one that is able to help most in our project objectives. Any and all input will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Frank Dunay Project Manager, Energy Industries of Ohio 5246 E 98th St. Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125 dunay@energyinohio.com cell: 216-702-9600 **** Hidden Message ***** Frank Dunay 44125 USA Company: Energy Industries of Ohio E-mail: dunay@energyinohio.com **** Hidden Message ***** dunay@energyinohio.com |
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