Title :
A battery energy storage system for the Hygen electricity generator and power supply system
Author :
Paciura, K. ; Hancke, G.P. ; Grzesiak, L. ; Koczara, W. ; Ponte, Manuel Da
Author_Institution :
Pretoria Univ., South Africa
fDate :
6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Batteries are the Achilles´ heel in power supply systems which include energy storage through series connected battery strings. Even though the duty cycles of batteries in UPS applications are the least troublesome, in mission critical UPS applications batteries are replaced prematurely to guarantee reliability. In hybrid electric vehicles and the Hygen application, batteries are subjected to abusive operating conditions and severe duty cycles. Popular batteries and established battery management systems have proved to be unreliable. An energy storage system, utilizing advanced lead-acid batteries and a special battery monitoring and control system, was developed for the Hygen application
Keywords :
AC generators; battery storage plants; lead acid batteries; monitoring; permanent magnet generators; AC generators; Hygen electricity generator; Pb; UPS applications; abusive operating conditions; advanced lead-acid batteries; battery control system; battery energy storage system; battery management systems; battery monitoring system; duty cycles; energy storage; hybrid electric vehicles; mission critical UPS applications; power supply system; series connected battery strings; Africa; Batteries; Diesel engines; Energy storage; Power generation; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Solar power generation; Uninterruptible power systems; Wind energy generation;
Conference_Titel :
Africon, 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5546-6
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1999.821899
