Introduction to Energy Storage Inverters and Battery Storage

1. INFORMATION SESSION 27/02/17
Energy Storage Inverters
The power to control energy
Mircea Gingu, P.Eng
mircea.gingu@ca.abb.com

2. Canadian Centre of Excellence
ABB Canada
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800 Boulevard Hymus, Saint-
Laurent, QC H4S 0B5, Canada
Phone: +1 514-856-6266

3. • Introduction to Energy Storage System
• Energy Storage Inverter (ESI) offering and positioning
• Energy Storage Inverter (ESI) – Range & Key Features
• Application area
• Project references
• Application example
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Agenda

4. Long-term drivers for energy storage
Challenges of the future power grid
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• Peak Load Pricing
• Frequency regulation (figure)
• Transmission & Distribution bottlenecks
• Power quality issues
• Renewable ramping & smoothing
• Transmission & Distribution upgrades
• Demand-side management
Increase in energy consumption

5. Application load profiles
Battery energy storage systems (BESS)
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• Power Quality
• Voltage support
• Capacity firming
• Peak shaving
• Load leveling
BESS drivers

6. User implementation
Battery energy storage systems
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Users
Applications
Industrial,
commercial and
residential
Renewable
integrators
Transmission and
distribution
operators
Power stations
Peak shaving
Load leveling
Frequency regulation
Ramp rate control / Capacity
firming
Power quality
Spinning reserves

7. Functional block diagram
Battery energy storage systems
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Network / Renewable plant control and optimization
Customized turnkey BESS solution
Control and
protection
AC/DC
Filter
BESS
control
Battery system
BMS * BMS BMS
Grid connection
=
~
ACNetwork

8. From kilowatts to megawatts
Battery energy storage systems
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• LV range (25kW -2.5MW)
• MV range (2.0MW -30MW)
• MV-HV range (20MW-70MW)
• HV range (30MW+)
LV to HV ranges

9. Application area
Battery energy storage systems
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Market
 Large supermarkets, warehouses
 Group of residential blocks
 Small – mid size industrial customer
Markets and Benefits
Benefits
 Reduce energy costs for commercial and residential owners
 Electricity stored during off-peak time used during on-peak hours
• Maximized consumption of solar energy for ESS integrated with PV
 Energy cost saving
 Demand management
 Self consumption of solar power
Energyconsumption
Day Night

10. Application area
Battery energy storage systems
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 Wind farm
 Solar Farm
 Remote areas which are not connected to the power grid
 Energy distributors (T&D operators)
Wind
Wind farms
Hydro
Pumped Hydro
Solar
Solar farms or residential
Energy storage
Microgrids
0 Emission and clean energy

11. LV Energy Storage Inverter (ESI) range
Battery energy storage systems
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 Modular design (up to 8 modules)
 From 30 to 450A (20kW 315kW) per unit (up to 2.5MW)
 Standard cabinets (W x D x H):
 ESI-I: 800 x 600 x 2150 mm – IP21/54
 ESI-M: 600 x 600 x 2150 mm – IP21/54
 ESI-S: 588 x 326 x 795 – IP30 (Wall mounted)
ABB ESI Range
ESI-I ESI-M ESI-S

12. LV Energy Storage Inverter (ESI) range
Battery energy storage systems
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ABB ESI Range
ESI-I ESI-M ESI-S
Type Nominal
power
[kW]
Rating [Arms] Nominal network
Voltage
DC Voltage
Controlled range
ESI-I
V1
200
315
300
450
400 585 – 830
ESI-I
V2
150
270
180
320
480 720 –1200
ESI-M 50
70
90
100
70
100
130
150
400 585 – 830
ESI-S 20
30
40
50
55
60
70
85
30
45
60
70
80
90
100
120
400 585 – 830

13. LV Energy Storage Inverter (ESI) features
Battery energy storage systems
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ABB ESI Features
ESI-I ESI-M ESI-S
 Dynamic power control (P) and reactive power control (Q)
 Individual power control (control per phase)*
 Harmonic mitigation up to 50th Order*
 Load balancing (3-Phases/ 3-Phases + Neutral)*
 Peak shaving and Load shifting
 Islanding mode and black start
 CAN communication
 External communication through Modbus (RTU /TCP-IP)
 Full redundancy and flexibility (master/master configuration and
independent DC busses)

14. LV Energy Storage Inverter (ESI) offering
Battery energy storage systems
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ABB ESI Offering
 From products to complex systems
 Turnkey systems with need for power system engineering (EPMS)
 Packaged systems with need only for product engineering
 Converter platforms for storage systems without batteries
Complexityandcustomization
Packaged
BESS
Turnkey
BESS
Power
electronics
converter

15. ABB ESI project implementation
Battery energy storage systems
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 ESI-I range three phase, three wire
 Goal of project:
 Study of integration of renewable:
wind turbine
 Study of the ESI in a real application
grid
 Battery: Li-ion from LG
 Power and energy rating:
 75kW/135kWh
 Features:
 Harmonic mitigation
 Power factor correction
 Load shifting
 Peak shaving
 ESI-S 100A single phase
 Goal of project:
 Study of integration of renewable:
solar panel
 Study of algorithms which optimize
the network management
 Battery: Li-ion from GM (Volt car battery)
 Power and energy rating:
 25kW/25kWh
 Features:
 Islanding
 Harmonic mitigation
 Power factor correction
 Remote communication: Modbus
Falbygdens Energi - Sweden OAK Ridge - USA

16. ABB ESI project implementation
Battery energy storage systems
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 ESI-I range three phase, three wire
 Goal of project:
 Complete battery system for storage of
renewable energy from a residential
harbor district
 Connected grid to supply 60 households
with electricity for up to 24hours
 Battery: Li-ion
 Power and energy rating:
 630kW/460kWh
 Features:
 Islanding
 Harmonic mitigation
 Power factor correction
 Remote communication: Modbus
 Load shifting
 Peak shaving
Nordhavn – Denmark (Jan - 2017)

17. ABB ESI project implementation example
Battery energy storage systems
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 ESI-I range three phase, three wire
 Battery: Li-ion
 Power and energy rating:
 630kW/460kWh
Application example
ESI-I
ESI-I
EV-Level 3 Fast Charging
BESS
BESS

18. ABB as a partner
Battery energy storage systems
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Customer flexibility
Finding the right solution with the right
knowledge skills:
• We have a global offering supported
by local expertise and service
• We provide consultancy to determine
optimal technical solutions
• We offer an in-house design for
maximum customer return on
investment (ROI)
Meeting all our customer needs by
offering:
• Turnkey battery energy storage
facilities
• Integrated converter and battery
systems
• Stand-alone converter systems
without batteries
ABB is independent of battery
technology:
• We manufacture battery energy
storage systems but not batteries
• We can choose the optimum battery
technology for our customers
• We take full responsibility for our
selection
Customer focus Customer responsibility