An electrical power generating
system for providing auxiliary or
backup power to a
load bus. The
system may be used indoors, and generally includes a fuel
cell unit comprising a first DC output, an electrical storage unit comprising a DC input coupled to the first DC output of the fuel
cell, the electrical storage unit further comprising a second DC output. An
inverter coupled to the second DC output receives power, the
inverter comprising a first AC output. The
system includes a
contactor connected between the first AC output and an AC
load bus. The AC
load bus comprises an AC
voltage, and a controller comprising inputs is adapted to sense a phase, a frequency, and a magnitude of the first AC output and the AC
voltage and close the
contactor when they substantially match.