Table S5:
PSA plants' number of hours of operation on electricity and DG set for their cost-effective utilisation
| PSA plant capacity (LPM) | Minimum no. of h/day when used only with electricity | Maximum no. of h/day on DG set when used for 24 h/day | Maximum no. of hours on DG set if used for 12 h/day | |||
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| Manufacturing (h/day) | Manufacturing + Cylinder Refilling (h/day) | Manufacturing (h/day) | Manufacturing + Cylinder Refilling (h/day) | Manufacturing (h/day) | Manufacturing + Cylinder Refilling (h/day) | |
| 100 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 400 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 500 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 800 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1000 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1200 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1500 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2500 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 3200 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
LPM – Litres per minute; PSA – Pressure Swing Adsorption; DG – Diesel generator