Grid stability battery systems for renewable energy success

Author

Vartanian, Charles

Author_Institution

A123 Systems, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

12-16 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

132

Lastpage

135

Abstract

A123 Systems (A123) has deployed over 20 MW´s of Nanophosphate™ battery-based systems that are currently providing Ancillary Services in wholesale electric markets. Ancillary Services include Frequency Regulation and Spinning Reserves. This paper outlines A123´s early ground breaking grid battery systems. It describes their characteristics and the applications that these energy storage systems are used for today. The paper then discusses how these characteristics and capabilities implemented in A123´s current multi-MW scale battery systems can be extended and applied to support increased delivery of clean renewable energy while maintaining reliable and secure grid performance.

Keywords

battery storage plants; power system reliability; power system stability; A123 systems; ancillary services; energy storage systems; grid battery system stability; nanophosphate battery-based systems; reliability; renewable energy; Batteries; Frequency control; Power system stability; Renewable energy resources; Stability criteria; Advanced batteries; Ancillary services; Energy storage; Frequency regulation; Renewable energy; Renewable portfolio standards; Wind integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5286-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5287-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECCE.2010.5618059

Filename

5618059