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51 The majority of airports interviewed for this research project report that they do not systematically track the utilization rates of their gate electrification systems. Airports that received VALE grants for the purchase of gate electrification equipment do track its use for reporting emissions reductions.
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52 Optimizing the Use of Electric Preconditioned Air (PCA) and Ground Power Systems at Airports to minimum APU use per turn and temperature ranges for PCA use.
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Utilization Tracking Methodology 53 the estimates obtained through the use of this methodology will increase as the percentage of gates monitored also increases. If the gate electrification equipment with hour meters is the same type or model as equipment without meters, and if the equipment is similar in age, it may be reasonable to scale up the estimated utilization rates across the entire airport.
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54 Optimizing the Use of Electric Preconditioned Air (PCA) and Ground Power Systems at Airports 5.2 Methodology Instructions The following sections provide step-by-step instructions for calculating the PCA and ground power utilization rates.
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Utilization Tracking Methodology 55 the data can be used to perform other comparative analyses to identify the root causes of differing utilization rates across airlines and equipment in a given reporting period. For example, if utilization rates show significant differences at gates with identical equipment but are served by different airlines, the airport operator could further investigate the effect of different airline practices and policies on utilization.
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56 Optimizing the Use of Electric Preconditioned Air (PCA) and Ground Power Systems at Airports Step 5.
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Utilization Tracking Methodology 57 of actual ground power use (Column I) by the maximum time ground power equipment could be used (Column H)
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58 Optimizing the Use of Electric Preconditioned Air (PCA) and Ground Power Systems at Airports Weather data can be obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service or from airport records.
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Utilization Tracking Methodology 59 availability is a function of both reliability (time between failure) and maintainability (average time necessary to make repairs)
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