Smooth the intermittency of renewable energies, stabilize the transmission and distribution systems, or optimize your energy production by integrating an energy storage system into your commercial or PV power power installation. Whatever the application, wherever on the globe, Schneider Electric is there to support your energy storage needs.

1. Commercial and utility-scale
Energy Storage solutions

2. Commercial and utility-scale
Energy Storage solutions
1 Meeting the energy challenge
2 Energy Storage solutions
3 Energy Storage applications
4
Superior customer experience5
Success stories
Experience you can bank on6

3. Meeting the energy challenge

4. Megatrends are causing a rise in Energy Demand
URBANIZATION
+2.5B people in cities
by 2050
Source: United Nations, DESA
DIGITIZATION
Source: Cisco
50B connected things
by 2020
INDUSTRIALIZATION
+50% Energy consumption
by 2050
Source: IEA

5. Resources in the next 40 years
Energy consumption
will grow by 50%
CO2 emissions
need to be halved
×1 ÷2 We have to become
3 times more efficient
3×.5
Note: Forecast for 2050 compared to 2009 levels

6. Required ‘energy transition’ will profoundly change the energy
ecosystem
The grid is aging in developed
countries. Some of the country’s
existing electrical infrastructure
dates back to late 1800s.
27% increase in global
energy consumption
from 2000 to 2035
(source AEI BP stat review)
70% of new installations will
come from solar and wind
between 2012 and 2040

7. Energy Storage solutions

8. Unique portfolio for power plant and large commercial
Large commercial buildings Centralised PV plants
Conext Core XC
(540, 630, 680 kW)
(1000 V)
Conext Core XC-NA
(540, 630, 680 kW)
(1000 V)
Compact station ( PV Box)3-phase grid-tie inverters
Array Box Monitoring
GT –NA/GTE
(250, 500 kW)
(600 V)
MV Equipment
Transformers Switchgear
MV/HV Grid Tie Substations
PV Box RT PV Box ST
PV Box Japan, India, North
America
• Conext Control
• Conext Advisor
PV Skid
Compact station ( PV Box)Energy Storage
Conext Core XC ES Conext Core XC-NA ES
ES Box ES Skid

9. Our bi-directional inverters for utility scale battery storage
are ready for a vast majority of storage technologies
Conext Core™ XC ES
• Certified to EN50178, EN61000-6-2 and
EN61000-6-4
• Indoor rated, wide range of full
power operation from -10°C to 45°C
• Best in class efficiency:
• Inverting mode: 99.1%peak,98.5% Euro
• Rectifying mode: > 97.5
Conext Core™ XC-NA ES
• Certified to UL1741 (including IEEE1547)
• Outdoor rated, wide rangeof full power
operation from -20°C to 50°C,
with -35°C option
• Best in class efficiency: Inverting mode:
99.1% peak, 98.5% Euro
• Inverting mode : 98.6% peak, 98% CEC
• Rectifying mode : > 97.5%
Common Features
• Based on PV inverter à Scale effect, easier servicing
• Field proven with more than 2 GW installed in
PV power plants in the harshest environments
• Full 4-quadrant operationto provideactive and
reactive power support
• Full suite of automatic and interactive grid support features: VRT,
P(f) * drooping, Q(V) ** drooping,
P and Q control via both PF (power factor) and
P/Q references, power ramping
• Fast Response Transient time for mode reversal
(active power sinking/sourcing) < 5 msec to support
all applications
* P(f) for Frequency Regulation
**Q(V) for Grid Voltage Regulation

10. Different methods & options enable installation in all geographies
and environmental conditions…
ES box ST+
• 540kVA to 2.04MVA
• For Conext Core XC ES inverters
• IEC 62271-202 compliant
• Containerized,optimized to reduce the cost of long haul
shipmentby sea or rail
• 3 compartments: low voltage,transformer and MV
switchgear
• 2 doors in the LV compartmentto comply with most
stringentOccupational Health & safety rules
• Optional integrated filtering units for desert, coastal,
or tropical environments
Grid
Battery container
Inverter
ENCLOSURE
ES
Control
LV/MV
Padmount
Transformer
LV/MV
Transformer
(Optional)
Filter Box
(Optional)
MV
Switchgear
Auxiliary
Power
Battery Combiner
Inverter
Inverter

