Update on the Puerto Rico electric power authority´s spinning reserve battery system

Author

Taylor, Paula A.

Author_Institution

Energetics Inc., Columbia, MD, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

9-12 Jan 1996

Firstpage

249

Lastpage

252

Abstract

The Puerto Rico electric power authority completed start-up testing and began commercial operation of a 20 MW/14 MWh battery energy storage facility in April 1995. The battery system was installed to provide rapid spinning reserve and frequency control for the utility´s island electrical system. This paper outlines the needs of an island utility for rapid spinning reserve; identifies Puerto Rico´s unique challenges; reviews the technical and economic analyses that justified installation of a battery energy system; describes the storage facility that was installed; and presents preliminary operating results of the facility

Keywords

battery storage plants; energy storage; frequency control; power system control; testing; 14 MWh; 20 MW; Puerto Rico electric power authority; battery energy storage facility; commercial operation; frequency control; island electrical system; rapid spinning reserve; spinning reserve battery system; start-up testing; Batteries; Energy storage; Frequency; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Power system interconnection; Power system reliability; Spinning; Stability; Turbines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1996., Eleventh Annual

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2994-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BCAA.1996.485003

Filename

485003