Microgrid power balancing with redox flow batteries

Author

Skarvelis-Kazakos, Spyros ; Giwa, Babatunde A. ; Hall, David

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng. & Sci., Univ. of Greenwich, Chatham, UK

fYear

2014

fDate

12-15 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The potential of redox flow batteries to provide power balancing services within a microgrid was studied. Modelling of a benchmark microgrid was performed, to determine the technical and commercial suitability of redox flow batteries to be used for balancing energy generation and demand throughout a single day. It was found that the battery would fit in a service room of a residential block and would be suitable for balancing the whole microgrid. Based on the calculated usage patterns and the technology´s characteristics, it was determined that redox flow batteries are suitable for energy storage in urban microgrids.

Keywords

distributed power generation; flow batteries; energy generation; energy storage; microgrid power balancing; power balancing services; redox flow batteries; residential block; service room; urban microgrids; Batteries; Energy resources; Generators; Load modeling; Microgrids; Power demand; Batteries; Distributed Power Generation; Energy Management; Energy Storage; Microgrids;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe), 2014 IEEE PES

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISGTEurope.2014.7028780

Filename

7028780