11. … allowing a reduction of balance of system costs, increased reliability,
& faster deployment for all energy storage projects around the world
ES box RT
• 540kVA to 1.36MVA
• For Conext Core XC ES inverters
• IEC 62271-202 compliant
• Compact, optimized to reduce transportation costby truck
• Concrete basementfor installation on site with limited
civil work
• 3 compartments: Low Voltage,transformer and MV switchgear
Grid
Battery container
ENCLOSURE
ES
Control
LV/MV
Padmount
Transformer
LV/MV
Transformer
(Optional)
Filter Box
(Optional)
MV
Switchgear
Auxiliary
Power
Battery Combiner
Inverter
Inverter

12. Outdoor skid-mounted solution for North American market
ES Skid
• 1 to 2MVA substation
• For Conext Core XC-NA ES inverters
• NEC compliantdesign
• Integrated utility scale storage solution
§ Power conversion DC to AC
§ Electrical protection
§ Voltage increase from LV to MV
§ Monitoring and Control
Grid
Battery container
Inverter
Skid
ES
Control
LV/MV
Padmount
Transformer
LV/MV
Transformer
(Optional)
Filter Box
(Optional)
MV
Switchgear
Auxiliary
Power
Battery Combiner
Inverter
Inverter

13. Full battery compatibility
XC inverter is fully compatible with the vast majority of
battery technologies:
• Li-Ion technologies (all)
• Redox Flow Batteries
• Sodium Sulphur (NaS)
• Advanced Lead-Acid

14. Energy Storage applications

15. The infinite potential of energy storage

16. Success stories

17. Storage in the “Smart grid” – Venteea, France
Overview
• Commissioned in June 2015
• Implemented an energy storage system on a rural 20 kV
network in the vicinity of two decentralized wind farms (6 and 12
MW) to help stabilize the high voltage swings of the MV
substation
Business Need
• MV substation at the end of the transmission line was seeing
high voltage swings

18. Storage in the “Smart grid” – Venteea, France
Solution
• Two ES Box RT units (1 MVA each) were installed, along
with 2 MW /1.3 MWh Li-ion batteries from SAFT
• Specific monitoring and control system
Benefits
• Storage will be used as an ancillary service (frequency
regulation, renewable smoothing, peak shifting, electricity
rate optimization, etc.) production unit for several market
players: generator, Distribution System Operator, and
Transmission System Operator

19. Frequency regulation – Venteea, France
Example : 2MW @ +/- 5 mHz
ESS response to
increased frequency
ESS response to
decreased frequency

20. Maintain grid voltage limits – Venteea, France
0 5 10 15 20
20
20.5
21
21.5Gridvoltage(kV)
Without storage (estimated)
With storage (measured)
0 5 10 15 20
-1500
-1000
-500
0
500
Time (hours)
ESSreactivepower(kvar)
Q(U) control, -1 Mvar @ 21 kV

21. Maintain grid voltage limits – Venteea, France
Q(U) control, -1 Mvar @ 21 kV
20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 21 21.1 21.2
-1500
-1000
-500
0
500
Grid voltage (kV)
ESSreactivepower(kvar)
Measured data
Theoretical Q(U) characteristic

22. Power smoothing– Venteea, France
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
Power(kW)
Without storage
With storage
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
-1500
-1000
-500
0
500
1000
Time (hours)
ESSActivepower(kW)
Storage + 12 MW WindFarm

23. Overview
• Commissioned in January 2016
• Install energy storage system to two PV power plants (1MWp each)
to firm and shift the production of energy and make it dispatchable
Business Need
• Integrate energy produced into the Island Electricity grid to power
more than 400 homes annually
• Store energy produced during the day in batteries and re-distribute
at night
Experimenting with dispatchable PV power – Corsica, France

24. Experimenting with dispatchable PV power – Corsica, France
Solution
• PV Box RT and ES Box RT installed in each plant, along with 1
Li-ion battery container
• Installation also includes Conext Control, Conext Advisor with
Horizon Production Forecast, Power Plant Controller, and Energy
Management System
Benefits
• Two photovoltaic power generation units with energy storage
systems based on lithium-ion batteries, connected to the grid
• The plants will generate enough energy to meet the electricity
needs of more than 400 Corsican homes annually
“Energy storage systems are
required for continued growth of
renewable energies.We were
convinced by the solution proposed
by Schneider Electric and Saft, two
French leaders in their markets.
Their expertise in solar energy and
energy storage, their competitive
offer, along with their local presence
have been key in our choice.”
- Hervé Guérin, Founder and CEO
of Langa Group

