Abstract
The 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in downtownBoston presented an energy challenge. The large, attendant media pres-ence required a great deal of additional power for temporary studios,satellite up-links, etc., that could not be supplied by the constrained elec-tric utility infrastructure.To meet this need, an independent micro grid was constructedconsisting of two rail-mounted diesel-generators and a trailer-mountedfuel cell power plant. The fuel cell was a DFC300 produced by FuelCellEnergy, Inc. The DFC300 is a 250 kW rated power plant, capable of bothgrid connected and grid independent operation. The DNC micro gridrepresented the first application in which the DFC300 operated in paral-lel with diesel generators independent of the electric utility grid.In addition to explaining the fuel cell power plant operating modes,this article describes the specific planning, challenges and operating re-sults of the unit in the DNC micro grid. It will also examine the potentialbenefits of fuel cells in future micro grid applications
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