Commissioning and testing of the first Lithium-Titanate BESS for the Italian transmission grid

Author

Palone, F. ; Gemelli, G. ; Rebolini, M. ; Mocci, E. ; Necci, A. ; Pietrucci, M. ; Tortora, A.C.

Author_Institution

Eng. Dept., Terna rete Italia S.p.A., Rome, Italy

fYear

2015

fDate

10-13 June 2015

Firstpage

1025

Lastpage

1030

Abstract

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) represent an useful tool for grid support and integration of renewable energy sources. Amongst the different technologies, Lithium-Titanate batteries represent one of the most promising solutions, due to their very long expected lifetime. The paper deals with the commissioning and testing of Terna´s Lithium-Titanate, 1MWh, BESS in Codrongianos substation, both in grid-connected and islanded operation. Test results show that round trip efficiency and power accuracy target values are met and that the BESS can effectively be used for black-starting a MV grid.

Keywords

commissioning; power grids; renewable energy sources; secondary cells; transmission networks; Codrongianos substation; Italian transmission grid; Li₄Ti₅O₁₂; MV grid; Terna; battery energy storage systems; grid-connected operation; islanded operation; lithium-titanate BESS; lithium-titanate batteries; renewable energy sources; round trip efficiency; Batteries; Current measurement; Insulation; Power transformer insulation; Voltage measurement; BESS; Lithium Titanate; energy storage testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Rome

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-7992-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EEEIC.2015.7165305

Filename

7165305