Title :
Update on the Puerto Rico electric power authority´s spinning reserve battery system
Author :
Taylor, Paula A.
Author_Institution :
Energetics Inc., Columbia, MD, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1996., Eleventh Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2994-5
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1996.485003