25. Experimenting with dispatchable PV power – Corsica, France
Goals
• PV plant revenue maximization
• Day ahead commitment on power profile
• Test storage technologies, specifically to firm and shift the
production of 2 PV Power Plants
t
Injected
Power
Ramp Up
End
Ramp
Down
Start
1
0:00 23:59
2 3

26. Experimenting with dispatchable PV power – Corsica, France
Day-ahead plan Plan execution

27. Frequency regulation in the PJM wholesale electricity market
– Chicago, USA
Overview
• Schneider Electric GT250 PV inverters on the roof of Shedd
Aquarium’s world-class marine mammal pavilion
Goal
• Skid with XC-NA ES inverters, 1MW / 500kWh
• Li-On batteries provided by Eagle Picher
*Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection, an RTO in the
USA, world’s largest competitive wholesale electricity market.

28. Smoothing a weak grid with high renewable penetration –
Puerto Rico, USA
Overview
• Commissioning in 2016
• Located in an area that has a weak grid with high renewable
energy penetration
Goals
• To meet PREPA Minimum Technical Requirements (MTR)
• Allow a higher penetration of intermittent renewable energy
sources without compromising the grid stability

29. Main Applications
• Power ramping to smooth active power injection during
rapid PV power fluctuations
• Sub-second Frequency Regulation
• Voltage Regulation
Installation - STEP 1
• 23MWac PV power plant, 10MWac Storage
• 10 MW/2.1MWh Li-ion battery storage from Saft
• 17 Schneider Electric PV Boxes ST 1.36 MW and
5 ES Boxes ST 2 MW
• Advanced control and command architecture with
Conext™ Control and Power PlantController
Smoothing a weak grid with high renewable penetration –
Puerto Rico, USA

30. Overview
• 30 MWp with 36 XC inverters
• 44 Hectares
• Power Plant Controller implementation
• Control at 69kV level
Voltage support – Philippines

31. Voltage support – Philippines
Voltage variation
Reactive power
Set points
Response time for set points coming from the grid operator is less than 5s thanks to PPC
control at connection point.

32. Superior customer experience

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34. Service in your region, in your language
• Support and field service technicians on call
• Trained in your technology and your regulations
• Parts depots in every region
Service by Schneider Electric
• Developers of the industry’s most advanced, efficient and reliable solar and energy storage technologies
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The Schneider Electric service offering—backed by the Schneider Electric global support network—
is your assurance of performance for the life of your investment.
Dedicated to maintaining the value of your solar and energy
storage investment

35. We have engineering and field
services teams that are ready to
support you from the design
phase, all the way to the
operation of your energy
storage system.

36. Energy Management System (EMS):
• Makes the energy storing or releasing decision
• Uses smart energy optimization algorithms based on battery
status, production forecasting, load forecasting and/or tariff
information
Power Plant Controller (PPC):
• Implements the necessary power conversion system controls
based on the EMS signals and/or grid operator commands
• Ensures compliance of power deliver to grid code requirements
Manage your energy storage projects with comprehensive
monitoring and control

37. Manage your energy storage projects with comprehensive
monitoring and control
Conext Advisor2
• Manage operations and equipment
Real time, centralized control-room over a secure Cloud
• Track system performance
For maximum operational efficiency,financial return and effective
maintenance and service
• Forecast critical performance factors
To predictupcoming solar energy generation
• Comply with grid standards to maximize revenue
• Receive statistics-basedguidance
Based on data analytics gathered from global installations
• Produce clear, actionable reports
On operations,service and maintenance,and financial requirements

38. Experience you can bank on

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Rest of World
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FY 2015 revenues
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40. 180 years of experience180 years of experience Local presence in more than
100 countries
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since 2000
Schneider Electric, the Global Specialist in
Energy Management and Automation

41. Whatever the application,
wherever on the globe,
we’ll be here to support
your energy storage needs.

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