Title :
Recent sodium sulfur battery applications
Author :
Kamibayashi, Makoto ; Tanaka, Kouji
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Electr. Power Co., Inc, Japan
Abstract :
The sodium-sulfur battery has been under development by Tokyo Electric Power Company and NGK Insulators, Ltd., since 1983. Its long term reliability and high performance have been confirmed in more than twenty demonstration projects dating from 1992. This report summarizes the latest advancements in Na-S battery development and deployment, including early investigations of power quality and hybrid wind energy applications
Keywords :
power supply quality; secondary cells; sodium; sulphur; wind power; NGK Insulators; Na-S; Na-S batteries; Tokyo Electric Power Company; high performance; hybrid wind energy applications; long term reliability; power quality applications; sodium sulfur battery applications; Batteries; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Energy storage; Manufacturing industries; Power generation; Power quality; Substations; Test facilities; Wind energy; Wind energy generation;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2001 IEEE/PES
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7285-9
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.2001.971425
