SatCon Power Systems Products

Alternative Energy Power Conversion > Stationary Fuel Cell PCS

SatCon currently sells a line of power conversion systems to stationary fuel cells providers. SatCon provides these electronics packages for systems ranging from 25kW to well into the MW scale class. The market for stationary fuel cells was estimated to be $900M in 2005, growing to $4.9B in 2010, with strong growth expected to continue as the commercial onsite premium power and cogeneration markets drive growth in the 20% range, especially for areas with restrictive emission standards. These trends can be seen in the recent activity in the megawatt class power plants with New York, Connecticut, California, and Ontario leading the way with solicitations totaling several hundred megawatts.

125kW Fuel Cell PCS

The company has also taken steps to enhance the value proposition of stationary fuel cell power facilities in the competitive distributed generation market. To continue driving the competitiveness of the overall stationary fuel cell system, SatCon has worked to reduce the overall system cost. Continued focus in these cost-out efforts will ensure that stationary fuel cell power systems gain wider acceptance in the market, with SatCon well positioned to gain advantage to any additional orders. Power conversion systems commonly represent 33% of the value of stationary fuel cell systems.

SatCon's PowerGate™ AE-F Series power converters for fuel cell applications are a critical element of the overall fuel cell plant. SatCon's proprietary control system design enables the fuel cell manufacturer to lower the overall system cost per kW. SatCon PowerGate™ AE-FC can operate in both grid connected and grid independent configurations, and, if required, switch between the two configurations on the fly.

1.5 MW Fuel Cell PCS

SatCon's PowerGate™ AE-F Series power converters for fuel cell applications are a critical element of the overall fuel cell plant. SatCon's proprietary control system design enables the fuel cell manufacturer to lower the overall system cost per kW. SatCon PowerGate™ AE-FC can operate in both grid connected and grid independent configurations, and, if required, switch between the two configurations on the fly.