FIBA Canning Inc.
FCI has supplied equipment, technology, and turn-key operations to the industrial and natural gas industry throughout North America since the 1970's.
FCI manufactures and retests compressed gas trailers and cryogenic gas trailers.
Natural gas vehicle refueling facilities both for slow and fast vehicle filling. Natural gas vehicles optimized for natural gas fuel and EPA emission standards. Natural gas powered ships and locomotives. Natural gas road transporters for both liquid and compressed gas. Hydrogen refueling facility compressor supplied and installed by FCI for Ballard. Power Fuel Cell Buses. FCI supplied the hydrogen, the refueling facility and gas storage on board their first hydrogen powered fuel cell bus - the first of its kind in the world!
FCI has been involved in numerous Research and Development Projects including National Resources Canada (NRCan), the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL), the U.S. Gas Research Institute, and the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy.
FCI has worked as consultants for companies such as Brooklyn Union Gas, B.C. Hydro, Transport Canada, and for countries including Mexico, Columbia, Venezuela, and Argentina, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
FCI developed the first natural gas engine that surpassed the EPA's Urban Bus Standard for 1994, and was the first and only engine of any type in the world to do so at that time. It outperformed every alternative fuel experimental engine in emissions testing, and established CNG as the front runner in alternative fuel engines for urban buses.
FCI, in conjunction with Volvo of Trollhttan, Sweden, built and demonstrated in the Town of Markham a CNG powered refuse truck utilizing Cumulo brake energy recovery technology, with the vehicle subsequently appearing on The Discovery Channel twice in 1995.
FCI installed a natural gas fuelling station located at 2671 Markham Road, Scarborough, Ontario - in operation since 1985. It is the first commercial refueling facility of this type, we understand, in Canada, in that it is card accessed, unattended and open for business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
FCI has demonstrated the viability of the Cumulo brake energy recovery system and CNG power in urban buses in the Town of Markham. This clean air vehicle is in service and delivers roughly double the mileage of an equivalent diesel powered bus, and does so at an equivalent fuel cost of 30% that of diesel. Features of the pictured bus: Reduces the cost of energy by 70%. Reduces the cost of lubricants by 90%. Reduces the cost of brake maintenance by 80%. Reduces noise levels by 60%. Reduces the cost of engine maintenance by 80%. Reduces the global warming effect of CO2 emissions by 57%. Reduces rate of engine wear fall off (from new specifications) by 75%. Virtually eliminates all Particulate Matter emissions, including carcinogenic PM2.5. Reduces tire wear by 20%.
On May 7, 1998 the President of Fiba Canning Inc- Hugh Canning, received the prestigious 'Michael Grant Technology Award' presented by Gas Technology Canada. The Michael Grant Technology Award recognizes outstanding contributions that an individual has made to the technical development of the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) industry.
On June 8, 1998 the President of FIBA Canning Inc. received yet another highly esteemed award - this time the CANMET Technology Transfer Award for 'an exceptional and distinguished contribution to technology transfer of benefit to the Alternative Transportation Industry.'
On November 24, 1998 FIBA Canning received the Award of Excellence: New Technology Development from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for their work in Regenerative Brake Technology combined with natural gas power in an urban bus.
FCI is a member of the Compressed Gas Association, Ontario Natural Gas Association, Canadian Natural Gas Association, and a standing member of the B149 Committee, which is responsible for writing the NGV vehicle and fuelling station codes for Canada.
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Hugh Canning
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(416) 299-1142
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Ken Canning
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Regenerative Brake Technology.
Regenerative Brake Technology is an area of expertise in which we believe we at Fiba Canning have unsurpassed experience.
Since 1993, our field tests have demonstrated that this technology is eminently suitable for garbage trucks and urban buses - vehicles which apply the brakes frequently. One of our demonstration vehicles has aired twice on The Discovery Channel. Another collected fares as an urban transit bus for 2 years (and counting).
Simply put, what we do is capture the energy created by the application of brakes, instead of wasting all that energy in wearing out brake linings and so on. Our system uses hydraulics to store that energy and propel the vehicle as the energy is required.
Given an appropriate order, we can outfit vehicles at a premium of roughly 10%, with a payback period, depending on usage, of 9 - 18 months.
Cumulo hydrostatic transmission with energy storage is primarily intended for use in vehicles which start and stop frequently and/or carry a heavy workload within limited distances.
Energy in the form of pressurized hydraulic fluid is stored in accumulator, and is recycled for use in the acceleration of the vehicle.
Benefits of the system: Reduced fuel consumption; Reduced emissions of exhaust pollutants; Less wear on the engine and friction brakes
Hydraulic System: The hydrostatic system is connected to the vehicle engine and the rear axle. The
system consists of the following four main components: hydraulic machines (pump/motor) gear; pressure accumulator; fluid tank.
Control Equipment: By means of electrical sensors, the system picks up the information in the form of the driver's control signals (throttle/brakes) and the
operating mode of the transmission after processing in an electronic control unit, signals are sent to the engine and hydraulic system.
DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTION - The Cumulo Hydrostatic Drive transmits propulsive power from the source to the user.
It utilizes: Secondary control of modern hydraulics. Microprocessor control of modern electronics. Energy storage in a pressure accumulator.
The system has two clearly defined sections: The primary side, comprising a hydraulic machine mounted onto the propulsive engine and the pressure accumulator. The secondary side which includes the same accumulator and a hydraulic machine mounted onto the drive axle.
The user's requirement for power is governed at the secondary side, i.e. a driver's request for power via the accelerator will control the hydraulic machine connected to the drive axle. The secondary control with its microprocessors and accumulator
consequently ensures an efficient utilization of available energy. The energy source will always supply power from the hydraulic machine to the accumulator and fill it to a predetermined level. Similarly, the brake energy from deceleration will, as a rule, be stored in the accumulator.
The control strategy is based on the conditions that: The capacity for energy storage is filled to its maximum when the vehicle is at a standstill. The quantity of energy stored will vary according to a predetermined program. This program has been designed to ensure that storage capacity is available for converting the vehicle's kinetic energy to stored potential energy.
Acceleration from standstill is consequently performed by means of the stored energy. This energy will ensure a low noise level and minimized exhaust emissions. The size of the energy storage is dimensioned on basis of vehicle weight and
operating cycle.
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